SXSW & Coronavirus News Coverage

• Stand with Austin – Join Us in Support of Local Businesses - Link
  - SXSW Blog
   
• See you next year, SXSW. - Link
  - Alamo Draft House’s Morgan Hendrix
   
• Here’s What One VC Is Warning His Portfolio Companies About As Coronavirus Spreads - Link
  - Crunchbase’s Mary Ann Azevedo
   
• Austin Businesses Rally To Salvage What They Can From SXSW Cancellation Ashes By Staging Smaller Events - Link
  - Deadline’s Bruce Haring
   
• SXSW cancellation having domino effect on Austin’s hospitality industry - Link
  - KXAN
   
• Austin community steps up to help each other after SXSW cancelation - Link
  - FOX 7’s Kacey Bowen
   
• SXSW 2020 Cancellation Leads to Major Layoffs - Link
  - Pitchfork
   
• The Cost of Canceling SXSW Could Keep the Festival from Returning in 2021 - Link
  - Slashfilm’s Ethan Anderton
   
• Stop the Music: South by Southwest Coronavirus Cancellation Reverberates Through Economy - Link
  - Wall Street Journal’s Elizabeth Findell, Rebecca Elliott and Russell Gold
   
• How Coronavirus Took Down SXSW - Link
  - CityLabs Kriston Capps
   
• Coronavirus Is Devastating the Conference Circuit - Link
  - Wall Street Journal’s Collin Eaton, Rebecca Elliott and Elizabeth Findell
   
• SXSW And Ultra Are Reportedly Not Offering Ticket Refunds After Being Canceled Over Coronavirus Fears - Link
  - Uproxx’s Carolyn Droke
   
• More SXSW Damage From Coronavirus Pandemic: No Refunds For Ticket-Holders, As Event Lays Off A Third Of Staff - Link
  - Music Business Worldwide’s Tim Ingham
   
• With SXSW canceled, two Austin military units look to reschedule events - Link
  - Stars and Stripes
   
• GoFundMe campaign is tipping service workers screwed by SXSW cancellation - Link
  - Fast Company’s Arianne Cohen
   
• Local disaster declaration extended indefinitely - Link
• Council to examine aid for ‘SXSW resilience’ after festival’s cancellation - Link
• UT Austin opens health clinic, weighs closure plan as it prepares for potential coronavirus spread - Link
• City, businesses work to offset economic impacts of SXSW cancellation - Link
  - Austin Monitor
   
• Xenex Deploys Germ-Zapping Robots Worldwide to Fight the Coronavirus Outbreak - Link
  - Silicon Hills News' Laura Lorek
   
• SXSW issues sweeping layoffs after festival canceled by City of Austin - Link
  - Culture Map Austin’s Katie Friel
   
• Texas Biomed Researchers Race to Find Coronavirus Vaccine - Link
• Here’s the Latest on How the Coronavirus Is Affecting San Antonio - Link
• USAA, Other San Antonio Employers Ready Remote Work Plans - Link
• Emptying Store Shelves Won’t Help Stop the Spread of Coronavirus, Social Distancing Will - Link
• H-E-B: Empty Shelves Not Empty For Long - Link
  - Rivard Report
   
• H-E-B cuts store hours across Texas amid coronavirus pandemic - Link
• H-E-B urges calm as customers flood stores, emptying shelves - Link
• Here's what’s been canceled, postponed as COVID-19 hits the Alamo City - Link
• SA's global beer conference a casualty of coronavirus - Link
• Rackspace asks local employees to work from home due to coronavirus - Link
• Local company's self-contained medical units gain interest as coronavirus infections grow - Link
  - San Antonio Business Journal
   
• UT president’s wife tests positive for coronavirus - Link
• Q&A with UT spokesperson on spring break, Friday closure - Link
• UT-Austin canceling classes, closing operations March 13 - Link
• Texas Global suspends all study abroad programs through Aug. 18 - Link
• How can University Health Services help students concerned about coronavirus? - Link
• How are UT System academic institutions reacting to coronavirus? - Link
• How is UT-Austin policy changing because of coronavirus? - Link
• SXSW cancellation impacts small businesses, service workers - Link
• Professors prepare to move UT-Austin classes online - Link
  - University of Texas
   
• COVID-19 killing robots are on the loose - Link
• COVID-19 pushing teams to work remotely – full guide on making it happen NOW - Link
• Should you stop shaking hands at job interviews or with clients? - Link
  - American Genius
   
• Efforts emerge to lessen the blow of losing SXSW - Link
• SXSW cancellation could leave $6M hole in pockets of vacation rental owners - Link
• Avoiding coronavirus: How tech giant Indeed makes work-from-home work for thousands of employees - Link
• Coronavirus update: Schools, concerts, hospitals, rodeo impacted - Link
• How coronavirus is impacting home selling - Link
• The fallout from SXSW's cancellation is just beginning - Link
• SXSW cancellation leaves Philly's new brand identity in limbo - Link
• Job cuts add to turbulent situation for SXSW - Link
• After 2020 cancellation, SXSW offers future badges to customers but refunds seem unlikely - Link
• Texas governor announces disaster declaration, Trump declares national emergency - Link
• Site selector: Coronavirus postponing major corporate searches - Link
  - Austin Business Journal
   
• Gig workers scrambling for income after SXSW called off - Link
• Central Texans weigh risks of a social life as an invisible threat looms - Link
• In Austin, tech firms adjusting work plans over coronavirus concerns - Link
• Coronavirus concern: What’s happening with big Austin-area events? - Link
• Europe travel ban another coronavirus-related hit to Texas economy - Link
• Austin job market strong heading into coronavirus scare - Link
• Austin's Silicon Labs plans $308M acquisition of California tech firm Redpine Signals - Link
• After SXSW called off, getting a rental refund can be confusing - Link
• How Austin's Outdoor Voices, a start-up darling, imploded - Link
• SXSW reeling from cancellation as company assesses loses - Link
• Dell encourages Austin-area employees to work from home - Link
  - Austin American-Statesman
   
• Coworking in a Time of Coronavirus: How North Texas Coworking Spaces are Handling the Pandemic - Link
  - North Texas Inno’s Kevin Cumming
   
• Museums Across North Texas Close Amid Coronavirus Concerns - Link
• How the Dallas Farmers Market Is Prepping for the Coronavirus - Link
• Major Dallas Companies Grapple With How to Handle the Coronavirus - Link
• A Guide to Social Distancing in Dallas as Coronavirus Cases Ramp Up - Link
• How to Politely Remind People to WASH THEIR DAMN HANDS - Link
• A Running List of Dallas Cancellations and Changes Due to Coronavirus - Link
• How D Magazine Is Doing Its Part to Fight COVID-19 - Link
• Coronavirus Has Arrived in Dallas - Link
  - D Magazine
   
• Live Nation and AEG Suspend All Tours. Here’s What That Means For Dallas. - Link
• Dallas Restaurants Get Proactive for Safe Dining Amid Coronavirus Pandemic - Link
• A Pandemic Devastated Dallas More Than a Century Ago. Here’s Why Hundreds Died. - Link
• What Can Dallas Teach the Rest of the Country About Coronavirus? - Link
  - Dallas Observer
   
• Here's how DFW's major manufacturers are dealing with coronavirus - Link
• Business Journal postpones 40 Under 40 event - Link
• American Airlines pilot based in DFW tests positive for coronavirus - Link
• DFW Coronavirus Tracker: College cancels face-to-face classes, while others extend spring break - Link
• How will American Airlines be affected by European travel limits? - Link
• Technology conferences in North Texas are getting canceled, postponed amid fears of the coronavirus - Link
  - Dallas Business Journal
   
• The show must go on with these SXSW-related events in Houston and Austin - Link
• Rodeo Houston shuts down due to coronavirus concerns, city prepares for economic impact - Link
• How your company should respond to the coronavirus, according to this Houston expert - Link
  - Innovation Map's Natalie Harms
   
• Dallas’ Blue Box Offers HVAC Coronavirus Scrubbing Solution - Link
• Fort Worth Biotech Exact Diagnostics Offers Research Lab Standard for Coronavirus Testing - Link
• UTSW Researchers Discover Human Protein That Could Stop Coronavirus - Link
  - Dallas Innovates
   
• Rice University cancels in-person classes amid coronavirus fears - Link
• Houston universities plan for coronavirus outbreak - Link
• Rice University cancels annual business plan competition amid coronavirus concerns - Link
• Rodeo Houston releases ticket refund, donation information - Link
• Houston health officials advise employers to prep for extended workplace interruptions - Link
• Here's what the coronavirus means for H-E-B shoppers and employees - Link
• Houston's huge Offshore Technology Conference postponed over coronavirus - Link
• H-E-B to close Houston stores early, cut hours to keep up with coronavirus-related demand - Link
• Tracking coronavirus: 'However bad you thought it was, it's worse' - Link
• Houston businesses brace for impact of coronavirus - Link
• UPDATED: Houston schools take further action due to coronavirus - Link
• Mayor: Rodeo Houston canceled on coronavirus fears - Link
• Houston economist doubles energy job-loss forecast after stock market, oil price plunge - Link
  - Houston Business Journal
   
• Texas Medical Center hotel employs germ-killing robots to fight coronavirus - Link
• Telecommuting 101: Working from home for newbies - Link
• Cold warmer weather kill the new coronavirus? - Link
• ‘Not going to stop’: Houstonians continue daily rituals amid... - Link
  - The Houston Chronicle

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• Meet the 250 Most Inspiring Companies in Texas - Link
  - Inc. Magazine
   
• 4 Reasons to Start and Grow a Business in Texas - Link
  - Inc. Magazine’s Tom Foster
   
• Welcome DivInc Accelerator Cohort 6! - Link
  - Divinc
   
• Handsome App Founders Launching FaB Austin Alongside Odile Roujol - Link
   
• How a Startup Darling, Outdoor Voices, Imploded - Link
  - New York Times’ Sapna Maheshwari and Erin Griffith
   
• Outdoor Voices Became A Staple For Millennial Cool Girls Thanks To Its Chill Aesthetic. Employees Say They Were Drowning. - Link
  - Buzzfeed’s Briana Sacks
   
• Soul Popped Gourmet Popcorn offers product with a purpose - Link
  - Community Impact Newspaper’s Amy Rae Dadamo
   
• 12 Austin companies plug into Forbes' first-ever best startup employers list - Link
  - Culture Map Austin’s John Egan
   
• The longest shortest 2 years - Link
• March Accelerator All Access — Group Ride-sharing App, Online Pharmacy, Robots for Students, & More - Link
• Saturday Startup Spotlight: eCarra - Link
  - Austin Startups
• Texas County & District commits $100 million to venture capital - Link
  - Pensions & Investments
   
• Surfin' the streets: Austin startup rolling out a new kind of skateboard - Link
  - KVUE.com
   
• Bombshell reports detail Austin-based Outdoor Voices' 'implosion' - Link
  - Culture Map Austin
   
• Keeping Productive Through Uncertainty: Indeed’s Work From Home Strategy - Link
• Austin Tech Madness Round One Results: Close Calls and Power Players - Link
• Embracing Tech Without a Screen, Austin Couple Develops Music and Podcast Device for Kids - Link
• Shipping Software Startup Overhaul Hauls in $17.5M - Link
• SXSW Lays Off 1/3 of Full-Time Staff Following Coronavirus Cancellation - Link
  - Austin Inno's Brett Wistrom - Subscribe Here
   
• Amazon now selling ‘cashierless’ tech to grocers (we called it!) - Link
• Video content rules – but how trendy do you need to be? - Link
• SoftBank’s vision fund loses billions, how this impacts the startup ecosystem - Link
• Modern sexual harassment problems require more modern training - Link
• 4 ways to take advantage of modern manufacturing trends - Link
• You should apply to be on a board – why and how - Link
• Is it good or bad to be a jack of all trades as a digital marketer? - Link
• New legislation mean new tax credits, this startup helps you find them - Link
• New Uber feature makes it more accessible, improves trustworthiness - Link
• The neuroscience of respectful leadership – preventing professional disrespect - Link
  - American Genius
   
• How Texas came to the forefront of baseball analytics - Link
• The Kidney Club: From diagnosis to post-transplant - Link
• Acknowledge other people, not just your technology - Link
• Urban Roots gives Austin youth hands-on experience while growing fresh food for the city - Link
• Alamo Drafthouse Cinema co-founder, CEO talks entrepreneurship successes, failures - Link
• UT student business offers affordable shipping - Link
• Texas Stock Pitch expands to national level competition for first time - Link
• UTIMCO investments no longer serve UT Austin students - Link
• UT System's investment in fossil fuel industries sparks backlash, prompts students to push for divestment - Link
  - University of Texas
   
• 30 Austin female startup founders you should know - Link
• Supply Chain Startup Overhaul Raises $17.5M, Plans to Triple Headcount - Link
• Weekly Refresh: Flourish Acquired RoundUp, Bird's Mopeds, and More - Link
  - BuiltinAustin
   
• Journal Profile: Veteran journalist Emily Ramshaw jumps into entrepreneurism with The 19th - Link
• Can your business get a piece of more than $500 billion in NY government contracts? - Link
• How Outdoor Voices, a startup darling, imploded - Link
• Aryzta closes Austin bakery, laying off 95 - Link
• H-E-B urges calm as customers flood stores, emptying shelves - Link
• Ryan Pape put skin in the game for company that puts 'skin' on cars - Link
• As revenue hits $37M, The Zebra adds 2 women to C-suite - Link
• After raising $20M, dental-tech startup bought its biggest competitor - Link
• As his company embarks on new stage of growth, Lifesize CEO is thankful for Instagram - Link
• JuiceLand CEO shares unique expansion model, where they're headed next - Link
• Overhaul nabs nearly $18M to propel startup to profitability - Link
• Amplify Austin raises record $12.3M for nonprofits - Link
  - Austin Business Journal
   
• Austin biotech firm Biostable raises $4.2 million - Link
• Austin supply chain tech firm Overhaul raises $17.5 million - Link
• Austin's Stone Aerospace shoots for the stars - Link
  - Austin American-Statesman

• Geekdom Launches Incubator Program for Startups Focused on Social Impact - Link
• Check Out These Four Business Grants To Fund Your Startup - Link
  - Startups San Antonio
   
• Rush of Generosity Follows Destruction for Local Web Firm - Link
• A Beer Map: San Antonio Craft Scene on Tap for Growth - Link
• H-E-B’s Annual Quest for Texas Best Competition Now Open for Submissions - Link
  - Rivard Report
   
• Meet the startups of Geekdom's 2020 incubator - Link
• Alamo City scooter company is going Hollywood — sort of - Link
• Military veteran bringing 'Shark Tank' star to SA for entrepreneur conference - Link
• Local students' invention wins spot in national competition - Link
• San Antonio whiskey maker to open new downtown distillery - Link
• Geekdom raises more money in latest fund - Link
  - San Antonio Business Journal

• Layups and Breakaways: Round 1 of Tech Madness Closes, Round 2 Begins - Link
• Dallas-Based Online Energy Broker Raises Series B for State Expansion, Product Growth - Link
• How Pressed Roots is Bringing Boutique Salons to Women of Color - Link
• Zabo Looks to Bring Crypto into the Mainstream - Link
• Worlds Looks to ‘Transform Humanity’ with Spatial AI Technology - Link
  - North Texas Inno’s Kevin Cumming
   
• Gen Z and the Future of Dallas’ Workforce - Link
  - D Magazine
   
• DFW Airport’s Mitzi Chollampel: “It’s Relationships That Really Move the Needle.” - Link
• Dallas-based Eclipse Wins an ADDY for Best Packaging - Link
• ‘Drybar for Women of Color’: Pressed Roots Launches Flagship Store in Dallas - Link
• Industry 4.0: CellAntenna Wireless Opens Regional Operations Center in Plano - Link
• Engage Dallas: Mayor’s Star Council to Host Fourth Annual Leadership Summit - Link
• Ericsson’s Lewisville 5G Smart Factory Rolls Out First Product - Link
• JPMorgan’s Global CIO Talks Emerging Tech, Top Talent, and Honing in on DFW - Link
• AI-Powered Energy Broker EnergyBot Raises Series B - Link
• Dallas’ Flourish Change Acquires RoundUp App to Make Charity Donation Swipeable - Link
• Dallas Invents: 152 Patents Granted for Week of March 3 - Link
• Office Envy: These 15 Dallas‑Fort Worth Companies Attract Top Talent With Their Innovative Spaces - Link
• Innovative Spaces: 900lbs’ Offices Enables Creative Collaboration (and Pets!) - Link
• Innovative Spaces: Inside ACTIVE Network’s All-Hands ‘Park’ Space - Link
• Innovative Spaces: rewardStyle’s HQ is as Sleek as its Tech - Link
• Innovative Spaces: Sally Beauty’s Expands Denton HQ to Invest in New Talent and Digital - Link
• Innovative Spaces: The Richards Group’s Beehive of Activity Lies in its Stairway - Link
• Innovative Spaces: TaskUs’s People-First Office Combines Performance and Fun - Link
• Apps for All: Woman-Owned AdaptivApps Launches to Make the Digital World More Inclusive - Link
• Nasdaq Acquires Irving-based Fintech Startup Solovis - Link
• Parkland’s Innovation Center Has a New Playbook for Healthcare and Community Collaboration - Link
• A New App From Two Former SMU Football Players Connects Search With Social - Link
  - Dallas Innovates
   
• Form-D Friday: Civitas Capital Group starts up multiple funds - Link
• Inc. Magazine: 35% of state's fastest-growing private companies call DFW home - Link
• Take a tour of Deep Ellum with our 40 Under 40 honorees - Link
• This former TV reporter 'bet on herself' with her media strategy company - Link
• He manages the HR function of employee relations for AT&T - Link
• Opening this PR and marketing office gave her a quick business education - Link
• Her company is blazing a trail in auto manufacturing quality control - Link
• His fast-growing company is filling a niche in property tax lending - Link
• Childhood lessons have lasting effects for his fast-growing dental group - Link
• Service defines his fast-growing Frisco financial firm - Link
• Her parents' bad experience motivated her to pursue immigration law - Link
• She's built a career on making people feel better, giving back - Link
• She manages $3B in expenses for the country's largest private health care network - Link
• Sit, stand & rebrand: Why this chief revenue officer is excited about his new role - Link
• Her nonprofit is envisioning lasting improvements for Texas' future - Link
• 'I only want to build companies': What drives this parking firm's COO - Link
• Via politics or PepsiCo, she is living the American Dream - Link
• How this chief engineer for Raytheon is developing military projects faster - Link
• Deal makers are optimistic on M&A activity in the year ahead – though there are caveats - Link
• A couple of neighbors and a question around discounts leads to startup that's now looking to raise up to $1M - Link
• 'I was just lucky enough that it worked': Inside Bullzerk's 'reckless' jump into the retail industry - Link
• Executive Profile: Ryan Pape put skin in the game for company that puts 'skin' on cars - Link
• What started as a family need has grown into a booming bakery business - Link
• Former Peloton founders to lead JLL North Texas as Jeff Eckert takes national post - Link
• Large-scale changes at Neiman Marcus could impact hundreds of jobs - Link
• Owner of Envy Gaming is interested in growing esports both regionally and internationally - Link
• He is tackling a big data center build-out for Google in DFW - Link
• Q&A: J.P. Morgan's Rob Holmes discusses strategy, markets and trends - Link
• Comerica appoints new enterprise tech head - Link
• Behind the deal: Nasdaq buys Irving startup that had raised about $20M - Link
• Roundup of deals and dollars: Dallas firm announces investment geared towards energy tech - Link
• With an eye on the economy and changes in tech, Fastsigns is looking to grow - Link
• Match investing in more employees, product development ahead of spin-off from IAC - Link
• Deloitte RE head talks move to tech, continued capital in the market - Link
  - Dallas Business Journal

• Want to help Houston Rodeo vendors? Here is a list of dozens that you can support online. - Link
  - Click2Houston
   
• Houston entrepreneur designs clothing that benefits skin health - Link
• Houston design build firm breaks down why value engineering is a smart move - Link
• Houston entrepreneur levels the playing field for female runners with new activewear line - Link
• Houston-based digital business resource launches minority-focused, celebrity-backed grant program - Link
• 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week - Link
• Houston esports startup scores partnerships with big gaming brands - Link
• Rice University researchers find that tracking social media can predict violent events - Link
• Report: Houston ranked No. 2 in the country for corporate relocation, expansion projects landed in 2019 - Link
• Houston energy tech startup talks growth and national expansion following $5.5M series A - Link
• Houston-based blockchain company continues growth with expansion in Southeast Asia - Link
• Houston investors create angel network focused on minorities - Link
• Houston nonprofit wins coworking space in Shark Tank-inspired pitch competition - Link
• Overheard: Houston venture capital experts weigh in on the city's investment future - Link
• 3 female Houston innovators to know this week - Link
  - InnovationMap's Natalie Harms / Culture Map Houston
   
• A message from the Rice Crisis Management Team - Link
• ‘Smart’ wound-healing patch: DARPA awards $22 million grant - Link
• A trophy made for traveling - Link
• Crowdfunding rife with unintended consequences, says Baker Institute expert - Link
• New nano strategy fights superbugs - Link
• Executive education for all is goal at Rice this spring - Link
• Forced purchasing won’t promote textbook affordability, says OpenStax expert - Link
• The oil price war is on, says Baker Institute expert - Link
• Groovy key to nanotubes in 2D - Link
  - Rice University
   
• Artificial Intelligence and Family Medicine: Better Together - Link
• ‘Deceptively Simple’ Process Could Boost Plastics Recycling - Link
  - University of Houston
   
• Voyager 2 space probe to spend 11 months in silence - Link
• NASA moon rocket is over budget, behind schedule, audit says - Link
• Report: Space startups receive record investment in 2019 - Link
• Houston company signs SpaceX contract to fly private astronauts - Link
  - The Houston Chronicle's Andrea Lienfelder / Techburger Blog's Dwight Silverman

• When Corporate Execs Advise Startups - Shockware Innovation’s Gordon Daugherty - Link
• 7 Steps To A Diverse Interview Slate - Distinguished Search’s Somer Hackley - Link
• 4 Tricks for Self-Funding Your Business - Inc. Magazine - Link
• The Top 250 Companies in Texas - Inc. Magazine - Link
• Unicorn advocate on K Street: Softbank's lobbyist - Roll Call - Link
• PepsiCo FritoLay Names Winners of the WomanMade Funding Challenge - Alice - Link
• New Enterprise Associates raises $3.6 billion for latest venture capital fund - Pensions & Investments - Link
• This husband-wife duo's startup helps companies automate their workflows - Link
• LifeLock Founder Robert Maynard Rises From the Ashes — to Crash and Burn Again - Phoenix New Times Ray Stern - Link
• It’s Going to be More Important than Ever to Support Local Businesses - Alisa Sleep - Link
• He Has 17,700 Bottles of Hand Sanitizer and Nowhere to Sell Them - NYTimes’ Jack Nicas - Link
• Support Your Local Businesses by Buying Gift Cards to Use After the Coronavirus Outbreak - Lifehacker’s Emily Price - Link
• Cancel Everything - The Atlantics Yascha Mounk - Link
• A Comprehensive List of Tips, Tools, and Examples for Event Organizers During the Coronavirus Outbreak - CMX’s David Spinks - Link
• Advice for Companies With Less Than 1 Year of Runway - YCombinator’s Dalton Caldwell - Link
• Co-Work Startup The Wing Saw Its Worth Shrink in WeWork Deal - Bloomberg - Link
• Building a winning culture – lessons from TrendKite - LoudCloud’s Justin Papermaster - Link
• Pecan Street and CIC develop a strategic framework for grid modernization initiatives - Paul Watson - Link