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How Kip Lewis of Austin, Texas Found Success After Failure

The Startup Magazine

Austin, Texas, USA downtown skyline. Since that time, Kip Lewis has repeated the process with more than 2,000 other RV and mobile home parks in and around Austin, Texas. The post How Kip Lewis of Austin, Texas Found Success After Failure appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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Texas Gets A New Tech Equity Program

Austin Startup

Favor has donated over $32,000 in scholarship awards to ensure Dream Corps TECH Members and Cohort Alumni, within the state of Texas, will be able to seek higher education opportunities with a focus on technology degrees (undergraduate and/or graduate) as well as professionals seeking professional certifications as a full-time employee.

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XYO Network: How Blockchain Is Navigating Location Tracking Into The Future

YoungUpstarts

The same GPS technology that University of Texas students were able to spoof back in 2012 in order to force land a military drone, is now easy enough for your neighbor’s twelve year old to tamper with in order to level up his Snorlax on Pokemon Go.

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The 5 Best States In America For New Business

YoungUpstarts

Prospective business owners can get the best of everything in Texas. For technologically inclined businesses, Texas has increased its STEM (Science, technology, engineering and mathematics) workforce by 34,000 since 2009. The Texas Enterprise Fund also helps startups gain necessary funding.

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What Makes a Successful Startup Community? Is it Possible to Build One Where You Live?

Both Sides of the Table

It came from an amazing small startup in McKinney, Texas (30 miles North of Dallas) called NewToy , which they acquired. Joshua Baer & Jason Cohen do this in Austin, Texas. Ever play Zynga’s “Words with Friends” or any of their “with Friends” games? Didn’t come out of the SF facility.

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Don’t Follow The Buzzwords For Small Business Technology

YoungUpstarts

Don Thomas Jacob is a Head Geek at SolarWinds, an IT management software provider based in Austin, Texas. With smart technology adoption and wise investment of resources and money, your business can move from being start-ups and small business to being the next big organization.

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A Company Culture Evaluation: How To Do A Year-End Review

YoungUpstarts

Britt Berrett, former president of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas (named one of the “Top 50 Best Places to Work in the State of Texas”), explains the value of purpose in healthcare: “When I get exhausted, I’ll go to the lobby. Those were things she taught us along the way.”