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KBZZ radio is now Big in Japan!
From Texas Startup Blog

The KBZZRadio guys are our first colo-only coworking tenant.  They are housing their online radio program in our data center free of charge.  KBZZ is lead by John Porter who... Read More »

August 20, 2008

Approaching a VC (How-to)
From Texas Startup Blog

Chris Wand offers advice worth a read titled, “How do I approach a VC I don’t know?” Check it out.

August 19, 2008

Dallas coworking coverage from Launchpad
From Texas Startup Blog

Spike Gillepsie covered our coworking space here at Big in Japan in a post titled, “More coworking models: from high end to zero down“.  Thanks Spike.

August 19, 2008

Startup Happy Hour on Monday
From Texas Startup Blog

This summer we began experimenting with the Startup Happy Hour.  The idea was to hold several casual meetups for entepreneurs over the summer.  To that end we have been holding... Read More »

August 16, 2008

Perhaps why Dallas doesn't have many startups!
From Texas Startup Blog

Would you be surprised to learn that Boulder, CO has fewer than 100,000 residents, but more than 80 active startups and 4 significant venture capital funds?  The DFW area has more than 6,000,000 residents,... Read More »

August 16, 2008

AOL buys Socialthing
From Colorado Startups

AOL has acquired Socialthing, a TechStars company from 2007 which built a popular digital life manager. TechCrunch, Somewhat Frank, and Mashable all have coverage of the news, as does the TechStars... Read More »

August 14, 2008

Whitebox news: first dealers coming online!
From Texas Startup Blog

Anyone involved in a startup quickly realizes that most everything takes longer and costs more than you originally assumed (well, at least in EVERY startup I have been involved with... Read More »

August 14, 2008

Profile: Tallulah Cosmetics
From Kentucky Startup Blog

I normally write about tech oriented startups but thought I would highlight another company you might not expect to find in Kentucky.  Tallulah Cosmetics is the brainchild of Amy Wheeler... Read More »

August 14, 2008

Startup PR ~ the don'ts
From Texas Startup Blog

Over the past few months I ahve been talking to a few PR professionals about doing some PR work for our various companies (ServiceGuy, SpringStage, WhiteBox, SimpleTicket, Architel and HighDef). ... Read More »

August 14, 2008

Lijit raises an additional $7.1M
From Colorado Startups

Lijit continues to rock as it is now reporting that is has raised an additional $7.1M in venture funding from The Foundry Group, Boulder Ventures, and High Country Venture. This... Read More »

August 12, 2008