Two founders in Austin teamed up for a health experiment. Cheryl Sew How of Tiny Health provided the lab tests and Scott Hickle of Throne was the n=1 subject. “For one month, he swapped his balanced, high-protein meals for an […]
These self-driving cars have taken over my part of Austin and it’s surreal. In this post Harry Campbell, aka “The Rideshare Guy” since 2014, unpacks the company’s strategic options for scaling the service outside of its current few markets. ~ […]
They sell legal weed in so many places now. I even saw a vending machine in Austin. The regular kind of weed is still very much banned in Texas, but this new stuff is unregulated… ~ learn more (free login […]
They sell legal weed in so many places now. I even saw a vending machine in Austin. The regular kind of weed is still very much banned in Texas, but this new stuff is unregulated… ~ learn more (free login […]
“Every day, Waymo’s driverless autonomous vehicles gather in the parking lot on 2nd and Harrison streets to park between rides and recharge. Periodically, the high-tech vehicles start honking at each other.” I just saw a guy in Austin getting out […]
If you cannot afford a lawyer, one will be provided to you. But in some places (including Austin), that lawyer will have a ridiculous caseload with very low pay rates paid by the government. In those cases, it seems you […]
The story is about the startup accelerator TechStars shutting down its Austin program after the person who was running it stepped down. The implication that extrapolates to the city is funny. This paragraph is excellent fodder for eyerolling: “One venture […]
“Foxtrot and Dom’s Kitchen & Market, are merging to become Outfox Hospitality.” I was living near a Foxtrot in Wicker Park, Chicago and really appreciated it. They luckily followed me to Austin and opened right near my house and the […]
“Austin had the fastest household growth, or growth in occupied housing units, of all large U.S. cities, as well as among select peer cities.” Inside: “In this story map, we focus on housing units in Austin, their growth between 2010 […]
“One of the things that makes Austin special is the communal spaces where people can safely and enjoyably exist outdoors. Barton Springs & Zilker Park are community treasures; no wonder people are so sensitive about them. We must build upon […]