October 9–13: Austin Startup Week!
The Forrest Four-Cast: October 8, 2017
SXSW is proud to serve as title sponsor of Austin Startup Week 2017. The pairing makes sense because entrepreneurs are such an important asset for Central Texas and they are also such an important part of March Magic, witness the seven-day “Startup & Tech Sectors” track at SXSW 2018.
Some of the more than one hundred Austin Startup Week sessions and activities that I am most excited about include How to Think Like a Startup to Level Up Your Career (October 9), Female Founders Lunch (October 9), The State of Texas Entrepreneurship (October 9), Austin Technology Council Battle of the Tech Bands (October 9), How to Get Your Food Business Funded (October 10), LGBTQ in Tech (October 10), AR: What’s Next After Pokemon Go? (October 11), The Role of Transit in an Autonomous World (October 11), Fireside Chat with Bob Metcalfe (October 11), How to Pitch a VC (October 12), The Pakistan Entrepreneur Scene (October 12), Promoting Austin as Part of a Global Tech Ecosystem (October 12), and the ATX Startup Crawl (October 12).
Also, Chris Valentine and myself will cover SXSW Startup Hacking: 10 Tips for March Magic Success on Wednesday, October 11 at 4:00 pm at Galvanize (119 Nueces St). If your startup is interested in getting involved in the SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event (or if you simply want to understand the best strategies for learning, networking and discovery in March 2018), then this session is for you.
Austin Startup Week is FREE and open to the public, but you must register here to be part of the fun. After completing your free registration, create a profile and start building your schedule. Many of the sessions and activities are expected to sell out, so RSVP now to the things you want to attend.
Other events for the week of October 9
October 10: Face 2 Face with Jag Bath of Favor
October 10: SXSW Featured Speaker Announcement
October 11: VentureCrush ATX
October 11–12: Star Wars: A New Hope
October 13: David Carr Prize Entry Deadline
October 13: SXSW Place By Design Entry Deadline
October 13–15: ACL Fest, Weekend #2
More upcoming events:
October 16: SXSW 2018 Content Announcement
October 16: Lunch-and-Learn: Travis County’s 2017 Bond Election
October 17: Zoe Quinn Book Reading
October 17: Tech Town Hall with Council Member Ora Houston
October 17: Austin Forum: Future of Electric Power for a Smart City
October 18: Small Business Forum
October 20: SXSW Music Showcase Application Deadline
October 20: SXSW Film Submission Deadline
October 21: ContentATX
October 26: Fast 50 Cocktail Reception & Awards
October 28–29: Texas Bitcoin Conference
November 4–5: Texas Book Festival
November 6–10: Austin Design Week
November 8–9: Developer Week Austin
November 10: SXSW Accelerator Entry Deadline
November 10: SXSW Interactive Innovation Awards Entry Deadline
February 26–28: Social Media Week Austin
March 9–18: SXSW 2018
If you have a creativity-focused event that you want listed in this space, then please contact hugh at sxsw dot com.
Hugh Forrest serves as Chief Programming Officer at SXSW, the world’s most unique gathering of creative professionals. He also tries to write at least four paragraphs per day on Medium. These posts often cover tech-related trends; other times they focus on books, pop culture, sports and other current events.
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