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The Role of Ruby on Rails

Tuesday, 18 February 2014 by Paul O'Brien

Austin, Texas is a hotbed of mobile and traditional software development, startups, and Rails shops, and given my history in Silicon Valley, where Ruby on Rails has been the framework of choice for years, I wanted to find out from Lance Vaughn, CEO of CabForward, what makes Ruby on Rails in Austin. Why CabForward? The

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Austin is eCommerce

Wednesday, 15 January 2014 by Paul O'Brien

Leave it to me to spend 14 hours in Dallas on the very day that 3 of my favorite industries crush capital… * Social marketing, with $14M through Bessemer Venture Partners and Harrison Metal Capital to Main Street Hub * WordPress, by way of $15M via North Bridge Growth Equity in WPEngine * eCommerce, as Volusion wraps up $35M with Silicon Valley Bank Though, I’m glad

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Published in Austin, eCommerce, Industry, Startups

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The Internet of Everything

Thursday, 09 January 2014 by Paul O'Brien

Before the holiday and the end of 2013, I had the distinct honor of joining dozens of San Antonio CEOs and Texas CEO Magazine in spending an hour with Smart Grid Pioneer and author of The Advanced Smart Grid, Andres Carvallo. Why you might ask; if you know me professionally, you know that energy and

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Published in Advertising, Industry, Insights / Research, Startups

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Team, Team, Market, Product, Traction

Tuesday, 22 October 2013 by Paul O'Brien

Last week, I had the distinct pleasure of sharing with an audience through Texas State’s tech incubator, Spectrum, some thoughts on how team and culture determines your future as a startup. Joined throughout the morning by Paula Soileau, CEO of Affintus, Casey Amidon, Human Relations for Drillinginfo, and Jason Seats, Managing Director of Techstars Austin,

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Published in Austin, Startups

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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

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Published in Austin, Startups, Texas Startups

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Getting Into Coworking

Thursday, 31 January 2013 by Paul O'Brien

Those of us working in the coworking community know, that per capita, Austin, Texas is the hotbed of the movement. According to Google Search Trends and reported by DeskMag, Austin leads the US market in search queries (demand) related to coworking; it’s no surprise Austin is home to the Global Coworking Unconference. For that reason,

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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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