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Workhorse Marketing presents Pixelwood Derby 2018
Austin Technology Council is proud to be a sponsor of the 2018 Pixelwood Derby, an event presented by ATC member Workhorse Marketing to be held on September 12th (4:30-8pm) at Fair Market. Best of all – you’re invited to compete! There are less than 10 spots remaining...

The Lead Developer Event-By White October
DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY? Apply to our Call For Proposals! We’re gearing up for the second round of The Lead Developer Austin and we want to hear from you. Lead Developer is all about the community, and we’re looking for a speaker line-up that reflects our...

The Turnkey Way to Turn Heads and Build Your Brand
You’ve got a little something that warrants some publicity. Nothing big or earth-shattering, but something that might raise your profile and build your brand. Unfortunately, your choices to get that publicity are slim: do it yourself, or find a long-term contract with...

Key Man Life: Your VC Wants Key Man Life Insurance on You and Why It’s Not ‘Weird’
Often times, Key Man Life is a requirement from institutional investment firms as part of their investment in a company. There was a similar scenario in the movie Along Came Polly if you have seen it. Some startup CEOs often wonder why this could be required. In this...

Best practices for Outsourcing Podcast
Calavista CMO, Sloan Foster interviews Lawrence Waugh, Co-Founder of Calavista and Russ Finney, CIO and CTO of itmWEB, discussing best Practices for Outsourcing Software Development and how to get the most out of virtual teams. Globalization continues to open up...

Decoding Tariff Impacts on US Electronics Manufacturing
There has been a lot of discussion recently about the impacts of the recently proposed tariff changes by the US Administration on Chinese goods. As we approach the up-and-coming implementation date of July 6th, 2018, the questions we’re getting from customers about...

New Member Spotlight: GCS Recruitment Specialists
GCS specializes strictly in IT, GCS has grown to become a global technology recruitment specialist supplying skilled contract and full-time professionals to some of the world’s most innovative employers. https://us.gcsrecruitment.com GCS has offices in London,...

New Member Spotlight: Gitty Inc.
We are a group of Computer Science, and Staffing experts who built Gitty™ – an AI tech sourcing bot. Gitty™ uses proprietary algorithms, open-source data, and creativity to search and invite people who can tell a computer what to do, a.k.a. Software Developers. Our...

Who’s Writing About Startups? Blockchain
You’re ready for epic media coverage. You’ve got big news brewing, you’re ready to startup fundraising, or you simply know you need to start early to build the type of relationships that generate impactful coverage. That’s all great – you’re ahead of the curve....

5G and the Future of Wireless in Austin
Join the Austin Tech Alliance and the Texas 5G Alliance to discuss the future of Austin and wireless technology. To Register visit the Facebook event page or view on EventBrite. - About this Event - Groundbreaking 5G technology will transform the landscape for...