By SUSAN LAHEY Reporter with Silicon Hills News Picking a co-working space is like a cross between choosing a place to work and finding your favorite hangout. What’s important to you? Ergonomic chairs? Community? The vibe? The snacks? Or, as one Yelper explained, the fact that they “play the same tunes I have on my […]
Q &A with Claire England on Her New Role Promoting Startups at Tech Ranch Austin
December 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Claire England, former executive director RISE Austin, has joined Tech Ranch Austin. While England has resigned the full-time executive director role at RISE Austin, she will continue to work with the organization in an advisory role and is leading the planning of next year’s conference. In her new role at Tech Ranch Austin, England will […]
Itography Creates Geocaching App for Treasure Hunting
August 1, 2012 by 1 Comment
The quest for lost treasures is part of our culture going back to ancient times. And in modern day times, the quest continues but with a high-tech component. Hundreds of geocaching apps exist today that allow people with smart mobile phones equipped with GPS to find hidden treasures in parks, on city streets and other […]
Tech Ranch Austin helps move startups forward
January 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Every Tuesday, Arthur Chong drives 144 miles from the Houston suburb of Katy to Tech Ranch Austin. He’s part of Venture Forth 12, an 8-week $495 class at Tech Ranch Austin that covers everything from creating a three-year financial forecast to putting together a pitch deck, a set of 10 slides to pitch a company […]
Tech Ranch Austin’s 3rd anniversary in three words
January 13, 2012 by 2 Comments
Tech Ranch Austin, an early stage accelerator and incubator for entrepreneurs and their ventures, celebrated its third anniversary Thursday night at its new headquarters in North Austin at 9111 Jollyville Road. About 300 people turned out for the event which featured live music, a short speech by Kevin Koym, founder of Tech Ranch Austin, and […]
Hoover’s “Art of Enterprise” at Tech Ranch
January 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Tech Ranch Austin is working with serial entrepreneur Gary Hoover to deliver his “Art of Enterprise” course It’s the fourth time he has delivered the course with TechRanch. The first class is free. He’s offering it at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 11 or Saturday, Jan. 14th at 1 p.m. at Tech Ranch’s offices at […]
Austin-San Antonio tech start-up incubators, accelerators and other programs
November 27, 2011 by 4 Comments
So many central Texas start-ups have taken off recently and some of them may need a boost to get to the next level. This list of Austin and San Antonio incubators and accelerators help companies with a leg up in the marketplace. Some of them have rigorous application and screening processes. Check them out to […]
Austin Startup Bazaar fosters entrepreneurship
September 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Dave Michaels with Tech Ranch Austin promotes the Austin Startup Bazaar during Austin Startup Week. The day-long event Thursday at Austin City Hall downtwon featured speed-mentoring sessions, pitch sessions, city hall tours, company demonstrations and a marketing talk. At the Austin Startup Bazaar, Mark Philip, founder of Are You Watching This, talks about his sports […]
