By LAURA LOREK Reporter with Silicon Hills News Pressable is the new startup at Geekdom in San Antonio. But it’s actually one of the oldest startups at the downtown co-working space. Vid Luther launched ZippyKid in 2010 as a managed WordPress hosting site. On Thursday, the company rebranded as Pressable. With the new name, Luther, […]
ZippyKid Featured on A Slice of Silicon Hills
February 22, 2013 by 1 Comment
This week on Slice of Silicon Hills News, host Andrew Moore interviews Vid Luther, founder of ZippyKid, a WordPress hosting site. The startup, founded in 2010, is based at Geekdom, a sponsor of Silicon Hills News. Moore interviews Luther at the Silver Fox Studios, which is also a sponsor of Silicon Hills News, on the […]
ZippyKid Will Pay $3,000 & New iPhone for Employee Referral
August 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Everyone knows by now that tech talent is in short supply nationwide. So ZippyKid, a fast growing WordPress hosting site, is offering $3,000 and the latest iPhone to someone who refers the winning candidate for its job opening. The company, based at Geekdom in San Antonio, is hiring a senior systems administrator. ZippyKid offers managed […]
CallGrader Wins the InnoTech San Antonio Beta Summit
April 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
A self-described “motley crew of passionate developers, marketers, mattress testers, and professional eaters” took home the top prize at the fourth annual InnoTech San Antonio Beta Summit Thursday. CallGrader, a 9-month old startup, won the three judges over to claim first place in the competition. The founders include Daniel Garcia, Ben Niemietz, Chip Mobley and […]
What happened in Silicon Hills last week?
February 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
20 Silicon Hills Technology Startups to Watch in 2012
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Hacking the night away at Geekdom
November 19, 2011 by 1 Comment
Hackers gathered at Geekdom Friday night to socialize, listen to a speaker and build stuff. About 50 people attended Start-up Ignite’s second all night Hack-a-thon in downtown San Antonio. The event kicked off at 7 p.m. with pizza and soda and socializing, followed by a candid presentation from start-up entrepreneur Vid Luther, CEO of ZippyKid. […]
Today’s startup profile focuses on ZippyKid
November 8, 2011 by 1 Comment
Vid Luther started ZippyKid, which hosts and services WordPress websites. Starting at $20 a month, San Antonio-based Zippykid provides fast and secure hosting on Rackspace’s servers. Ten Questions with Luther, founder and CEO of ZippyKid. 1Q. Where did you come up with the idea for Zippy Kid? A. Basically the idea came about because I […]
