By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News In a panel titled “Austin’s Brand: Go Big or Go Home” at the Austin Technology Council’s CEO Summit three seasoned tech leaders gave their perspective on building a billion dollar company. “Something that Austin is not known for is thinking big,” said Mark McClain, CEO and founder […]
Funded in Austin…or Not at SXSW
By SUSAN LAHEY Reporter with Silicon Hills News In many ways, Written’s Josh Kerr was the poster child for how one gets funding in Austin at the Funded in Austin panel at SXSW Tuesday afternoon. Kerr spoke glowingly of the help, support and advice he got from Capital Factory. He talked about building relationships with […]
Persistence and Confidence Key to RetailMeNot’s Cotter Cunningham’s Success
WhaleShark Media seeks to dominate the deal industry
By Eoghan McCloskey Special Contributor to Silicon Hills News The popularity and success of daily deal sites such as Groupon and Living Social have created opportunities for others like WhaleShark Media. The Austin-based startup connects consumers with multiple daily deal and coupon services like Deals.com and CouponShare.com as well as deal sites outside of the […]