Founder Interviews
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Hunting Leads
How Moby Turned $90K in Ad Spend Into a $1.12M Year in Austin
Moby runs a B2B paid ads agency in Austin, where he helped a solopreneur dentist scale from $40K to $1.12M in a single year — proving that when paid ads are aimed at the right audience, leverage shows up fast.
Moby · 2026-05-01
Young Professionals Network
How to Build Communities that 10x Your Business in Austin
Alec Rios is building Young Professionals Network in Austin around events, media, and nonprofit service — proving that when you get the right people in the room with intention, community compounds into something powerful.
Alec Rios · 2026-04-24
Entrepremedian
How a Joke Landed a $30K Client in Austin (and Can 5X Your Pitch)
JaMarr John Johnson shares how humor opens doors, builds trust, and makes sales conversations feel human — and how a comedy performance led to a $30K client.
JaMarr John Johnson · 2026-04-17
Curios
How Austin's Curios Eliminates Greedy Publishing Platforms
Greg Keogh built Curios to help creators of premium content sell directly to their audience, keeping 100% of their revenue and owning their customer relationships.
Greg Keogh · 2026-04-10
United Solutions
Why Your Payment Processor Is Costing You More Than You Think
Luis Gutierrez shares how United Solutions helps Austin business owners cut through confusing payment processing costs — and how one restaurant saved over $14,000 in a single month.
Luis Gutierrez · 2026-04-01
happyhopper
How Austin's happyhopper Hit the iOS Top 100 with TikTok
The happyhopper team shares how they turned a common local frustration into a Top 100 iOS app using TikTok and hyper-local content.
happyhopper Team · 2026-03-28
Talent Stream
How This Austin Startup Cut Recruiting Costs By 80% With AI
Mike Black shares how Talent Stream is using AI to dramatically reduce recruiting costs and increase recruiter output by 50-100x.
Mike Black · 2026-03-20
Austin Founders Feed
The Story Behind Austin Founders Feed
Ken and Warren share how they built Austin's #1 newsletter for founders — from a LinkedIn connection to a thriving community.
Ken Jee & Warren Wales · 2026-03-07
SideHustle Live
This Austin Board Game Turned Into a Live Comedy Show
Darby Rollins shares how a bar joke about a wobbly table turned into a funded Kickstarter board game and a live comedy show for entrepreneurs.
Darby Rollins · 2026-03-01
Conscious Builders
Building Austin's Most Intentional Founder Community
Nate Ginsburg shares how Conscious Builders merges entrepreneurship with intentional living to create Austin's most unique founder community.
Nate Ginsburg · 2026-02-21
Gold Hunt
From Meetup Host to Game Creator: The Gold Hunt Story
Grace Huang shares how hosting Austin community events inspired her to create Gold Hunt, a social deduction game designed to spark real conversations.
Grace Huang · 2026-02-14