Today on WAAT we spoke with Gary Hoover. Gary founded Bookstop which sold to Barnes & Noble along with Hoovers, a leading business information website. His experience with these and other startups has made him the perfect person to share some hard won advice with entrepreneurs everywhere. Gary believes that the most succesful businesses are those that are customer centric.
DreamIt Austin Starts Soon
December 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The DreamIt program in Austin is getting ready to start soon. There is a kickoff reception coming, and the program is also looking for important people to add to their ecosystem.
Why Did Mass Relevance Move Downtown?
December 10, 2012 by 2 Comments
Many have asked me “Why did you move downtown? How has it been?” As a public service to fellow entrepreneurs, I’d like to share our experience…
Tableau Software – a great tool for Data Visualization and Analytics for Startups
December 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
There is a great deal of discussion about the value of analytics and big data management in the technology industry today. Deloitte’s Center for the Edge has research called “The Big Shift” that has looked at the changing world of global business. Among the research findings are points that suggest that with increasing globalization, lower barriers to entry, and the speed of communications, companies that can collect information, assess it, and act on it quicker than the competition may have some fundamental advantages in the marketplace.
Strategies for UT Entrepreneurship Class, “One Semester Startup” BEFORE It Even Starts
December 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
On Sunday night is a special 1 Semester Startup Speed Dating event at UT. Guest Blogger Larry Chiang has some advice on how to succeed at the event. I give special homework that makes people rich. Im hiLarryAss like that. This event/party/mixer is on my radar for December 2 By “speed dating” it means UT undergrads [...]
Austin Chamber Announces 2012 “A List” Winners
November 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce yesterday recognized 28 innovative technology start-ups as members of The Chamber’s 2012 A-List at a ceremony at Capital Factory.
UT Engineering Undergrads Host the Official Austin Startup Crawl AfterParty
October 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I do what Augie Garrido mentors UT baseball players to do: Question authority while following the rules. It is in the ESPN movie, “Inning by Inning”.
SXSWECO Session: Startups And Corporations: Bringing Clean Technology To Market
October 3, 2012 by 1 Comment
Cleantech Group’s Greg Neichin opened up this morning’s panel “Startups and Corporations: Bringing Clean Technology to Market” with an important observation. The cleantech market, and certainly the broader energy energy space is a bit different when it comes to getting big companies in the same room with startups.
How To Cold Call Proof Your Business
September 21, 2012 by 2 Comments
After years and years of getting lead generation outsourcing companies cold call me asking “can you put me through to the decision maker” I thought let’s make it even harder for these folks to phone SPAM and tarnish the 1% of sales and marketing people who actually do some research before “GETTING ON THE PHONE” “DIALING FOR DOLLARS” and sales managers who have spent far too much time watching Glengarry Glen Ross.
Q&A Wednesday :: AlohaTech / NiteWolf
September 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Today’s Q&A Wednesday is with Raphael Cohen of AlohaTech, who is bringing NiteWolf to market.
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