JBA is a Jedi in Business Administration

Jedi’s do things that seem impossible or just extremely lucky and coincidental. Well, I’m here to speak from behind the Jedi curtain. I’m here to reveal the secrets of the Jedi Order.

The Keynote You’ll Never Hear at SXSW

More accurately, my blog post title should be “The Keynote You’ll Not Hear at SXSW Until 2014, 2015 or Beyond”. Specifically, my focus is: “crossing the chasm from the right.” Right now SXSW is incredibly focused on ‘appointment based learning.’ I understand that SXSW Inc has a business model they want to preserve.

Cogsy Offers Small Business Reprieve From Website Hassle

Austin based Cogsy, a revolutionary solution for affordable, custom websites will open its invitation only beta on March 31st. Cogsy will also be giving its first public demo at the SXSW Startup Spotligt on March 8th at 4pm.

The Austinpreneur’s Guide to SXSW

It’s that time again, finally! After 360 days of anticipation, SXSW is right around the corner. With so much going on it’s hard for entrepreneurs who are new to SXSW to know where (or how) to focus amongst all the distraction. To give you a starting point, here is my top 12 list of must-attend events and a few other lists from SXSW leaders you will find helpful…

6th Annual SXSW Austin Tech Happy Hour pre-SXSW Kickoff Tomorrow

Today is the last day to pre-register for the 6th Annual Austin Tech Happy Hour pre-SXSW Kickoff at Molotov tomorrow.

How Mass Relevance Worked Hack Week

This past week, Mass Relevance hosted its very first Hack Week. Daily tasks and ongoing projects were put on the back burner in favor of innovative new ideas and creative concepts. Here’s why we did it, and how it was done.

Click Security Raises $17.7M Series B

Click Security – a pioneer in real-time security analytics – today announced it has secured $17.7 million in Series B financing.

Choosing Austin, The TapSavvy Story

I recently was introduced to Brandon Ramirez, co-founder of TapSavvy. I read his very first blog post, and asked him for permission to post it here on AustinStartup. I’m always interested in the perspectives of people who are choosing to start their companies in Austin.

Icon Delivers A Business Card That’s As Digital As You Are

Personal brands have been around forever. It’s just that we used to call them something else. Like famous people, or celebrities. But in the era of Tweets, Likes and LinkedIn requests, the idea that everyone can build a brand has caught on. While some of the consumer-facing activity in the internet sector has lost some [...]

Apptive Announces Release of EasyApp 2.0

Apptive, the Austin area company that enables any small business to create a native mobile app, is excited to announce the release of a brand new, totally redesigned version of their EasyApp service.