Dell is shuttering it’s Parmer Lane facility, which employs approximately 900 people. The one great thing about making desktops in Austin was that you could get them delivered really quickly. Laptops haven’t been manufactured in Austin for a while now. It’s all part of the announced plan to reduce the workforce at Dell by 8,800 people. Dell is one of the greatest startup stories to come out of Austin, and the talented “former Dell” folks [...]
If you haven’t seen it yet, we have an events calendar on the menubar which can also be accessed at http://www.austinstartup.com/calendar. It’s a Google Calendar which is public, so you can pull these events into your own Google Calendar, or with the new Outlook exchange feature you can pull these events into your Microsoft Outlook calendar. Events This Week Tuesday; Funding Sources for Early Stage Companies from 3:30 – 4:30 at the MCC Auditorium. Thursday; [...]
itzbig has taken another step toward becoming the preferred destination for employers seeking qualified IT workers by introducing today a new, more results-oriented business model for employers. The new approach means that employers will only pay for Interested, Qualified and Available (IQA) candidates, a monumental shift from the way companies are used to recruiting candidates. “Traditionally, employers have had to pay up front to list their job opportunities on a network,” said itzbig CEO Jim McGovern. [...]
The most common email we receive is about who is hiring and growing. Bazaarvoice has rapidly grown to 215 people and 195 clients across 3 global offices. Right now there are 18 positions open, including a Linux Systems Engineer position. -> http://www.bazaarvoice.com/jobs.html
A few quick Friday notes….. Search for something in Austin on Google Maps, and check out that new “Street View” button in the upper right hand corner. As far as I can tell, the Google Maps cars were cruising around Austin in December, 2007. Is that new “People You May Know” feature in Facebook the most genius, evil, viral thing you’ve seen in a while? Isn’t twhirl awesome? I think it’s the first AIR app [...]
The entrepreneurial spirit is in full force at the University of Texas at Austin, where a few dozen aspiring and serial entrepreneurs will design and launch a web startup company in just two and a half days as a part of the first-ever Venture Weekend. Leaders will emerge, ideas will be executed, and a business or two will launch by the end of the weekend. “How crazy would it be to gather UT’s best and [...]
ReachForce Inc., a worldwide provider of OnDemand software and data services for targeted lead generation, announced the general availability of ReachForce Convert, the company’s second Software-as-a Service (SaaS) solution. ReachForce Convert analyzes web visitor behavior and market segment patterns using predictive analytics to enable B2B marketers to proactively target the right companies based on website visit data.ReachForce Convert empowers marketers to define website visitor patterns of interest and identify market segment opportunities. By applying custom [...]
Truemors and Alltop seem like fun little side projects for you. My status with Garage is kind of an Entrepreneur In Residence position. This is something I always wanted to try, these kinds of things. With Truemors, popurls sent us a lot of traffic, and I took notice of that. I’m a big RSS feed user, but if my wife or kids asked me which are the best sports feeds, I’m not going to tell [...]
Click Forensics, the Austin-based company which creates software to help people battle click fraud which recently raised $10m from Sierra Ventures, Austin Ventures and Shasta Ventures, has announced that Paul Pellman has been named to the position of CEO. In his new role, Pellman will oversee strategic company initiatives, operations, and key growth and business development activities. Tom Cuthbert, Click Forensics founder and current president and CEO, will continue in his role as president, focusing [...]
BSG Alliance, Steve Papermaster’s Austin-based startup which has been very active in both acquisitions (here, here and here) and appointing high profile new board members, has reportedly raised nearly $43 million in Series B funding led by Oak Investment Partners, according to a regulatory filing. The company had previously raised $20 million from Foundation Capital, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners and Powershift Ventures. Combine the 5 acquisitions the company has previously done, and the Board the [...]
