SpareFoot Wins the Sixth Annual Startup Games
We’re proud to share that SpareFoot won first place at the 2017 Austin Startup Games on at Fair Market in East Austin. This is the fourth time we have prevailed –– we had a three year…
Startup Living
Box Butler Wants to Bring Valet Storage to a Door Near You
Scott Sinclair remembers the exact moment he stumbled onto an idea that would soon change the lives of cramped city dwellers globally. During the frigid winter of 2006, a water pipe ruptured in his five-family…
Tampa Storage Facility Being Reborn as Business Incubator
In an industry built around moving in, moving out and moving on, a few visionaries are making room within self-storage facilities to help entrepreneurs move up. In the spring of 2015, a vacant storage facility…
The Best Coffee Shops in Austin
If you ask a completely random Austinite about his or her favorite coffee shop, you’ll probably get a completely random answer. The cup runneth over with literally hundreds of shops in the city that get…
Austin Startup Games Preview: Shuffleboard Veteran Todd McClure on Playing Like a Pro
In advance of this year’s Austin Startup Games—which SpareFoot dominated last winter—we’re highlighting people who excel at the competition’s nine “sports.” So that we don’t lose our competitive edge, we’re featuring champs who you won’t see on…
How Open Is Your Workspace?
Here at SpareFoot, we pride ourselves on maintaining an environment that cultivates teamwork and productivity. Many of us work in open spaces that look nothing like the cubicle-filled land of the “Dilbert” cartoon or the…
There’s Something About Austin: A Love Letter to the City
At some point in the past few decades, Austin transformed into a glossy city grappling with the growing weight of a litany of shiny titles and rankings: next big boomtown, next privileged home of Google…
We Did It! SpareFoot Named Best Place to Work in Austin
We won! We won! We won!
Office Setup: Why It Counts and What to Do
[ by Amanda Hopkins, CORT ] Your startup may have all the potential in the world, but if it isn’t able to operate well on a day-to-day basis, things can go downhill pretty fast. This…
5 Pro Tips For Office Foosball From A Master
When it comes to leisurely pastimes, Foosball is the most cutthroat you can get. Since we at SpareFoot strive for only the most extreme life experiences, it is natural that our office features a Foosball…