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Where are Austin’s Venture Capital Firms?

Tuesday, 03 May 2016 by SEO'Brien

Of late I’ve been exploring, discussing, and working with Austin’s venture capital economy. We’ll not belabor the ongoing discussions of the state of venture capital, lack of funding, future of financing, and otherwise here; rather, what struck me as potentially helpful is a mere layout of where venture capital is found. Certainly, before we can

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Why Should Anyone Fund Your Startup?

Tuesday, 12 April 2016 by SEO'Brien

Referred to by a couple local financing executives as “the best seminar they have been to here in Austin,” I recently had the honor of moderating a discussion of venture capital funding, thanks to the support and hard work of Texas State University’s SBDC and Frost Bank. Why so compelling? That’s precisely the question we

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The NW Austin Tech & Startup Corridor

Thursday, 07 January 2016 by SEO'Brien

There is a frequently heard mantra in Austin that we’re not like Silicon Valley (that we don’t want to be like Silicon Valley) and though I’m of the mind that disagrees with that, considering Silicon Valley an industry of which we’re a part rather than a merely a specific location, what you can’t refute is

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Why Where Matters

Monday, 09 November 2015 by SEO'Brien

Some time ago, I shared some thoughts about how the size and scope of Silicon Valley eludes most entrepreneurs. That, challenging most startup communities, is the fact that comparing and contrasting one’s local economy to “Silicon Valley” easily misleads, as N. California’s startup community is much more than a city, more than a region even,

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Home Automation Needs to be More PC, Less Apple

Friday, 02 October 2015 by SEO'Brien

In this age of innovation, it’s a little strange being in your mid-life. With the pace at which technology is changing, my parents can barely keep up, while those younger than “us” missed out on the origins of the computer, internet, and smartphone. It’s strange, when I consider that schools’ approach to teaching technology today starts, disappointingly, with

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Austin is Where Tech Comes to Life

Tuesday, 12 May 2015 by SEO'Brien

With another SXSW well behind us and the inevitable cries that the conference has lost something since it has failed again to discover the next Twitter or Facebook, I find myself considering bigger picture questions: Why are so many moving to Austin? Why did I move to Austin? Is it finding the next Unicorn that

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Published in Austin, Brand Marketing, Industry, Insights / Research, Local, Startups

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What Stickers on Laptops Say About Your Startup Community

Wednesday, 14 January 2015 by SEO'Brien

Think about the last time you spent in a coffee shop working. Perhaps you had a quick meeting with a friend or potential partner, perhaps you haven’t made the leap to coworking and call Starbucks your office; regardless of why you were there, picture the laptops around you. When I arrived in Austin, TX, I

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