• Investor Conversation: The U.S. Funding Reality Check

    Investor Conversation: The U.S. Funding Reality Check is an open, unfiltered dialogue where global founders get direct access to two active U.S. angel investors from the Tech Ranch network: Ozzie Cortes and Jeff Peterson. This is your chance to ask the questions you can’t Google and hear candid answers about what really shapes investor decisions,...

  • Empathy Is Not a Liability: Why Caring Builds Faster, Stronger Startups

    Empathy isn’t soft. It’s strategic. And in the right networks, it becomes the fastest way to solve hard problems. - Explore how founder-first support, deep listening, and mutual care lead to better products, stronger teams, and real traction - Learn why dismissing emotion and context has cost startup ecosystems millions in churn, failure, and missed...

  • Leveraging Free Trade Zones for Cross-Border Business Growth

    Have you been wanting to take the next step in your business? In a world as wide and interconnected as the one we have, are you thriving from globalization? How can your businesses benefit from free trade zones?  Join Tech Ranch and speakers Fernando Alba, Undersecretary of Economy for Chihuahua, Mexico and Ben Ramirez, CEO...

  • 🔧 Join Us for the Disaster Tech Lab Hands-On Tech Training Day

    13715 FM1560, Helotes, TX 78023. 13715 FM1560, Helotes, TX, United States

     Date: Saturday, December 6th, 2025  Location: 13715 FM1560, Helotes, TX 78023. Disaster Tech Lab (DTL) is thrilled to announce an exciting new event for our volunteer community — the Hands-On Tech Training Day, bringing together the people and technologies shaping the future of disaster response. This isn’t your average training session — it’s a full day of immersive, practical...

  • Don’t Build Alone: Why Venture Builders Need a Living Network

    Startups don’t scale in isolation. The strongest founders aren’t just mentored—they’re deeply networked. In ecosystems where resources are limited, community isn’t a nice-to-have—it’s the strategy. At Tech Ranch, we’ve seen it firsthand: five well-connected builders can outrun a fifty-story HQ—because when networks care, empires that don’t can’t keep up. This is what happens when founders...