Patwardhan’s almost two-year-old daughter, Alexia, is in preschool, a place where parents and teachers could collaborate on building the ideal learning environment if only they could agree on how to communicate. Tired of email blasts, group texting and the privacy imperfections of social networking, he offered to do what he and his company do best: Build a private social network for the school.
Fetch delivered 3.5 million packages last year across 16 cities and is on track to deliver 8 million this year. The company is now hiring and plans to expand to another 24 markets in the next two years.
The comforts and conveniences of working from home aren’t without their challenges, but these companies are finding ways to bring community and connection to remote arrangements.
Several startups on the Austin tech scene made new moves last week and most of them are hiring. Check out the latest from these companies. This is the Built In Austin weekly refresh.
