Austin is more than the live music capital of the world. It's also the best place to start a business.
"Keep Austin weird" is the motto that leaps triumphantly from the mouths of native Austinites, signifying the city's pride in its small, local businesses.
We've found the most innovative businesses in Austin. They may be "weird,"but only in the best way possible.
Angel Donuts & Treats
8300 North FM 620, Building A, Suite 200
What it is: A tasty and creative donut shop.
Why it's innovative: Aside from their classic glazed donuts in many flavors, Angel Donuts & Treats serves up various types of cream-filled donuts, cake donuts, and cake balls. Or try their more savory "kolache" donuts, decked out in sausage and cheese, jalapeno and cheese, or ham and cheese — perfect for breakfast on the go.
Bearded Bastard
Based in Austin, Tex., found on Etsy
What it is: A new brand of mustache wax.
Why it's innovative: The man known as Jeremiah Newton, who also sports an impressive face full of hair, started Bearded Bastard to help soften the burliest of beards and tame the unruliest of mustaches. Products so far include the Woodsman mustache wax and Woodsman beard oil, but the new Austin-based company is developing many new man-inspired oils and tonics, which will be available soon.
BiKN
Based in Austin, Tex., but found online
What it is: An iPhone case and tracker system.
Why it's innovative: A product of Treehouse Labs, BiKN turns your iPhone into a tracker for all the things that are important to you — pets, keys, bags, or anything really. The tracker is mostly run out of an app, but it is based on your use of the protective iPhone case and the BiKN tags. The case tracks your things even when your phone’s battery dies and the color-coded BiKN tags attach to the things you want to track.
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