{"podcast":{"title":"Austin Tech Connect: The Podcast For The Austin Technology Ecosystem, Business Leaders, and Tech Entrepreneurs!","slug":"austin-tech-connect","podcast_index_feed_id":5893386,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/445386/rss","website_url":"https://www.austintechnologycouncil.org","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/5/7/1/3/571305043495b7a2a04421dee9605cbd/Austin_Tech_Cover.png","author":"Austin Technology Council","episode_count":146,"summary":"Austin Tech Connect is the go to podcast for all things Technology in the Austin, Texas region. The show is hosted by the CEO of Austin Technology Council, Thom Singer. For over two years this show has highlighted local tech leaders who make a difference in the Austin tech ecosystem. Each week Thom sits down with leaders in technology & business from the greater Austin area to explore success stories, business advice, and visions for the future of Austin Tech. The Austin Technology Council has been bringing people together and serving the local tech ecosystem for over 32 years. If you are looking for the \"Whose Who\" of the Austin Technology Community, you need to be listening to the Austin Tech Connect Podcast. The Austin Tech Community is vibrant ecosystem of companies, non-profits, universities, and government agencies that are committed to keeping Austin as a leading technology center. Over the past three decades the city of Austin, Texas has transformed from a college town that is the State Capital, into a fast growing tech center. Homegrown startups grow into international leaders, and many other companies have opened offices in Austin or moved their headquarters. The future…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-tech-connect"},"episode":{"title":"Startup Roots, Strategic Future with Jason Parrish","slug":"startup-roots-strategic-future-with-jason-parrish","published_at":"2025-05-28T20:51:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-tech-connect/startup-roots-strategic-future-with-jason-parrish","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-tech-connect","url":"https://a7b1cb29-8eb2-4801-9ccb-e0eb899497ab.libsyn.com/startup-roots-strategic-future-with-jason-parrish","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/a7b1cb29-8eb2-4801-9ccb-e0eb899497ab/atc_Jason_Parrish_-_Stereo_Mix.mp3?dest-id=3729132","summary":"In this episode of Austin Tech Connect , Thom Singer sits down with Jason Parrish , co-founder of Altus Nova , for a candid conversation about the evolution of Austin's tech scene and his personal journey as a founder. Jason reflects on arriving in Austin in the late '80s, launching his first startup in the early '90s, and how legendary figures like Dr. George Kozmetsky, Laura Kilcrease, Carmelo Gordian, and others, played pivotal roles in shaping his entrepreneurial path. They explore the early days of product development, the lessons learned from rapid growth and tough exits, and how strategic thinking and trusted relationships have fueled Jason's current work at Altus Nova... a boutique product strategy and software development firm. Jason also shares what he sees as Austin's biggest opportunities and challenges going forward, and why he remains optimistic about the new generation of talent moving to Central Texas. This episode is full of insight, nostalgia, and hard-won wisdom from someone who helped build the foundation of Austin tech. If you're interested in where we've been, how far we've come, and what's next... don't miss this one.","meta_description":"In this episode of Austin Tech Connect , Thom Singer sits down with Jason Parrish , co-founder of Altus Nova , for a candid conversation about the evoluti…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2548,"processing_state":"failed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/austin-tech-connect/episodes/startup-roots-strategic-future-with-jason-parrish/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-tech-connect/startup-roots-strategic-future-with-jason-parrish.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}