AUSTIN, Texas, July 1 -- The University of Texas at Austin issued the following news release:
MBA graduate Stephen Herrera is no stranger to running a business. In high school, he ran a lawn company with his childhood friend, Kevin Hartzog. Now, the two are taking on a new venture -- Pinpoint Irrigation. Current irrigation systems are often expensive to install, hard to maintain, and can waste large amounts of water. Herrera and Hartzog believe Pinpoint Irrigation can solve these problems and save consumers money in the process.
During the months before he began his MBA studies, Herrera was living in Atlanta and planning an irrigation system for his own house. Hartzog was about to move to California for a job but called Herrera to see if ...