Comments on: Austin Inc. http://notanmba.com/blog/2008/04/austin-inc-2 taking the stupid out of business Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:39:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Dusty Reagan http://notanmba.com/blog/2008/04/austin-inc-2#comment-2618 Dusty Reagan Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:08:15 +0000 http://notanmba.com/blog/2008/04/austin-inc-2#comment-2618 The thing about Austin is, it's one of few cities where the citizens sit around and talk about how much they love living in Austin! :) I hope the influx of people moving to Austin are doing so because they love the city. I can't stand it when people complain about Austin and talk about moving. Move already! PS. I The thing about Austin is, it’s one of few cities where the citizens sit around and talk about how much they love living in Austin! :)

I hope the influx of people moving to Austin are doing so because they love the city. I can’t stand it when people complain about Austin and talk about moving. Move already!

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]]> By: Cesar Torres http://notanmba.com/blog/2008/04/austin-inc-2#comment-2583 Cesar Torres Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:50:39 +0000 http://notanmba.com/blog/2008/04/austin-inc-2#comment-2583 I'll welcome people with open arms into Austin as long as they 1) love this town as much as I have for the past 7 years and 2) don't try to make it into a place it's not. I wake up every morning and see this place change before my eyes; I can't tell you how exciting it is to be a part of that. I’ll welcome people with open arms into Austin as long as they 1) love this town as much as I have for the past 7 years and 2) don’t try to make it into a place it’s not. I wake up every morning and see this place change before my eyes; I can’t tell you how exciting it is to be a part of that.

]]> By: Andrew http://notanmba.com/blog/2008/04/austin-inc-2#comment-2567 Andrew Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:51:01 +0000 http://notanmba.com/blog/2008/04/austin-inc-2#comment-2567 Clearly there are cliques in Austin, as there are in most places (especially places in the South). But there has always been just enough Jerry Jeff Walker, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Kinky Friedman, Willie, Asleep at the Wheel...in the water to create a space for the creative. When you drive around in the Hill Country you can still find refugees from 1970s Austin. They're waiting for the Armadillo World Headquarters to make a comeback...So am I, I guess that's where my bias really is- Clearly there are cliques in Austin, as there are in most places (especially places in the South). But there has always been just enough Jerry Jeff Walker, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Kinky Friedman, Willie, Asleep at the Wheel…in the water to create a space for the creative. When you drive around in the Hill Country you can still find refugees from 1970s Austin. They’re waiting for the Armadillo World Headquarters to make a comeback…So am I, I guess that’s where my bias really is-

]]> By: Julie Gomoll http://notanmba.com/blog/2008/04/austin-inc-2#comment-2549 Julie Gomoll Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:11:46 +0000 http://notanmba.com/blog/2008/04/austin-inc-2#comment-2549 You've been visiting coworking sites all over, right? I can't decide if I'm surprised at this description or not... On one hand, I think "well, yeah, duh... that's why we're all here." On the other hand, I think Texans (I'm an Austinite, not a Texan, btw) can be very proprietary, so of course there's lots of "we're the best" sentiment. On the other other hand over 100 people PER DAY move to Austin, so clearly we've got something going here. Thankfully, we have a mayor who's into smart growth. We're finally getting a commuter rail, and urban light rail is on its way. Downtown is rapidly coming back to life, and there seems to be renewed interest by the general population in maintaining our unique flavor. I moved here from Madison in 1985. It took a long time for Austin to feel like home. It's definitely home now, though, and I'm glad to hear you're able to grok so much of the goodness that's here :) You’ve been visiting coworking sites all over, right?

I can’t decide if I’m surprised at this description or not…

On one hand, I think “well, yeah, duh… that’s why we’re all here.”

On the other hand, I think Texans (I’m an Austinite, not a Texan, btw) can be very proprietary, so of course there’s lots of “we’re the best” sentiment.

On the other other hand over 100 people PER DAY move to Austin, so clearly we’ve got something going here.

Thankfully, we have a mayor who’s into smart growth. We’re finally getting a commuter rail, and urban light rail is on its way. Downtown is rapidly coming back to life, and there seems to be renewed interest by the general population in maintaining our unique flavor.

I moved here from Madison in 1985. It took a long time for Austin to feel like home. It’s definitely home now, though, and I’m glad to hear you’re able to grok so much of the goodness that’s here :)

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