foundingAUSTIN magazine is a central resource for Austin’s robust entrepreneurial community. At foundingAUSTIN, storytelling drives everything we do, and we are a primary source for Austin entrepreneurs to find inspiration, education, and encouragement.
Our content includes profiles about masters of their crafts, new founder success stories, deep-dives into specific business aspects of an entrepreneur’s journey, educational articles about things that every entrepreneur wishes they knew sooner, and coverage of all the things that happen outside of the office that affect an entrepreneur’s work and life.
Do you want to introduce our readers to a new innovator who is disrupting our community in the best way? Is there a business you’ve patronized for years, and you’re ready to share the founder’s wisdom with the rest of Austin? Or maybe you have some entrepreneurial advice about optimizing business or life? Familiarize yourself with our previous content and read our magazine’s pitch guidelines, and if everything still looks aligned, reach out using the contact form below.
In addition to profiles, foundingAUSTIN may include the following features:
- Educational articles about an entrepreneur’s tasks, responsibilities, or milestones
- Inspirational narratives that share details about an established founder’s recent efforts
- Lifestyle pieces that relate to everything that happens to an entrepreneur outside of the office
- Events or other things that founders-in-the-know would like to share with the rest of the community
- Sponsored articles, in which a business provides an article giving insight into their industry
- A Day in the Life (24 hours with a founder)
- Mentor Me (how a mentor influenced or guided a founder)
- Genesis (the origins or “bright idea” that led to the idea for a product, service or company)
- The Last Word (thoughts on the theme written by a founder)
Some areas to cover in your articles include:
Subject’s background especially as it relates to founding their company—if they left another profession what enticed them to become an entrepreneur? Did they come from an entrepreneurial background or family? What is their connection to their industry?
Entrepreneur’s journey and lessons learned. How did they get started? Obstacles? How were they funded? Mentors, classes, or groups that helped. Would they do it again? Looking back what would they do differently? Any personality traits that fostered success or resilience along the way. Lessons learned and secrets to their success.
Passion for entrepreneurship. Where did the passion come from? How do they maintain or sustain their passion for their business? What impact do they hope their business will have for the greater good?
