By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News Codeup, a 12-week boot camp to teach technical skills to people, won the 2014 InnoTech Beta Summit on Wednesday afternoon. Michael Girdley launched Codeup last year and the first class of 28 men and women is about to graduate. The startup, based at Geekdom, charges $9,850 per […]
Five Austin Startups Demo Products at the InnoTech Beta Summit
By L.A. LOREK, Founder of Silicon Hills News The Beta Summit at InnoTech Austin on Thursday featured five innovative startup companies. Joshua Baer, serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Capital Factory, served as the event’s moderator. He pitched his startup, OtherInbox, at the InnoTech Beta Summit a few years ago. The startups each had eight minutes […]
Gary Shapiro, head of CES, advocates for innovation at InnoTech San Antonio
Gary Shapiro, the president of the Consumer Electronics Association, spoke Thursday morning at InnoTech San Antonio about the need to promote innovation in the United States. He also supports the JOBS Act, which President Obama is expected to sign into law today. That legislation contains a crowd funding provision that makes it easier for startup […]
InnoTech’s Emerging Medical Technology Symposium takes place today
At the San Antonio Convention Center, the Emerging Medical Technology Symposium is taking place from 11:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. The agenda includes a luncheon and keynote presentation by Dennis McWilliams, president, CEO and founder of Apollo Endosurgery about its greatest challenges for raising money. Following the keynote presentation, a panel discussion runs from 1:30 […]