Freshtech Friday by Steve Guengerich Whether you use Twitter or not, it continues to gain business and consumer users at a rate that can’t be ignored. Austin, of course, deserves a wee bit of credit for helping Twitter take off, when it became the hit of SXSW Interactive 2007, winning the web award that year along with many an influential user. Fast forward nearly two years, and twitter is everywhere: Sales and marketing: with hometown [...]
Austin-based MindBites rolled out a new pricing plan that allows much more flexibility for authors. The new model allows authors to price their video bite at anywhere between 1 and 100 credits, with each credit costing $0.99. Authors are also getting a slightly larger cut of the proceeds. In order to accomodate content that is worth more money, the upload size has also been increased to 350 Megabytes. This will allow authors to create either [...]
March 2-5th, 2009 is the annual RISE Austin event. RISE stands for Relationship and Information Series for Entrepreneurs. There are information sessions from such great Austin entrepreneurs as Nav Sooch, Clayton Christopher, Roy and Bertrand Sosa, and John Mackey. Not only is the event packed with incredible talent, it is also free! Rather than create a packed ballroom style of event, RISE sessions are held in locations all over Austin. Not only can you find [...]
Austin-based Versata announced the acquisition of Alterpoint today, but there aren’t many details arising out of the deal. In a moment of news release clarity, Versata says it will operate Alterpoint as a “standalone entity” yet will bring all customers into Versata’s “Customer Success” program. It is unclear how much of Alterpoint was actually remaining in operation. The Alterpoint executive team seems to have left Motive around the time that the earnings overstatements were being [...]
Manticore Technology, an Austin-based provider of demand generation solutions, today announced that the company has been named one of the Upshot50, by Upshot Institute, for delivering a demand generation solution that is reshaping the world of marketing. Upshot Institute is an information, analysis, education, and consulting services firm, with a focus on marketing. The Upshot50 recognizes marketing technology providers reshaping the world of marketing. Winners are recognized for offering the most innovative, powerful and useful [...]
In the spirit of BarCamp and DemoCamp, StartupCampAustin is a collaborative, user organized unconference, focused on topics relevant to Startup Companies. At StartupCampAustin there are no “attendees,” since everyone participates in some manner: presenting, leading a roundtable discussion, helping with logistics, securing sponsorship, setting up wifi, or volunteering. StartupCampAustin is a great opportunity for you to learn from, teach to, and network with professionals involved in startup companies in the Austin area! It’s being held [...]
We’ve been hearing about what Gendai Games has been tossing together, and now the Alpha is available over at the GamesSalad website. It’s alpha veresion 0.4.1 but you can probably get a good idea of what it is like to create your own games. When we heard Michael Agustin, CEO of GendaiGames, talk about his vision, one of the most interesting things is his idea for a Portable Game Format (PGF). Similar to a PDF, [...]
A year ago we did a Q&A Wednesday feature with Compulsivo regarding their Prefinery product, which allows software companies to manage their beta programs. Today, they are announcing that Prefinery supports the beta programs of web-based software as well. Prefinery manages the entire process of collecting and fulfilling requests for invitations for Web sites in private beta. “With FiveRuns Dash going into beta, we recently began using Prefinery to help us manage the beta invite [...]
Today’s guest blogger is Ellen Wood who is the co-founder and CEO of Austin based vcfo. The firm specializes in operational finance and accounting, HR Solutions and recruiting services for companies of all sizes. She can be reached at 512-345-9441. The outsourcing of key roles inside companies of all sizes is becoming more common. Historically companies have looked to outside experts for highly specialized assistance in areas such as audit, tax, and legal assistance. In [...]
The next happy hour will be Thursday, March 12th from 6pm – 8pm at Molotov. This is the day before SXSWi begins, and we have the perfect way to kickoff your experience with a celebration of the spirit of entrepreneurship and technology innovation in Austin. We have two fantastic companies that are sponsoring the event, AllWebLeads and MentorWorks. Early bird tickets are available at a discounted price. Everyone will receive two drink tickets that are [...]
