📊 Source Intelligence
Useful for: Who covers the Austin tech scene and how.
What we learn from them: Austin Inno and Silicon Hills win on insider sourcing; national outlets parachute in for SXSW and leave.
How we compete: We compete on permanence — we're here all year, with automated freshness the one-person outlets can't sustain.
| # | Rank | Source | Group | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 94 | Built In Austin builtinaustin.com | Austin Tech | Local startup jobs, news, and companies. |
What it is: Local startup jobs, news, and companies. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Austin Tech source for this site — filed under Austin Tech. Visit builtinaustin.com → | ||||
| 2 | 90 | Silicon Hills News siliconhillsnews.com | Austin Tech | Austin & San Antonio tech coverage. |
What it is: Austin & San Antonio tech coverage. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Austin Tech source for this site — filed under Austin Tech. Visit siliconhillsnews.com → | ||||
| 3 | 86 | Austin Business Journal bizjournals.com | Austin Tech | Business and tech, paywalled. |
What it is: Business and tech, paywalled. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Austin Tech source for this site — filed under Austin Tech. Visit bizjournals.com → | ||||
| 4 | 82 | Capital Factory capitalfactory.com | Austin Tech | Austin startup hub and events. |
What it is: Austin startup hub and events. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Austin Tech source for this site — filed under Austin Tech. Visit capitalfactory.com → | ||||
| 5 | 78 | TechCrunch techcrunch.com | Broader Tech | Startup and tech industry news. |
What it is: Startup and tech industry news. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Austin Tech source for this site — filed under Broader Tech. Visit techcrunch.com → | ||||
| 6 | 74 | The Verge theverge.com | Broader Tech | Tech, science, and culture. |
What it is: Tech, science, and culture. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Austin Tech source for this site — filed under Broader Tech. Visit theverge.com → | ||||
| 7 | 70 | Ars Technica arstechnica.com | Broader Tech | In-depth tech and policy. |
What it is: In-depth tech and policy. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Austin Tech source for this site — filed under Broader Tech. Visit arstechnica.com → | ||||
| 8 | 66 | Hacker News news.ycombinator.com | Broader Tech | Community tech link aggregator. |
What it is: Community tech link aggregator. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Austin Tech source for this site — filed under Broader Tech. Visit news.ycombinator.com → | ||||
| 9 | 62 | SXSW sxsw.com | Ten more worth your time | Tech, film & music fest. |
What it is: Tech, film & music fest. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Austin Tech source for this site — filed under Ten more worth your time. Visit sxsw.com → | ||||
| 10 | 58 | Austin Startups medium.com | Ten more worth your time | Local founder publication. |
What it is: Local founder publication. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Austin Tech source for this site — filed under Ten more worth your time. Visit medium.com → | ||||
| 11 | 54 | MIT Technology Review technologyreview.com | Ten more worth your time | Emerging-tech journalism. |
What it is: Emerging-tech journalism. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Austin Tech source for this site — filed under Ten more worth your time. Visit technologyreview.com → | ||||
| 12 | 50 | Wired wired.com | Ten more worth your time | Tech, science & culture. |
What it is: Tech, science & culture. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Austin Tech source for this site — filed under Ten more worth your time. Visit wired.com → | ||||
| 13 | 46 | IEEE Spectrum spectrum.ieee.org | Ten more worth your time | Engineering & tech. |
What it is: Engineering & tech. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Austin Tech source for this site — filed under Ten more worth your time. Visit spectrum.ieee.org → | ||||
| 14 | 42 | Crunchbase News news.crunchbase.com | Ten more worth your time | Funding & startups. |
What it is: Funding & startups. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Austin Tech source for this site — filed under Ten more worth your time. Visit news.crunchbase.com → | ||||
| 15 | 38 | Product Hunt producthunt.com | Ten more worth your time | New product launches. |
What it is: New product launches. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Austin Tech source for this site — filed under Ten more worth your time. Visit producthunt.com → | ||||
| 16 | 34 | Andreessen Horowitz a16z.com | Ten more worth your time | VC essays & research. |
What it is: VC essays & research. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Austin Tech source for this site — filed under Ten more worth your time. Visit a16z.com → | ||||
| 17 | 30 | Stratechery stratechery.com | Ten more worth your time | Tech strategy analysis. |
What it is: Tech strategy analysis. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Austin Tech source for this site — filed under Ten more worth your time. Visit stratechery.com → | ||||
| 18 | 26 | ABJ Inno bizjournals.com | Ten more worth your time | Austin startup news. |
What it is: Austin startup news. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Austin Tech source for this site — filed under Ten more worth your time. Visit bizjournals.com → | ||||