ABJ-E: Firefighters conquer crowdfunding with Freeloader

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Austin startup Freeloader conquers crowdsourcing A pair of Austin firefighters with a yearning to create consumer products may have a hit on their hands with an ergonomic child carrier called the Freeloader, thanks in large part to a successful — and challenging — crowdfunding campaign. Former Zynga exec teams with Bee Cave Games Zynga Inc. co-founder Eric Schiermeyer is now working on local game maker Bee Cave Games Inc. Krajicek: Good C-level execs let others do their jobs Months ago, I had one of the most transformative meetings of my career. The subject matter isn't relevant other than to say it was both urgent and important — a failure to act correctly and quickly would result in an interruption of service to our clients. In the money July 1: Austin startup funding wrap-up At least seven Austin-area companies received investment funding last week to take their businesses to the next level, according to the companies and filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Slideshow: top IP law firms in Austin Software maker Tangoe expands its Austin operations Skyonic reports raising $39M financing Silverback buys business intelligence software maker Xplore Technologies posts first profitable year Savara updates Series B funding tranche to $14.3M RetailMeNot expands to Canadian coupon market Civitas Learning completes $8.7M financing round Skyonic raises $128 million to build carbon capture plant Icahn: Michael Dell to gain 50% return on buyout Software maker Apptive Inc. receives $400K financing

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