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Spend 2012 on the Right Side of the Haimish Line

Both Sides of the Table

They have very little “other business” in Austin as they would when the come to NYC, SF or LA. Or riding a crazy party bus and sitting next to Aaron Batalion the co-founder & CTO of Living Social. Office Space. You find some offices where the CEO or senior team have cordoned themselves off.

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Lessons Learned: The hacker's lament

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, December 7, 2008 The hackers lament One of the thrilling parts of working and writing in Silicon Valley is the incredible variety of people Ive had the chance to meet. Its common to find a hacker at the heart of almost any successful technology company. Hire a CTO or VP Engineering.

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Tech Diversity & Inclusion Allies at SXSW

Austin Startup

It’s a big priority in Austin and at Capital Factory, too. Her day job is Head of Commercialization but she is also the Director of Diversity & Inclusion at Capital Factory, leading the Austin Diversity Council and advocating for women and LBGTQ in tech. Previously, she was the first Entrepreneur-in-Residence (“EIR”) for Dell Inc.