Attend DivInc Demo Day on December 8
The Forrest Four-Cast: December 4, 2017
Building more diversity and inclusion in the entrepreneurial ecosystem is an absolute priority. Why? Because creativity powers the world’s best startups and creativity is strongest where diverse opinions thrive.
In Austin, DivInc is absolutely committed to this goal. Their mission is to help foster the growth and development of ethnically diverse and women-led tech companies. More specifically, DivInc offers immersive programming, weekly “accelerate your growth” workshops led by notable tech founders and investors, pitch coaching and investment readiness.
Attend their Fall 2017 Demo Day on Friday, December 8 to learn more about some of the founders who are participating in this program. Listed alphabetically by last name, Cohort #3 of DivInc includes:
— Ashley Behnke, founder of Spot Loc8r (Mobile App)
— Sara Brinton, founder of Penguino Travel (Travel Tech)
— Roman Gonzalez, founder of Gardenio (Marketplace for Gardeners)
— Stephanie Labay, founder of Retreat Place (Travel and Wellness Tech)
— Yogi Patel, founder of iuzeit (Mobile App)
— Wes Riddick and Cristina Rodgers, founders of Maximus Box (Retail Tech)
— Airion Watkins-Clark, founder of WutzGood Inc. (Mobile App)
— Shambrekia Wise, founder of FuzeU (Education Tech)
The Friday, December 8 event occurs at the new downtown offices of Google (500 W 2nd St, 29th Floor). Networking begins at 5:30 pm and the pitches start at 6:15 pm. RSVP here to reserve your place at this free event.
Other Austin events for the week of December 4:
December 4: Lunch-and-Learn with Senator Kirk Watson
December 4: AustinRB Meet Up
December 4: MassChallenge Holiday Happy Hour
December 4: Machine Learning and Data Analysis with AWS
December 5: MassChallenge Texas Application Deadline
December 5: AR/VR/MR Tools & Tech
December 5: Legislative Wrap-Up with Sen Kirk Watson
December 5: Bank SNB Entrepreneur’s Hour
December 5: New Worlds Institute
December 5: Future of Work Launch Event
December 5: iPhone Developer’s Meet Up
December 5: Austin Forum December Event
December 5: Blogging 101: How to Create a Successful Blog
December 5: Intro to Fundraising in Texas
December 6: Data Science and Web Development Career Info
December 6: SheSays ATX // The Science of Search
December 6: RIDE Conference
December 6: How to Get a Job in Tech
December 6: The Power of Design Thinking in Business
December 6: Iconic Exchange Austin Featuring Kevin O’Leary
December 6: SXSW Office Hours at Capital Factory
December 7: Capital Factory Winter Job Fair
December 7: Introduction to User Experience Design
December 7: Texas Venture Labs Venture Expo
December 7: Laravel Austin Meet Up
December 8: Hack Austin
December 8: SXSW Gaming Awards Entry Deadline
December 9: Austin Coding Academy React Workshop
December 9: SQL Bootcamp
December 9–10: IndieWebCamp Austin 2017
December 10: ChickTech High School Tech Fair
More upcoming Austin events:
December 12: Face-2-Face with Dave Kirchhoff
December 13–14: Time Machine 2017
December 14: GAMMA’s Fall 2017 Digital Demo Day After Party
December 14: Artificial Intelligence Conference 2017
December 15: The Blockchain Workshop
December 19: The Twelve Clouds of Christmas
December 25: Sputnik ATX Application Deadline
January 16: Matthew Pollard Book Reading
January 19: SXSW Release It Entry Deadline
February 26–28: Social Media Week Austin
March 5–8: SXSW edu 2018
March 9–18: SXSW 2018
March 15–17: SXSW Gaming 2018
April 20–22: Austin Reggae Festival
May 4: George Takei at the Long Center
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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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