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4 Real Perks of Working for a Texas Startup
Startups are full of nap pods, catered lunches, and beer on tap, right? Hollywood captured the inside of Google through the comedic duo of Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson in the movie The Internship, a story about two old-school salesmen looking for a career change. As they stumble through the internship program, the world is given a
5 Questions to Consider Before Working at a Texas Startup
We’ve all seen the movies and read about the awesome perks about working for a startup, but there are some questions you need to ask yourself before accepting that job offer or even before you start applying to a Texas startup. How much structure do you need? If your ideal work situation includes any amount
Health Care Reform: The Affordable Care Act and What it Means for Texas Employers
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) federal statute was signed into law in 2010. The Act calls for comprehensive health reforms that enhance the quality and access to health care. Starting in January 2014, PPACA affected some employers. This article describes which employers are impacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,
Houston’s Startup Demo Days – Station Houston
Houston Startup Demo Day was first launched in 2012 by START (a co-working space in EaDo) to showcase local entrepreneurs and startups. Over the years, it has grown into a cornerstone event for the Houston Startup Community. When START closed their doors in 2017, they passed the torch to Station Houston. Now, with the power
Being an Entrepreneur Startup Life in Houston
Hi. My name is Tony Guo. I own several startups in Humble Texas. I live in one of the poorest towns in America. But I get by with hard work and determination and Startup Grit. Follow me on my Startup Life. I’m an entrepreneur and CEO of RunRex, a web consulting firm. I graduated NYU
How to Create Great Content to Promote Your Startup
If you want to promote your website effectively, you need to have great content on a daily basis. You should design your site so that it is easy to navigate, and so that it is interactive for users, who can feel very comfortable once they are in your site. This has to be done effectively,
How Will I Make Money With My Texas Start Up?
When looking at the marketplace and start up’s today you have to think to yourself – “What are these companies thinking, and moreover these VC’s. How do they plan to make a profit? The truth is that most start up’s have no clearly defined revenue plan. You wouldn’t believe how many times I have heard
Relevant Web Traffic for Startups
A good position in the organic search results for your products and services will provide many relevant and qualified visitors. The optimal way is for your products and services to be visible in both the organic search result and sponsored links. Thus providing the maximum reach and exposure. Sponsored links are fast and efficient and
Linkbaiting and Social Power Linking
Linkbait: Creating unique, interesting, and/or controversial content (any media form) that other people will link to. Made for the main purpose of getting links. The term “linkbait” is used to describe content on a website which is designed to generate incoming links from other sites. Some people disagree with the use of this term, since
15 Random Ways to Generate Traffic For Your Startup
1) Comment on high traffic blogs with a link back to your site. Leave comments that people would be interested in, such as contributory information that they may have skipped, or are unaware of. 2) Include a link to your website in all your emails. 3) Yahoo answer portal, which is very easy to use
Questions you need to ask yourself before implementing business start up ideas
Entrepreneurship has been with us for quite some time. Every person is attracted by any opportunity to make an extra coin. In this case, one is bound to be bombarded by numerous business start-up ideas. One thing that is for sure is that there are some which would give you more profits while others will
Your Startup And The Web
The Internet offers an unparalleled platform to reach and connect with a global audience. The web is booming and there are no signs of going back. Revolutionizing the way we do business, the web is where we turn to whether we want to read the news, do market research, buy a house, decide what kind
Austin startup helps CA officials assess wildfire damage using drones
Inspect their rail crossings. Sydney:”she managed to grab kids, get in car, by time she got into the car, the fire was on both sides of the drive way as she was trying to leave the property. “almost 20 wildfires have burned 619-thousand acres across california tonight. The biggest – the mendicino complex fire burning
Bayou Startup Showcase 2018
The Bayou Startup Showcase is a celebration of entrepreneurship, the Houston startup community, and the university accelerator programs that support them. Jointly hosted by Rice University’s OwlSpark and University of Houston’s RED Labs, the event showcases startups from Class 6.
Air Force looks to Texas startups, universities for the future
The U.S. Air Force is turning to research on science and technology to remain competitive. That work includes collaborating with local businesses, start-ups and universities. The air force is looking to texas as it works to close its technology gap – and improve its defense strategies. Secretary of the air force heather wilson spoke at
How Austin moves from mom-and-pop shops to tech-centric startups
It’s national small business week and all this week the city of austin is hosting free classes for business owners, entrepreneurs, and those thinking about it. The city’s small business program says the atmosphere is good in central texas right now. So, we wanted to know – which kinds of companies are thriving, and which
Techies celebrate first ever start up week in San Antonio
Start Up Week is a five-day celebration nationwide to highlight a new kind of entrepreneur that is solving business and community problems with technology based solutions. Ursula: all over the nation start up tech companies are celebrating with a week’s worth of seminars and conferences and mentoring here in san antonio. They have a lot
Joshua Baer: Austin’s own Erlich Bachman
– So when did Capital Factory start and where did it start? – So, we started in 2009, it was right after the 2008 housing market crash. – Sweet, awesome. – Actually, honestly, there’s a lot of different factors, but part of it was this feeling of helplessness, of like hey the market’s crashing around
Microsoft CEO speaks to UT Austin students about the future of technology
He told them they can succeed in this industry by searching for new ideas — or reinventing old ones. Bump up the number of buses using the express lanes. Shannon:the c-e-o of microsoft says successful tech companies need to foster a culture of growth. He spoke to students at u-t austin today about how technology
Austria to Austin Brings Student Startups on the Road
We are three co-founders and how we came to this idea is: a friend of mine, the co-founder Jonathan, he was doing a lot of research on sharing and then he was looking at vehicles outside but there was no real scooter sharer out there. So we were thinking how to combine electric mobility with