The Austin Howdy House is Howdy's US headquarters. It serves as a workspace for local and visiting team members and an event space to host startup community functions.
A Peek Inside
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Walking through the Howdy House’s main entrance puts you in its kitchen. Like in any good house, it’s the real star of the show. It features a long peninsula marble countertop, multiple refrigerators, an oven, a stovetop, and a fully stocked pantry.
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The kitchen also flows into the lounge, making this part of the house the perfect spot to socialize and take a break from the workday for a much-deserved snack or meal.
Because Howdy team members don’t have assigned workstations, it’s common to see people shifting their location throughout the workday by spending a little time at a desk and a little time in the lounge.
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Most Howdy team members spend their time in the co-working area, which can accommodate up to eight people working side by side.
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There are also two insulated booths for team members who don’t need an entire conference room but desire privacy during video calls. Each booth offers a single secluded seat and is capable of canceling most of the noise from the outside world and surrounding office area.
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Founders Jacqueline and Frank have their own modest offices on the premises, but they’re very much people people and rarely sequester themselves for too long.
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You’ll often find them in the most spacious of the two conference rooms at the back of the house. It features a large-screen TV and plenty of seating. As a company that utilizes hybrid work models and coordinates with talent across seven cities in five countries, we constantly use this space to communicate with team members over video calls.
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Lastly, the porch is a popular spot for sipping sparkling water or iced coffee and working in the shade. It overlooks Cesar Chavez St., offering ample opportunities for people-watching.
Need A Place to Connect?
Beyond serving as our main office, we created the Howdy House to be a central hub for founders and entrepreneurs to meet, network, and collaborate.
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Since opening earlier this year, the Howdy House has hosted various events, including AppSumo’s SXSW party and a Y Combinator alumni dinner (Jacqueline and Frank are both alums of the 2021 batch).
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If you’re interested in having the Howdy House host an event or meetup that benefits Austin’s startup community, please contact taylor@howdy.com. While we can’t accommodate every request, we want our space to be a second home for Austin founders whenever possible.