By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News When the Facebooks and Twitters of the world are soaring everyone thinks of Silicon Valley as a glorious place, said Bill Gurley, general partner of Benchmark Capital. “But when that changes people go away very, very fast,” Gurley said. “They scatter like the lights coming on in […]
Bubbles, Unicorns, Outliers and Innovation in Silicon Valley and Austin
Austin Ranks #5 on Richard Florida’s List of Top High Tech U.S. Cities
In 2006, Richard Florida visited San Antonio and spoke at the Texas Lyceum Conference. I covered the conference for the local newspaper. Florida made quite an impression on me. I thought he understood the high-tech workforce better than anyone. And at a time when everyone focused on globalization and a mobile workforce, Florida’s message was […]
Austin companies seek tech talent in Silicon Valley
By L.A. Lorek Got tech talent? Then Austin companies want to recruit you. A group of Austin CEOs plan to travel to San Francisco and Sunnyvale on Sept. 13th and 14th to hire engineers, software developers and others with technology skills. Many Silicon Valley area companies already have a presence in Austin, but this will […]