AustinStartup

Today, Austin-based BidModo launched a public beta version of its free online small business marketplace where business owners connect with local companies in a variety of business service categories. From accounting to graphic design, BidModo provides an online marketplace to increase productivity, reduce costs and link local companies.

BidModo is live nationally in 80 cities with active connections in over 100 business service categories, with the company planning to roll out in each focus city when once they reach a critical mass of vendors. Austin is the first city to receive an official launch.

Gov. Rick Perry today announced on the Governor’s Office Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/TexasGovernor) that the state will invest $1.4 million through the Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) for Facebook to create a sales and operations office in Austin. This investment will create 200 jobs and more than $3.1 million in capital investment. The TEF funding is conditioned upon [...]

This morning we launched a redesign of AustinStartup.com incorporating a lot of the feedback we have received from the community since overhauling it last year. With SXSW 2010 just around the corner we felt it was the ideal time to push out the new design. Please let us know if you run into any bugs, [...]

RenewData, a leading provider of services for the discovery, archiving, review and governance of Electronically Stored Information (ESI), today announced its eDiscovery Acceleration Platform designed to provide clients a solution that addresses the rising costs of eDiscovery and stringent litigation deadlines. RenewData’s revolutionary end-to-end platform is the industry’s first solution to expedite eDiscovery of both [...]

Calling upon all central Texas tech companies, employees, entrepreneurs and friends to donate to the $600,000 matching fund for Haiti assistance

One of our primary missions here at Austin Startup is to showcase the vibrant tech community and culture here in town, and in the process fulfill our motto of convincing tech entrepreneurs and influencers to “Ditch the Valley, Run for the Hills.” With that in mind, we are proud to welcome new Austinite Carla Thompson of the Guidewire Group to town, and to the Austin Startup team! In her inaugural post for the site, she sends an open letter to the tech community and local startups to reach out and help her get initiated to the city.

Today marks the beginning of a new era for AustinStartup, as we combine our efforts with Startup District to form a single and definitive resource for surfacing and navigating the startup ecosystem in Central Texas.

If you’re a startup tech company, I can get you into Microsoft’s EmpowerForISV program at no charge if you act before Wednesday June 17th. This program gives you licenses to things like Office, Exchange, and Sharepoint as opposed to the BizSpark program that we sponsor that give you access to more development tools. Email the [...]

The Austin American Statesman is reporting that American Airlines will cease it’s twice daily non-stops to San Jose on August 25th. It was commonly called the Nerd Bird because so many tech folks were always on that flight. I can’t name a time when I (a) didn’t see someone I knew or (b) couldn’t find [...]

The Capital Factory program is in full swing as we’re in the middle of week two. The companies are making fantastic progress, and are needing to add some talented people to their teams in order to achieve their goals. Here are some of the hiring needs they have.
PetzMD, Developer
Seeking an intern that will need to [...]