Every time rapper Marzavia “Zave” Crayton performs, he wants audiences to take note of his unorthodox style.
“One thing that a lot of rappers tend to do is just recite lyrics at the crowd, with no energy or participation,” said Crayton, a native Austinite whose stage name is Yung Prospect. “On the other hand, I like to move and really engage myself into bringing that positive vibe at any venue I perform at.”
Who needs the Winter Olympics in Russia when you’ve got an amazing gold-medal-winning team deep in the heart of Texas, where it’s typically warmer and safer?
On Jan. 25 at the Austin Music Hall, SpareFoot crushed—as in crushed like a champagne grape—the competition at the third annual Austin Startup Games to grab our second consecutive gold medal.
If our most-read stories of 2013 are any indication, Americans are storing a lot of refrigerators and mattresses.
Once upon a time, our exceptional call center team (the Customer Experience Team) clocked in at a hefty three reps: Melissa, Albert and Jenelle. How times flies when you’re a startup! Now, almost a year later, our CET team has been refurbished with a shiny new name (the Amazing Customer Experience Team, or ACE Team), a new home in our office and 18 new members, all of whom are experts in customer service and storage.
In honor of our epic “work hard, play hard” culture and the holiday season, we present The Big Boozy Book of SpareFoot Cocktails: Volume 1. Here you’ll find SpareFoot favorites, staples, mistakes and confections that have triumphed through happy hours, sake bombs and boat parties. Enjoy responsibly, y’all!
Cory Michner humbly shrugs off the notion that he’d qualify as a Renaissance man. But let’s examine the evidence.
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The Austin tech scene is a constant buzz of activity, and it’s a daunting task to stay current with all the startup crawls, happy hours, acquisitions and emerging companies. If you’re like me, you’re part of the growing number of Americans who know the value of social media platforms like Twitter as a fast, personalized source for news. It’s the key for every Austinite who considers him or herself in the know.
Not all that long ago, the phrase “content marketing” didn’t exist. However, according to the Content Marketing Institute, the concept actually dates back to 19th-century tractor pioneer John Deere. Deere launched a magazine whose aim was to educate farmers, not sell them farming equipment. That, the institute says, marked the birth of content marketing.
When it comes to company culture, a lot of employers are talking the talk but aren’t walking the walk.
Contrary to popular perception, the chairs at SpareFoot aren’t filled solely with members of what’s known as the Millennial generation or Generation Y. True, our two co-founders–Chuck Gordon and Mario Feghali–are Millennials and our office crackles with a youthful vibe, but we’ve got a number of folks who hail from other generations, including yours truly.
