Resources
Tools, datasets, and reading lists
Everything we use, recommend, or wish more people knew about for understanding the Austin and global tech ecosystem.
01 Datasets we publish
Signal Index quarterly snapshot
The full 14-indicator scoring data for all 240 cities we track. Released quarterly. CSV + JSON.
Austin neighborhood map
The 8-neighborhood Austin signal map with sub-scores. Released quarterly.
Global cities ranking
24 cities, 6 continents, scored composite. Released quarterly.
Capital Factory alumni tracker
Cumulative funding totals for tracked Capital Factory alumni. Released annually.
02 Tools we use daily
- PitchBook — venture deal flow and valuations
- Crunchbase — startup funding and founder networks
- CB Insights — market maps and trend reports
- Google Patents — global patent search
- GitHub Trending — open source momentum
- HuggingFace Models — AI model release velocity
- arXiv cs.AI — AI research firehose
- Stanford AI Index — the annual report
03 Reading list
- Austin Business Journal — the gold standard, see our deep dive
- MIT Technology Review — long-form trend coverage
- Stratechery — strategy analysis
- The Diff — finance + tech intersection
- Not Boring — weekly tech business writing
04 Sister publication
For the narrative founder-interview angle on the same trends, see Austin Tech Trends — Founder Pulse.