Carlos Cueto created Textter after watching his two teenaged daughters texting. They text constantly, he said, and so are constantly frustrated by having to wait until their friends respond to their texts. With Textter he found a way to address this issue: instead of watching as texts are being composed, Textter allows users to see texts being written in real-time. Cueto told Más Wired that the company was recently contacted by a large medical device maker, requesting a group chat function in order to see which emergency responders are available.… more

Chris Dell is a sports journalist-turned-sports entrepreneur with his social sports app called Go Baller. We talked to him about his product, how he came up with the idea, why he decided to become an entrepreneur and advice for others who want to pursue their idea. Read his interview to learn about the next big trend in sports social media, and how to get the best feedback as an entrepreneur. Check out Go Baller here. Más Wired: What does your company do? Go Baller: Go Baller is a social discovery app for sports fans.… more

Carlos Villaseñor is a man with a vision. And when it comes to BioVideo — the company he founded in Monterrey, Mexico and then subsequently moved to San Antonio, Texas — that vision is one of growth. Already the company is growing. Whether you count the number of hospitals in which parents are able to receive a complimentary and professionally edited video of their child’s birth, or the number of features available to parents who download the BioVideo mobile app, or the number of cities outside of Texas (such as New York, Los Angeles, or Chicago) where BioVideos will become available in the near future, BioVideo is certainly growing.… more

It’s that time of year again — getting ready for South by Southwest next year! The way panels are selected for the festival is they are partly voted on by the public (30%), partly from an advisory panel (40%) and partly from SXSW staff (30%). You have until September 5 to vote for a panel. First you have to create a PanelPicker account, then please vote for as many of these panels as you feel inclined. Here’s the panel we submitted: Latino and Latina Entrepreneur & Startup Meetup — please vote for us!… more

If you’re a Latina and an entrepreneur, then you need to be a part of Latina Startup Tour. This is the vision behind the latest business venture of Deldelp Medina and Francesca Escoto, co-founders of Latina Startup Tour, a series of events that will take place in eight cities across the U.S. over the next few months to bring together entrepreneurial Latinas for hands-on business technology training, networking and mentorship. The Latina Startup Tour kicks off on August 23 in Oakland, and will visit other cities such as Tampa, Florida; Boston, Massachusetts; Austin and San Antonio, Texas; and Los Angeles.… more

By Catherine Mangan, DigitHaute Our *overzealous (please read: *endearing…) networking in the LA tech scene has recently spotlighted a small startup with full stack dreams – Sabio. Sabio is a developer training program born out of necessity, desire, and hope. The necessity of bringing more women and minorities into the world of technology. A desire to see a diverse workforce that’s vibrant and innovative. And a hope to uplift the communities that suffer from the highest rates of unemployment and worst educational resources to a higher socioeconomic status through technology training.… more

Limbs International has been innovating the way that amputees can be mobile since 2004. Originally just a program for students of Limbs’ President Dr. Roger Gonzalez to work on a prosthetic knee, the program has since expanded to include feet and arms, as well as serving more countries. According to Limbs’ website:

In early 2011, LIMBS became an independent 501(c)3 non-profit organization and acquired the intellectual property and patent application related to the M1 Knee from Letourneau University.

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South by Southwest is open to receive panel submissions for the conference in 2015, you can submit your ideas here until July 25. It’s super important that we get as many Latinos as possible to submit panel ideas, we’ve written about the Latino events at SXSW previously:

• 2014’s Latinos in Tech track at SXSW
• How tacos can power the Internet
• Latinas can lead the way in tech innovation
• What would Cesar Chavez tweet?
• How do you push Latinas to be tech entrepreneurs?

You can submit panel ideas about your work, your company, trends you’ve noticed or organizations in which you’re involved.… more

An unhappy mistake as a supply chain college intern inspired a passion for this work in James Vinson, who then dedicated his professional career to figuring out how to make supply chain more efficient and easier. In 2005 he left his job at Motorola to found VChain Solutions with the intent to build that solution, to make supply chain more proactive and less prone to errors. The Austin-based company is a supply chain solutions company that offers supply chain software and consulting, but is also invested in creating the next generation of supply chain professionals.… more

Manos Accelerator has selected its next batch of Latino startups, and they are listed below. As you recall, Manos partners with Google for Entrepreneurs, and helps Latino-owned startups take their products to the next level. We recently interviewed CEO Edward Avila about his work, especially since less than 1% of venture-backed startups are founded by Latinos. Bandbazaar (San Jose, CA): Bandbaazar connects music enthusiasts of all ages and skill levels — It is a web app that’s pioneering a new way for people to convert their skills, musical instruments & gear and space into a source of income. … more