In this episode Thom Singer talks to Kevin Koym, the founder and CEO of Tech Ranch.  Tech Ranch is a twenty year old "Entrepreneur Support Organization" that helps discover talent and connect entrepreneurs so they can scale.  In this conversation we cover a lot of ground about Entrepreneurship and the history of Austin Tech.    About Kevin Koym

Kevin Koym's distinguished career fuels his passion for advising startups, which has seen two $0-to-$1 million startups and four others that made the $500,000 mark, and a number of “firsts” including the development of the first internet banking application in 1995 and the first large-scale e-commerce application engine, which generated over $2 billion in revenue for Dell Computer in the late 1990s. Kevin was at the forefront of exploring profile-driven commerce, the use of Linux to secure networks and exploring the feasibility of Affective Computing. And, his experience working with technology luminary Steve Jobs at NeXT influences his ability to inspire the global entrepreneurs he supports.

In 2010, the Association of Information Technology Professionals, Austin Chapter, honored Kevin as “Technology Community Leader of the Year”. Prior to founding his own companies, and in addition to NeXT, Kevin worked for the UT Health Science Center, Southwest Research Institute, Motorola, and IBM, earned a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas, and is an Eagle Scout.

About Tech Ranch

Tech Ranch® is a venture accelerator comprised of a global ecosystem of entrepreneurs, businesses, investors and community leaders. They equip entrepreneurs and ecosystems with insights, proven techniques, tools and processes that develop the business, their community and their global impact. They provide the social capital, personal development, professional knowledge and communal support necessary for entrepreneurs around the world to create companies that positively impact their local communities and solve pervasive global social challenges.

Tech Ranch believes that innovative entrepreneurs who are well-supported can create a positive impact not only locally but also globally. They provide that support by helping them acquire the relationships, resources, and knowledge they need to succeed.

Their mission is to support entrepreneurs to gain access to the markets, resources, and relationships so that they may solve local problems with global insight. They prepare pioneers to take on global challenges together.

About Austin Technology Council

Austin Tech Connect is the official podcast of the Austin Technology Council.  ATC was founded in 1992 to help promote the growth of Austin technology companies and to help create more community in the growth tech ecosystem.  Today the organization is a leading organization and a major voice for the continued growth of tech in Central Texas.