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
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.
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.
Most Howdy team members spend their time in the co-working area, which can accommodate up to eight people working side by side.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.