This episode of "Austin Tech Connect" is all about the idea of continuing to build and expand the idea of "Community" in our tech ecosystem.  While most episodes are interviews, this is a solo episode with the Austin Technology Council CEO, Thom Singer.   For nearly two years Thom has been working with ATC to help "Celebrate the past, be present in the NOW, and look to the future.  The Austin Technology Council is a 32 year old organization that was founded for many reasons, a main one being to bring the tech community together.  This need is still important, but very diffe ..read more

Gary Forni, the Chairman of the Central Texas Angel Network (CTAN) is focused on starting, mentoring, investing in, and growing startups in the Austin area. As an investor, his focus is innovation and disruptive technology. As a member of the business community, he works with accelerators to maximize the success of entrepreneurs at Capital Factory, UT, Austin Technology Incubator, and as a founding investor and mentor in SKU. As an entrepreneur, he has worked to bring eight new businesses to market.  In the distant past, he was an executive at Marvell Semiconductor and Intel Corp. At Inte ..read more

Tune into the latest episode of the Austin Tech Connect podcast to hear from Omeed Badkoobeh, Co-Founder and CEO at Yotta Energy.   About Omeed Badkoobeh:   Omeed Badkoobeh is a trailblazer in the energy technology sector, serving as the founder and CEO of Yotta Energy. Under his leadership, Yotta Energy has developed a cutting-edge, distributed, and decentralized solar+storage architecture tailored for commercial and industrial buildings. This innovative approach meets the growing demand for distributed energy generation while transforming these structures into valuable grid as ..read more

In this episode we talk to Austin's Joseph Kopser.  He is a serial entrepreneur and consultant who played his military career into a successful life in business.  He is one of the best networked and best connected people in the Austin tech community, and is always willing to help others.  About Joseph Kopser Joseph Kopser is a lifelong problem solver committed to building the teams needed to take on our toughest challenges.  In addition, he is a technology entrepreneur and expert in transportation, smart cities, urban mobility, energy, national security issues as well ..read more

The Austin Technology Council is happy to announce the creation (or re-creation) of the Austin Tech Hall of Fame. ATC thinks it is important that our tech community honors the past, is present in the now, and plans for the future. We are launching the Austin Tech Hall of Fame over the next six years.  Each year we will induct six "Legacy" members and one current member of the Hall of Fame.  Anyone in the community can nominate (you need not be an ATC member) and you can nominate whomever you feel is "Hall of Fame Worthy).  For the first year the ATC Board will choose those induc ..read more

In this episode of Austin Tech Connect we hear from Connor Crawford, the co-founder and CEO at Pike Robotics.  This is a growing company that has launched out of the University of Texas and is working to build robots that go places that are "dull, dirty, and dangerous".   In his first role as an entrepreneur/founder, Connor is doing a good job of growing the company and is focused on the strategic plan for the next phase of the organization.   About Connor Crawford   Connor D. Crawford, MSE, has a track record of innovation, leadership, and attainment of business resul ..read more

This episode of "Austin Tech Connect" is a look at the upcoming "Midway to the Future" technology conference in Bryan/College Station, and a discussion about how the Brazos Valley is growing in population and innovation.    Jermey Osborne, the co-organizer of "Midway to the Future" joins the discussion about how Texas A&M University and the Brazos Valley Economic Development Corporation are leading the way to help grow the technology business community and research efforts in the area.     This matters to Austin's tech scene, not because the area wou ..read more

Gary Stephens joins the conversation on "Austin Tech Connect" - the official podcast of the Austin Technology Council.  He is the co-founder of Vendidit (as well as several other companies).  He, along with his co-founder John Paul DeJoria (serial entrepreneur and known to many for his successful haircare line Paul Mitchell) are looking to make returns in retail more efficient and positively impact the environment.    You gotta hear this interview!!   About Gary Stephens   Gary is a visionary technology executive and is an industry thought leader in reve ..read more

In this episode Thom Singer talks to Eric Sims from Leading Edge Connections - LEC.  Eric recently moved his company from Florida to Austin and is working hard to get connected in the Austin tech community.  Eric builds customer service and support models for brands all over the world.    In this episode they chat about how he and his family wanted a fresh place, and how Austin offers the best for personal and professional opportunities.    About Eric Sims Meet Eric Sims, affectionately known as "The CX Cowboy." With a quarter century of trailblazing through ..read more

This episode of "Austin Tech Connect" is a trip down memory lane to the early days of Austin tech.  Bjorn Billhardt came to Austin as a 15 year old foreign exchange student at Pflugerville High School.  He enjoyed his year here so much that he called his mom in Germany and asked to stay to finish his education.  He remained in Pflugerville, then went to the University of Texas at Austin.     After finishing his MBA at Harvard the came right back to Austin to launch his first company.  This was in 2001 and the tech economy was the beginning of a three year slo ..read more