Innovation and Architecture with Todd Runkle Principal, Managing Director at Gensler

08/02/22 • 27 min

Often how we live, work and play is determined by where we live, work, and play. The buildings we occupy can range from condos and offices in the central business district, to the wide-open spaces needed to test drones and farm equipment. Today with speak Todd Runkle on how Austin is evolving, how innovation districts play a role, and the growth of Central Living Districts.

Where we are and how we live, work, and play is... What's next Austin?

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Where we are and how we live, work, and play is... What's next Austin?

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Austin Next Links: Website, X/Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn
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Previous Episode

Peter Rex, Real Estate and PropTech Entrepreneur and now Austinite

We met and talked to Peter Rex, who with his team at Rex LLC owns substantial real estate in Austin and across the United States. Since 2018, Peter has focused a lot of his time and energy on Rex Tech Ventures, his technology incubator and PropTech software companies.

Rex Tech has now grown to ten companies and together they are looking to solve some of the most difficult problems in the real estate industry. We talked about Why Austin, the convergence of tech and real estate, and even a little blockchain and web3. It’s the disruptors who make...What’s next Austin?

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The Changing Austin Venture Scene with CS Freeland, Executive Director of the Austin Venture Association

Clearly the Austin entrepreneurial ecosystem has been growing dramatically for the last several years. And, with that growth has come a lot of new investors. Whether it be VCs building larger funds, entrepreneurs reinvesting earnings, incubators and angels willing to help startups, there are a lot of people getting involved. Today we are talking with CS Freeland, co-founder and executive director of the Austin Venture Association (AVA). We cover why do we need an organization AVA, the origin story, and the evolution of the venture environment here in Austin.

Capital that is leveling up raises...What's next Austin.

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