The Dark Ages of Austin Startup Capital

Re:The Dark Ages of Austin Startup Capital by wyclif on Monday March 07, 2016 @02:16AM (#11237567)

Look to the Deep Eddy Vodka acquisition as one. This was a quick exit for Clayton Christopher after his win for Sweet Leaf Tea

Neither of which are tech startups.

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Re:The Dark Ages of Austin Startup Capital by philippnagel on Monday March 07, 2016 @09:47AM (#11239135)

I'd argue they're both not even startups. This is not meant degrade both companies in any way - just to clearly differentiate between two approaches suitable for different business models

The classic definition by Steve Blank is: "[A] [...] startup is an organization formed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model." [0].

Selling iced tea and vodka is a straightforward, traditional business model. Nothing to search for.

[0]: http://steveblank.com/2010/01/25/whats-a-startup-first-princ...

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Re:The Dark Ages of Austin Startup Capital by saosebastiao on Monday March 07, 2016 @10:28AM (#11239370)

Selling advertising is also a straightforward traditional business model.

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