Seven startups pitched before Michael Dell and a panel of judges at Dell World and Austin-based PenPal Schools won the Pitch Days 2014 competition. “We were incredibly impressed,” with all of the startups, Dell said. “Ultimately we liked PenPal Schools as the winner.” PenPal Schools, a Capital Factory incubator company which moved to Austin three […]
Austin-based PenPal Schools Wins the Dell World 2014 Pitch Slam Competition
November 6, 2014 by 1 Comment
Dell Performs Well as a Private Company
November 5, 2014 by Leave a Comment
By LAURA LOREK Reporter with Silicon Hills News A year ago, Dell went private, the largest company ever to do so. And Michael Dell, its founder and CEO, couldn’t be happier. “I believe one of the advantages of being private is that we can direct 100 percent of our energy toward the success of our […]
Randi Zuckerberg Navigates the “dot complicated” World
December 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News Randi Zuckerberg navigated the early years of social media at Facebook and remembers a pivotal moment while working on the 2008 election. “We obviously were drinking the Kool-Aid of social media in Silicon Valley,” Zuckerberg said. But she was shocked at how the presidential campaigns weren’t using […]
Just Innovate, says Visionary Elon Musk
December 13, 2013 by 1 Comment
By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News At Dell World, Elon Musk discussed how he’s changing the world through electric cars and space exploration. Musk is a true leader, a risk taker and a visionary, said Michael Dell in his introduction. “A passionate believer in technology and innovation to lead society forward,” Dell said. […]
Seven Companies to Pitch to Michael Dell at DellWorld
December 12, 2013 by 1 Comment
Dell’s first Pitch Slam takes place Thursday afternoon at Dell World in downtown Austin. Dell chose six companies from regional pitch events and a final company via an online pitch contest to pitch their businesses to Michael Dell, Shark Tank’s Daymond John and the UN Foundation’s Resident Entrepreneur Elizabeth Gore. The event is being livestreamed […]
The New Dell is More Entrepreneurial and Innovative
December 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News At Dell World, Michael Dell unveiled his new, private innovative and entrepreneurial technology company. The Round Rock-based company, which employs about 14,000 people in Central Texas, no longer has to adhere to the demands of the public stock market. As a result, Dell said the company can […]
Dell Partners to offer Dropbox for Business on Dell’s Cloud
December 12, 2013 by 3 Comments
Wonder why Dropbox expanded to Austin and opened an office here earlier this year? One big reason could be Dell. Dell and Dropbox announced a partnership Thursday at Dell World to create Dropbox for Business using the Cloud. Dell, which went public earlier this year, is hosting Dell World at the Austin Convention Center through […]
Dell ranks first worldwide in healthcare services
October 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Dell is number one worldwide in Healthcare technology solutions. Dell partners with other companies like Citrix, VMWare and others to provide complete technology packages to hospitals, clinics, doctor’s offices and other healthcare providers. The company offers electronic medical records, medical archiving and mobile clinical computing. Employees with the Dell healthcare division donned blue scrub outfits […]
The PC market is growing, says Michael Dell at Dell World
October 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
