By SUSAN LAHEY Reporter with Silicon Hills News Austin is poised to become a global center of innovation, especially in the field of life sciences and medical research, but there are some big hurdles to overcome and potential threats that could knock the city off its trajectory, if it’s not careful. That was the bottom […]
Hatching Thunder Lizards from Radioactive Eggs in Austin
May 9, 2014 by Leave a Comment
By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News Can Austin produce a thunder lizard, a $100 billion tech startup? Mike Maples Jr., managing partner of Floodgate Ventures in Palo Alto, thinks so. He wants Austin to hatch what he calls a thunder lizard in the next 10 years. Bob Metcalfe, professor of innovation at the […]
Austin Chamber Names 12 Startups to its Austin A-List for 2014
May 8, 2014 by 1 Comment
By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News The Austin Chamber of Commerce Wednesday night named 12 companies to its A-List of Startups for 2014. In the “Emerging” category, for companies that have raised less than $1 million, the winners were Datical, Compare Metrics, Embrace, TeVido, TrustRadius and Spot on Sciences. “You look at the […]
Austin Entrepreneurs Advocate for Immigration Reform
April 30, 2014 by 8 Comments
By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News Immigration laws haven’t kept pace with the digital economy, said Burnie Burns, founder of Austin-based Rooster Teeth. Burns spoke on a panel of entrepreneurs promoting immigration reform Tuesday night at Techstars’ offices in downtown Austin. Erika Sumner, co-founder of Social Good TV, moderated the event. The other […]
A Collaborative Center for Tech Entrepreneurs Launches in Austin
May 31, 2012 by Leave a Comment
A groovy new space in a downtown Austin high-rise offers tech entrepreneurs a place to develop startups. It’s part of the Austin TechLive initiative by the Austin Chamber to create a tech-focused coworking site. Capital Factory will oversee the 22,000 square foot space on the 16th floor of Austin Centre at 701 Brazos Street. The […]
Austin’s A List of Startups
January 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
