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What Makes Austin Tech Tick? The People. Forget the hype, the hot takes, and the think-pieces that treat Austin’s tech momentum like a trend to be scored. If you want to understand why this city keeps rising, talk to the people building companies, writing code, making...
Why Austin and AI Are Built for Each Other Austin has always been a city of invention and reinvention. From the early days of semiconductors to the software boom of the 1990s, and now into the frontier of artificial intelligence, this city has been ahead of the curve....
Austin Technology Council Names Ray Kunik of 3M as New Board Chair Austin, Texas June 11, 2025– The Austin Technology Council (ATC), a unifying voice for Central Texas’s tech sector, has named Ray Kunik, Head of Digital at 3M, as Chair of its Board of Directors. Kunik...
Mentorship Matters Austin has long been a city that welcomes innovation, champions entrepreneurship, and celebrates disruption. And we continue to punch above our weight in many areas of the tech world. But as the ecosystem matures, the next critical step is clear......
Celebrating the Real Stories Behind Austin’s Tech Growth In a time when national headlines occasionally question the momentum of Austin’s tech scene, we’re flipping the script... with stories from the people who live it every day. The Austin Technology Council has...
Positive Stories From Austin’s Tech Ecosystem We are now publishing a series of stories from local people about their "Austin Story". (check out volume one in the blog series) Recently there have been articles in the national press that have tried to portray Austin's...
Positive Stories From Austin's Tech Ecosystem Lately, there’s been a wave of national press pointing out the “flaws” of Austin... usually quoting people who moved here, didn’t get what they wanted, and left. They gripe about traffic, the heat, public transportation,...
Earlier this week, an article in the Wall Street Journal questioning Austin’s future as a tech hub made the rounds, and it didn’t stop at one headline. It was picked up by dozens of outlets, cited in college newspapers, forwarded in slack channels inside California...
A recent Wall Street Journal article, sparked by SignalFire’s State of Talent 2025 report, carried a bold headline:"Austin’s Reign as a Tech Hub Might Be Coming to an End." That headline certainly grabs attention, but it doesn’t reflect the full story, especially not...
There’s a reason cities across the country study how Austin became a tech hub. It wasn’t just luck, incentives, or big headquarters deals. It was people. It was presence. It was a culture of open access, curiosity, and collaboration. The success of Austin’s tech...
