Author Archives: stuartfrazier

Buttross Property

Consider this list of accomplishments: owner of landscaping company; owner and operator of three used-car dealerships; gym trainer; founder of the Austin Music Co-Op; creator of an Austin halfway house for single mothers; owner of a $50 million real estate … Continue reading

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drink.well

Restaurants are opening up all over Austin. So many, in fact, that it can be challenging just to keep up with all of the new additions. But a restaurant is not the easiest enterprise to start: it takes significant capital, … Continue reading

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World Peas

Is a pea a vegetable or a fruit? If you ask Anish Sheth, founder of World Peas, the humble pea is first and foremost a delicious snack food! His business isn’t just another pea in a pod – World Peas … Continue reading

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in.gredients

Did you know that packaging materials account for nearly two-fifths of all the trash in the United States? And that every year Americans throw away 39 million tons of paper and paperboard, 13.9 million tons of plastic, and 10.9 million … Continue reading

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Baby Zach’s

April is the start of spring and all that jazz. But it also ends with the Austin Food and Wine Festival. This month the Austin iLab features some of Austin’s innovators in food and drink. From Whole Foods to Sweet … Continue reading

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Altumaxis

A net-zero home is, as it sounds, a home with zero annual net energy consumption. Achieving net-zero consumption requires a combination of conservation methods and use of renewable energy sources. There’s an exciting new company in Austin called Altumaxis that … Continue reading

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Front Gate Tickets

Austin is the live music capital of the world. In order to attend most of the great live events here in Austin, you need to purchase tickets. This week the Austin iLab sat down with some of the team from … Continue reading

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SpaceCraft

Adam Moore is no stranger to the start-up space. He started with Springbox, a full services interactive marketing firm with offices now in Austin and Los Angeles. His latest venture is SpaceCraft. Less than two years in the making and … Continue reading

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Moolala

We all call our money something special. Maybe it’s cash. Or dough. Benjamins. Green.  Well, now there’s a new start-up here in Austin doing special things to help you save money and it is taking on another well-known currency moniker: … Continue reading

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Spredfast

Austin is home to leading technological innovators, many reshaping the tech sphere as we know it. The Austin iLab’s latest guest has been a part of this evolution for quite some time. Since the rise of social media, there have … Continue reading

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