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Austin Startup Blogs & Press

Wednesday, 28 August 2013 by Paul O'Brien

With the tremendous influx of innovators, talent, and capital to Austin’s startup community, I’m increasingly asked how/where to keep tabs on what’s going on. That is, as someone new or moving to Austin, or as an outsider wondering what all the hubbub is about, where does one turn to keep a pulse on things? Let’s

Published in Austin, Startups, Texas Startups

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Working through Austin

Thursday, 11 July 2013 by Paul O'Brien

Home to PeopleAdmin and Indeed, Austin has a history with employment that’s intriguing to explore. Recruiting technology, in particular, seems to play a unique role in the city stemming, to some extent, from its culture of creativity, innovation, and just the right balance between work and life.

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Published in Austin, Insights / Research, Startups

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Removing Barriers to Scale – Marketing Before Raising Capital

Monday, 28 January 2013 by Paul O'Brien

As an entrepreneur raising capital, you expect the inevitable question about growth. From where are you going to acquire customers? Such a question, though expected and appropriate, is as laden with ignorance as the typical answers. At the end of the day, no one needs to know how, nor model from, where you will acquire

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Startup Marketing

Tuesday, 01 January 2013 by Paul O'Brien

Not long ago, I had the distinct pleasure of joining an incredible group of Austin entrepreneurs through AUSOME (Austin Online Marketing for Entrepreneurs) for a discussion of the Art of Startup Marketing. Thanks to David Vogelpohl, founder of Marketing Clique and Tapfire Mobile, I finally took a few minutes to put pen to powerpoint to

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Published in Advertising, eCommerce, Insights / Research, Search, Social Media, Startups

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10 Entrepreneur Friendly Coffee Shops in Austin

Tuesday, 04 September 2012 by Paul O'Brien

In the incredibly eclectic and entrepreneurial community that is Austin, TX, trying to create a list of the ideal coffee houses for entrepreneurs is next to impossible and undoubtedly most will disagree with me about at least one or two here. After all, entrepreneurship is so woven into the DNA of Austin, it’s probably safe to say

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Published in Austin, Local, Startups

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What Collaborative Spaces Mean to a Community

Thursday, 23 August 2012 by Paul O'Brien

Whether a community of entrepreneurs, developers, small business owners, or none of the above, collaborative work spaces are changing the landscape of our workforce and driving economic development for cities. This is no more apparent than in the reaction of the community of Silicon Valley to news that Hacker Dojo was in peril. New York Times Reports: Silicon Valley

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Founders Dating

Monday, 06 August 2012 by Paul O'Brien

Starting a new business is a lot like dating. Indeed, the founders of Cospace went on a few dates; we had drinks, we explored our likes and dislikes, experimented with a few ideas, (I think I even got to second base once), and now it’s serious. Lucky for us, this was’t our first time around

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