The folks who brought you PR Over Coffee have released a new startup resource, Startup over Coffee, a map of many entrepreneurial resources available for startups in the Austin, Texas market.

Why Austin? Well, for one thing, we got our start in Austin!

More importantly is Austin’s rapid rise among the nation’s top metro markets to become a dominant player in the world of startup ecosystems. Austin came in at #1 in the CNBC Metro 20: America’s Best Places to Start a Business in August. Austin cracked the top 10 on the 2016 Kauffman Index, which measures the entrepreneurial vitality of the 40 largest metro areas on the country. Austin also hit #1 on the Forbes list of The Cities Creating the Most Technology Jobs 2015.  

One of the most important aspects of the success of Austin’s startup scene? An incredibly diverse, mature startup ecosystem made up of all kinds of businesses, organizations and media.  

Claim your spot on the Startup over Coffee map!

This map is meant to be crowdsourced and maintained by those who make up the Austin startup scene. Regardless of whether you own or operate a coffee shop or coworking space, we want to democratize the map’s content in order to make it as up-to-date as possible.

For any organizations who are already on the map and would like to claim their pin, it’s easy to do. Just follow these steps:

1. Click your organization’s pin (you must represent the organization to be approved)
2. Click ‘More Info’
3. Click ‘Claim Place’
4. Sign-in (you will need to create a MapMe account)

Any businesses that support the Austin startup scene who want to put their pin on the map can easily do so by following the instructions found here.

Don’t just take it from us!

Our friend and local startup expert Paul O’Brien said this about the Austin startup scene:

Austin thrives because of its the convergence of technology with design, art, music, architecture, gaming, and the experiences that we love. Austin lives to work and our entrepreneurs are in coworking spaces, office parks, working from home, and in coffee shops throughout the city; connecting opportunities with talent, resources, and ideas.

Want to help?

Startup over Coffee is our attempt to capture the richness of that startup ecosystem and share it for anybody who is looking for a way to plug-in, network and contribute to the Austin startup community. That’s why we need your help!

We will be adding new startup ecosystems in cities across the U.S. so stay tuned for more. Next up? The Denver & Boulder startup scene! Want to see your city added sooner? Let us know at: info@PRoverCoffee.com and we’ll get to work on it.