YoungUpstarts

JUNE 12, 2017

I remember back in 1994 when a friend asked if I’d like to buy a domain name. I’m not a domain investor myself, but, after spending 10 years in Internet marketing working for companies like Expedia and Partner Fusion, a leading marketing and technology incubator, I’ve seen many signs pointing to the value of new exact-match domains.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 27, 2017

For investors outside of Austin and LPs: Austin is a a vibrant startup market and this list of capital sources can help you identify firms to co-invest with and funds to invest in. According to Fortune magazine , “For decades, Austin Ventures was more than just the largest and most powerful venture capital firm in Texas.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 9, 2019

Two robot buses full of dozens of venture capitalists and family office investors from around the world traveled for three days around the great state of Texas from Dallas to Houston to Austin. The Texas Startup Manifesto The roadshow was a successful trip that we will definitely repeat in 2020.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

Friday, March 9 Attracting VC Funding Outside Silicon Valley Panel with HomeAway founder Brian Sharples & Capital Factory Director Gordon Daugherty We do a lot of things differently in Texas, including fundraising. If you live in Texas, find out how you can tap into the network. Markets with innovation hit drawbacks.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 13, 2022

How To Get More Done By Doing Less written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Mike Michalowicz. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Mike Michalowicz. Take The Marketing Assessment: Marketingassessment.co. I got a call from this place in Texas.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2011

Every night you are just hanging out with big name bands and the teams around them that brought them to their peak.&#. Want meet one of his key investors, USV partner Albert Wenger ? On the other hand, 10 years ago when we all felt like this last time the total market size for any company was at maximum 100 million potential users.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Like, if you think your target market is people making above a certain income in south Texas, a list broker may be able to tell you how many people fit that criteria, to give you a sense of how big your target market actually is. Industry suppliers (again to get a sense of demand and for market information). Three years?

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 26, 2015

If your name is John Underkoffler, Pat Ruekert, or Mike Barron, you may remember one fine summer in 1986 when you lived there with me while I rented the house from Cecelia Feld for our home and office. I can’t remember what I did for AEC, but I remember the name. Anyone out there recognize the house on the left?

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 7, 2017

Texas has 4 of the 11 largest cities in the United States and they are all within driving distance of each other. Texas is the most promising technology investment opportunity in the United States and Capital Factory is going to turbocharge it. I believe it will take all of Texas working together. Texas cities are diverse.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 27, 2019

This wasn’t his first rodeo, as we say in Texas. Last night, Cotter was one of our keynote speakers, along with Mark Cuban, at the University of Texas for Longhorn Startup Demo Day (the event was just fantastic, by the way, and Josh Baer, Ben Dyer, and Bob Metcalfe deserve a huge round of applause for it). No matter the name?—?the

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Austin Startup

JULY 19, 2021

There’s a reason why Austin has been named the top tech city in the US in 2019 and 2020 by CompTIA. The city was ranked number 6 on CBRE’s Tech Talent Report in 2020 out of 50 North American markets and is home to 5,500 startups. It’s no surprise investors are choosing to come to Austin.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 17, 2020

Austin, or Silicon Hills as it’s now colloquially deemed, was named “ Best City for Startups ” nationwide last year, ahead of Washington, D.C., And Texas REALTORS® noticed. REACH ® was named among the best in the world for technology accelerators for two years in a row by the Seed Accelerator Rankings Project (SARP).

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 17, 2012

Here are nine unlikely entrepreneurs who changed the market: Bill Gates. This risky decision to leave school truly paid off when Gates and Allen partnered up to create Microsoft in 1975. He went on to get his PhD at Stanford University and met his future business partner Page there. Henry Ford.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 20, 2018

My co-founder, Jason Novek, and I got into Y Combinator when there were 27 total companies in the batch and only four YC partners in existence. Building the Company: Pre-YC It was late 2009 and I was working a full-time gig for the State of Texas running Texas A&M System’s website. And it started making money.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Sometimes with the help of start-up incubators, like the University of Texas’ Austin Technology Incubator (ATI). In its decade-long trek to making Wi-Fi ® a household name, the Wi-Fi Alliance has certified more than 9,000 products for Wi-Fi usage and cross-brand interoperability. device compatibility was established.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 8, 2019

In the past, this building has been the home to a flea market, a BBQ restaurant, and NA. One of the first set of questions I asked was to my friend and now business partner, Steph Douglass. That’s how we came up with the name “ Open House Austin.” Eric , owner of LeverCraft coffee , (and my partner) is a real go-getter.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 25, 2022

Committing To Your Niche And Owning Your Market written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Brent Weaver. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Brent Weaver. Take The Marketing Assessment: Take the Assessment. Like this show? Duct Tape Transcript.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 19, 2018

Earlier this year at the FUND Conference in Austin, Texas, over 100 startups presented their early-stage companies in front of hundreds of investors and industry leaders. We proudly choose to be a collaborative organization willing to share our components and discoveries with partners and customers around the world.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 1, 2018

Michael impressed me, Fetch intrigued me and before the meeting was over I had introduced Michael to a handful of venture capitalists including Roger Chen from Silverton Partners. Here is a handful of reasons why I was hot on Fetch: Fetch had traction which is especially key to raising from Texas VCs.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 10, 2017

I arrived in Dallas a little more than six months ago, April 1, to begin my new role at the University of Texas at Dallas. The program, overall, is a top 25-ranked entrepreneurship program in the country, right up there with our UT Austin and Texas A&M brethren. Worth , led by Darlene Boudreaux.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 24, 2013

The greatest number of jobs is created when startups create a new market – one where the product or service never existed before or is radically more convenient. These opponents have their own name – “rent seekers” – the landlords of the status-quo. In an existing market it’s clear who your competitors are. Rent Seekers.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 29, 2018

I was happy to do my part and present on fundraising both Monday at Austin Ventures as well as Tuesday along with panelists from CTAN (the Central Texas Angel Network). For example, you get on the phone with a business partner and they kiss up to you. The teams are made up of founders who are dramatically younger.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 11, 2022

Referral Programs: A Guide for Small Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. In a recent survey of 2,000 business owners by Texas Tech, 83% of the respondents claimed that they have a business that they love so much that they'd recommend it to others, yet 29% do so. Referrals are invaluable to any business.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 15, 2020

16:25) Be aware of what's happening in the marketing of your products, learn everything you can about what's going on in your industry to set your company up for the future. (18:56) Mark has a unique ability to use his name and his platform to open doors. Things are changing in digital marketing, changing dramatically.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 4, 2020

“Austin is Silicon Valley’s cooler, younger sibling that is on the rise” says Sputnik ATX Managing Partner and CEO Dr. Oksana Malysheva. “I She is the Managing Partner and CEO of Sputnik ATX , an accelerator that funds and mentors early-stage startup companies. She is also the Managing Partner and President of Linden Venture Fund.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

I am looking for funding of $50K in startup funds, and would like to partner with the right investor to provide this and other future funding as needed. We live in East Texas were the education level is low and dropout rates are around 17%. Dear StartupPro, My question is how to treat a valuable domain name during the funding stage?

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 30, 2019

Transcript of How Reducing Friction Increases Revenue written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. This transcript is sponsored by our transcript partner – Rev – Get $10 off your first order. John Jantsch: This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by SEMrush. Back to Podcast.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

Messages can be classified as public or private; named or anonymous. Founded in 1999 in Austin, Texas. Current round: $8.1mm in Series C by S3 Ventures (lead), Adams Capital Mgmt, Triangle Peak Partners. Pricing engine helps publishers ascertain ad inventory pricing by analyzing ad transaction data from the market/exchanges.

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Reid Hoffman

MAY 18, 2021

There’s no luck, no changing weather, no external market forces. You can find a Chess book that lists a thousand famous maneuvers, each named after a past grandmaster. Even a game as simple as Texas Hold’em poker helps refine strategic instincts. The games are totally transparent. You see everything that’s on the board.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 24, 2013

The greatest number of jobs is created when startups create a new market – one where the product or service never existed before or is radically more convenient. These opponents have their own name – “rent seekers” – the landlords of the status-quo. In an existing market it’s clear who your competitors are. Rent Seekers.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

In today’s market, when you’re looking for that perfect job, you must bring that perfect smile. I graduated from dental school and joined a couple of established dentists first as an associated, then as a partner. How did you come up with your business name? So I began an intense study of and execution of business creation.

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Up and Running

APRIL 4, 2014

Part of the problem was that the company bought into its own hype, but the bigger sin was that Pets.com’s owners—Hummer Winblad Venture Partners—ignored the fundamentals. In a move that can be described as gross negligence, Hummer Winblad didn’t bother to do any independent market research in its push for an IPO. CASE STUDY #2: EDSEL.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Ben & Jerry’s is a quirky ice cream company that’s best known for its creatively-named flavors and outspoken political advocacy. Since then, Wal-Mart has infiltrated all 50 states as well as 14 foreign countries, where it operates under different names. Whole Foods Market. Ben & Jerry’s.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

To support this growth, SailPoint also grew its headcount to 125 and doubled its office space in Austin, Texas. SailPoint’s worldwide partner network saw dramatic growth in 2010. SailPoint also added six new delivery and reseller partners in North America and Europe, expanding its geographic reach and centers of expertise.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 9, 2021

It seems Austin tops a new list every single day: #1 Best Place to Live 2019, according to US News & World Report, #1 Best Job Market in America, according to the Wall Street Journal, and #1 Best Place to Start a Business, according to Inc 5000, just to name a few?—?and and Austin has shown no signs of slowing down. But why Austin?

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Bo Bennett once said, “Affiliate marketing has made businesses millions and ordinary people millionaires.”. Of course, affiliate marketing has this mysterious aura about it. It’s nothing more than another marketing channel for you to experiment with, analyze, optimize and grow. What Is Affiliate Marketing?

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 30, 2012

The company released the first demo of these glasses early in 2012, and some project that they will be on the market by the end of the year if product testing goes as planned (though that’s a bit ambitious as the design still has some major issues to work out). Robotic avatars.

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