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Awesome Austin Tech Events, May 8–15

Austin Startup

Some of the most interesting events in Austin for the week of May 8 through May 14 are as follows: Mon, May 8 thru Thurs, May 11: OSCON OSCON brings the software engineering and developer community together to explore what’s new and useful in open source languages, tools, and techniques. At Capital Factory at 5:45 pm. Tickets $11-$34.

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SuperMac War Story 10: The Video Spigot « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

But Apple had planned to announce and demo QuickTime without a way to get video into the Mac. The Cinepak codec was written by the engineer who would become my cofounder at Rocket Science Games.) Up until that moment Quicktime had been an abstract software concept to me. We must have made them play the demo twenty times.

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We Flew To SXSW So You Don’t Have To

Austin Startup

If a technology makes sense on the roadmap, make sure it can also deliver quality software that people will want to use today. Engineer the experience so you can evolve the product. For example, I participated in a VR demo at SXSW that was a retail shopping simulation. We met one of the heads of innovation at Walmart.

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Boston Tech Community (Fall 2013 Edition)

Rob Go

So without further delay: Large Tech Meetups: Web Innovators Group : Quarterly Demo-Style meetup in Cambridge draws over 1000 members of the startup community each time. Mass TLC Unconference: Large annual conference put on by the MA Technology Leadership Council. Extension Engine - Software engineering and design.

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Boston Tech Community, Sept 2011

Rob Go

Large Tech Meetups: Web Innovators Group : Quarterly Demo-Style meetup in Cambridge draws over 1000 members of the startup community each time. Startup Leadership Program – International mentorship program with over 100 startups participating. Extension Engine - Software engineering and design. The Grand-daddy.

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Out of the Crisis #13: Alpha Lee on remembering the 2003 SARS epidemic and his opensource COVID-19 Moonshot

Startup Lessons Learned

The demo day, for example, is completely virtual, was completely virtual. Alpha Lee : Yeah, first ever virtual demo day. Eric Ries : What was that like? Alpha Lee : From a YC prospective, obviously that changes dynamics. We go all virtual. Eric Ries : First ever? Alpha Lee : It's greatly appreciated.

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Boston Tech Community – August 2012

Rob Go

Large Tech Meetups: Web Innovators Group : Quarterly Demo-Style meetup in Cambridge draws over 1000 members of the startup community each time. Mass TLC Unconference : Large annual conference put on by the MA Technology Leadership Council. Extension Engine - Software engineering and design. The Grand-daddy.

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