Tech Ranch Austin

Join us for Global Entrepreneurship Week: November 16 – 22nd

First off – bookmark this page: http://www.gewusa.org/austin/!

According to Global Entrepreneurship Week:

It’s no surprise that Austin is a booming city for young entrepreneurs, new firms and new jobs. With the massive increase in popularity for Austin’s annual attraction, SXSW, more companies have noticed the superb conditions for raising a startup in the city. Austin has grown in every way over the last ten years with an annual increase of population growth at 3%, job growth at 3%, and an ever expanding economy. It is continually ranked on Forbes’ America’s Fastest Growing Cities list. 

Austin’s big name high-tech firms such as Apple, Google, Facebook, eBay, Cisco and HP have made the area an international hub of innovation. Paired with a low cost of living and an all around “cool” vibe, Austin is a fantastic city for young entrepreneurs.  [Read more…]

What is a Tech Ranch Campfire?

Campfire Blog Post - 1As most of you know, the number of networking events in Austin is growing by the day. “Meet new people”, “have some drinks”, and “network for your business” are all common phrases when you are scouring through the events pages – I will admit, I’ve used them all. We are not here to tell you that you won’t get all of those amazing perks at a Tech Ranch Campfire session, but you will do so in a new way.

Campfire networking works by channeling the group that attends and what they can offer to the greater community of “Ranchers”. The afternoon sessions start at 3:30 PM at the Tech Ranch offices (8920 Business Park Drive, Suite 250!) with a brief introduction to the space, team members and programs.  From there, Kevin leads the group on a fact-finding mission…first asking attendees to share any updates or “asks” they have regarding their entrepreneurial venture and then breaking everyone into smaller groups to really dig deep into how we can all help each other.

Kevin, our CEO and Founder, will ask each of the small groups to have a discussion. This discussion involves each person providing an “ask” and a “give”. Generally, it is a lot easier to ask for help then give advice or offer help, but entrepreneurs need as many resources and contacts as they can get to succeed.

After sharing we continue to “meet new people”, start to “have some drinks” and follow-up on potential “networking for your business”. We hope to see you at one or every upcoming Campfire!

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Who is the Tech Ranch Campfire for?

Are you new to Tech Ranch? A veteran who hasn’t quite made it to a Campfire yet? Are you wondering what the point is?

Here’s what Janice Friesen, a self-professed Not A Geek, said:

I first went to Tech Ranch because I was attending every networking opportunity that I could. My business…is for helping non-technical people to be able to do what they want with their technology. So, at first I wondered whether I fit into this network.

There are several things that Tech Ranch Campfires have done for me. Over time, I have become better at clearly stating what my company is. I have also become much clearer about what I am looking for (my ask). Surprisingly to me, I have made contact with people who actually need what I have to offer!. It turns out that there are tech start-ups who work with non-technical people who need hand holding!

Finally and most importantly, I am really impressed with the emphasis on collaboration and working together that is the foundation of Tech Ranch. People do not feel threatened by each other and connections are made that truly help.

 

Intrigued? Come to the next Campfire! Every second and fourth Friday, rain or shine. October Campfires will be on the 11th and 25th.

See you there!