In 2022, Thom Singer was appointed CEO of the Austin Technology Council (ATC) with a clear mandate: help reinvent and re-energize the organization for a new chapter of Austin tech. Austin has never been built by a single company, organization, or a single leader. The...
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How To Get Connected In Austin Tech
If you are new to Austin tech, or you have been here a while but you are not plugged in, you have the same challenge. There is a lot happening, and it can feel like everyone else already has their circle. They do not. Austin’s tech ecosystem is not a club, it is a...
Austin Tech and the Future We Choose
Austin is having a moment, and it has been having a moment for a long time. New companies arrive, companies that started here grow up fast, national brands open offices, capital flows in and out like weather, and every week there is another headline that makes someone...
Austin Tech in 2026
Austin has been through enough cycles to know this truth, every boom eventually gets tested. Every growth story eventually hits a chapter where the easy part is over, and the next stage requires intention. That is why 2026 feels like a key year for the Austin tech...
January ATC Roundtable Breakfast
Kick off the year with this "Economic Outlook" presented by Mark Wynne, Vice President & Associate Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Register Now
Growing Global: Scaling your growth with Offshore, Nearshore and Outsourced Resourcing
Growing Global: Scaling your growth with Offshore, Nearshore and Outsourced Resourcing. As businesses face talent shortages, warp-speed AI technology innovation, and pressure to scale efficiently, offshore, nearshore, and outsourced resourcing models have emerged as...
Global in Reach, Local in Character: Austin’s Tech Story Is Just Getting Started
At the recent Austin Technology Council Roundtable Breakfast, Tony DeLisi from Ernst and Young joined local leaders to walk through the real data behind Austin’s tech economy. Instead of relying on hand picked feel good statistics or isolated negative headlines, he...
Austin’s Tech Community…. by Design
Austin did not accidentally become a technology hub. The Austin tech community happened because people, over many years, chose to show up, collaborate, and build something bigger than their own companies and careers. That is what I mean by “community by design, not by...
How to Plug Into Austin Tech in 30 Days
By Thom Singer, CEO, Austin Technology Council Austin rewards action. If you are new to town, new to a role, or ready to re-engage, give yourself thirty days. Follow this plan with consistency and you will build real momentum, meet helpful people, and discover...
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