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Texas Startup Roadshow goes Virtual during Global Entrepreneurship Week

Austin Startup

Capital Factory Founder, Joshua Baer, introduces 2019’s Texas Startups Roadshow in Austin. Texas Startups Roadshow goes Virtual during Global Entrepreneurship Week Take a statewide virtual tour across the 10th largest economy in the world with the Texas Startups Roadshow , during Global Entrepreneurship Week.

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The Austinpreneur’s Guide to SXSW 2018 Panels & Parties

Austin Startup

The biggest week of the year for tech and startups in Austin, Texas as South by Southwest (SXSW) descends upon the city from March 19–15. It’s stocked with free food, drinks and wifi but the real reason you want to be there is because we’ve curated all of the top entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators at SXSW and invited them to stop by.

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Startup Accelerators: Bundled and Unbundled

Austin Startup

Background / Related Reading: Founder Education Gatekeepers and Ecosystems What is the purpose of universities? Employers who are honest will tell you it’s mostly one thing: curation; various filters (admissions, testing, etc.) Top accelerators have corrected an imbalance between the strength of founders’ networks and those of VCs.

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Curated Collision of Awesome Women

Austin Startup

2017 was a big year of travel for me across Tokyo, Austin Texas, Hong Kong and London. These ramblings are about my week in London with 10 other women as part of the inaugural Startup Catalyst Female Founders London Mission where I was supported to attend by Advance Queensland. Pack gloves!

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UT Hosts University Track at Austin Startup Week

Austin Startup

UT’s Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship and Texas MSTC Program are leading a “University Track,” focused on building out student entrepreneur ecosystems and creating a bridge between universities and startup teams. 3, to programming for students and community interested in what Texas’ flagship university has to offer entrepreneurs.

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Why Veteran Entrepreneurs are Suited to Lead in the Tech Industry

Austin Startup

Despite the frosty Texas weather, over 100 entrepreneurs and tech professionals gathered to discuss relevant topics such as transitioning to a role in tech after service, leadership traits, and translating a veteran’s valuable experience in the startup world. The founders who pitched were: Lamarque Polvado with CareStarter.

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Money Out of Nowhere: How Internet Marketplaces Unlock Economic Wealth

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While the company is not primarily a marketplace, each order is hand-curated by a work-at-home “stylist” who works part-time on their own schedule from the comfort of their own home. RigUp was founded by Xuan Yong and Mike Witte in Austin, Texas in March of 2014.