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Startup Digest

Austin

May 13, 2019

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Highlights


Austin Digital Jobs
● Business Development Rep (Innography)
● Database Engineer - Remote (InfluxData)
● Full Stack Developer (Enthought)
● Lead UX/UI Developer (Somnio)
● Platform Operations Manager (Buzz Points)
● Product Analyst (WellSky)
● Product Marketing Strategist (Providence)
● Sr. Recruiter (Kasasa)
● Technical Acct Manager (Rapid7)
● Web Admin (360Connect)

A special thanks to Austin Digital Jobs for providing us with the rad job listings and to Joseph Midura who helps manage AustinStartups.com. The Austin Digest is a volunteer effort organized by Joshua Baer and edited by Chris Sanchez.

Startup Digest Austin is curated by:
Joshua Baer

Joshua Baer - Founder, Capital Factory

Contact Joshua Baer at joshuabaer@thestartupdigest.com

Chris Sanchez

Chris Sanchez - Curator

Contact Chris Sanchez at chris.sanchez@startupdigestmail.com

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MON 13

DevOps Days Redux - Micro Conference (Free)

May 13th 6:00pm

There will be more people who wanted to go to DevOps Days than got to go this year. It is mind boggling. So we are going to try to get folks a chance to experience it by proxy. We will run up to 8 "rooms" of "open spaces" this evening. This will look like you proposing topics, the group scheduling them and discussions happening.

Rackspace, 9001 N I H 35 #150, Austin, TX | View in Calendar

MON 13

Cofounder Austin ($15)

May 13th 6:30pm

If you are looking for Co-Founders or want to join an early-stage startup, this is the group for you. Since 2010, we are organizing pitch events for co-founders to network and those who want to work for a pre VC stage startup, or are looking to invest in one.

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St. 16th floor, Austin, TX 78701 | View in Calendar

MON 13

Ruby 2.6 - What's New? (Free)

May 13th 6:30pm

Santa gave us a new version of Ruby last year. Your dreams of AbstractSytaxTrees can now become abstract reality. For far too long have we been stifled by Ranges that end; no longer. Let's dig in a little and see what's else is new.

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St. 1st floor, Austin, TX 78701 | View in Calendar

MON 13

Austin Clojure: Play with Duct and Rebel Readline (Free)

May 13th 7:00pm

This group is focused on Clojure and related Lisp languages specifically Common Lisp and Scheme as they strongly influence the approach Clojure takes. Java is a foundational system for Clojure, but the focus is not on the Java language, but the JVM and associated libraries that are the power base for Clojure.

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St, Austin 78701 | View in Calendar

MON 13

QuiVR with AVL! VR multiplayer archery and magic! (Free)

May 13th 7:00pm

Hello Austin Virtual League members! This month we'll be testing our archery skills in QuiVR, It's a VR base defense game where you and three more of you friends can fight off hordes of monsters, challenge massive bosses, and solve magic puzzles.

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St. 1st floor, Austin, TX 78701 | View in Calendar

TUE 14

Intro to the Austin Startup Scene & Ask Me Anything with Karen Bantuveris (Free)

May 14th 4:00pm

Come hear a comprehensive overview from a local community leader and get a chance to introduce yourself and ask questions at the next Intro to the Austin Startup Scene & Ask Me Anything. This week we will hear from Karen Bantuveris, Founder & CEO of Signup.com!

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St, Austin, TX 78701 | View in Calendar

TUE 14

Hunting of the zk-SNARKs | zk-STARKs (Free)

May 14th 6:30pm

Zero-Knowledge Succinct Non-Interactive Argument of Knowledge | Zero-Knowledge Scalable Transparent ARguments of Knowledge -- Learn where they came from, what they are, how and where they are used, and the future potential for privacy and anonymity.

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St. 1st floor, Austin, TX 78701 | View in Calendar

TUE 14

Training & Deploying a TensorFlow Object Detection Model (Free)

May 14th 6:30pm

Andrew Larimer will walk us through training a TensorFlow object detection model and exporting it through various deployment pipelines onto platforms including a GPU-enabled edge device (NVIDIA Jetson TX2), a managed AI service (Google AI Platform) and a Kubernetes cluster. Along the way he will shed some light on various components of the TensorFlow ecosystem, including TFRecords, TensorFlow Lite, TensorFlow Serving, TensorRT, and the current state of Kubeflow.

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St. 1st floor, Austin, TX 78701 | View in Calendar

TUE 14

Using Technology To Bridge The Justice Gap (Free)

May 14th 7:00pm

The justice gap refers to unmet legal needs. A 2017 Legal Services Corporation report states that 60 million Americans live at or below 125% of the federal poverty line. 71% of those 60 million have at least one legal problem each year, but only 14% of those received adequate legal help.

Come and hear our panelists discuss the ways in which emerging technologies can be used to bridge this justice gap.

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St. 1st floor, Austin, TX 78701 | View in Calendar

TUE 14

EmacsATX: Racket (Free)

May 14th 7:00pm

Eric will discuss why he uses Racket, a bit about Racket, a look at Dr Racket, and a few points about installing Racket mode, followed by a quick demo.

We'll have time for additional talks and a review of recent developments in the Emacs ecosystem.

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St. 1st floor, Austin, TX 78701 | View in Calendar

TUE 14

SOCOM Innovation Foundry Recap (Free)

May 14th 7:00pm

At this Meetup, we will share a recap of the SOCOM including thoughts on planning and execution, as well as, what went right, what went wrong, and lessons learned. Our hope is that you will leave with practical takeaways for your own Design Sprint & facilitation practice. Join us!

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St. 16th floor, Austin, TX 78701 | View in Calendar

WED 15

ATX GoLang (Free)

May 15th 6:30pm

A user group to meet and discuss the Go programming language (golang). Meetups are typically held on third Wednesdays at 6:30. Follow us on Twitter @atxgolang (http://twitter.com/atxgolang) and join our chat rooms: #atx on Gopher Slack (https://invite.slack.golangbridge.org/) or #atxgolang on Freenode.

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St. 16th floor, Austin, TX 78701 | View in Calendar

WED 15

Annual Education Innovation Showcase (Free)

May 15th 6:30pm

EdTech Austin is the hub for amazing keynotes, panel discussions, edtech mixers, member spotlights, and hands-on learning experiences that inspire teachers, entrepreneurs, technologists, education reformers, and edtech enthusiasts to connect, collaborate, and innovate.

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St. 16th floor, Austin, TX 78701 | View in Calendar

WED 15

Austin DJs May Technical Meetup (Free)

May 15th 7:00pm

Our very own Phillip Thompson will be leading a discussion on DJing in clubs and the rise of EDM in the United States! He'll be touching on subjects like: where we as DJs fit in the annals of history, how to engage with the music and culture of the past and what we can contribute, what is new and unique, and what is important to dancefloors now

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St. 16th floor, Austin, TX 78701 | View in Calendar

THU 16

Austin Retail and eCommerce Meetup (Downtown): May Networking & Discussion (Free)

May 16th 6:00pm

This group is for people interested in retail & ecommerce in the Austin, TX area. In addition to the Meetup Group, members connect & have discussions through Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/AustinRetailandEcommerce). You can also stay up to date on our events through EventBrite ( https://www.eventbrite.com/o/austin-retail-and-ecommerce-me ).

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St, Austin 78701 | View in Calendar

THU 16

Product Prodigy - Demo Day "Prototype" (Free)

May 16th 6:00pm

The Product Prodigy Institute is a semester-long class that takes students from underprivileged and underrepresented backgrounds through the process of creating and learning the hard/soft skills for launching a venture. Join us at Impact Hub to celebrate the achievements of the students in their entrepreneurial endeavors. Students have spent a semester developing a product and/or service that validates the customer demand and addresses social equity need and/or challenge.

Impact Hub Lamar 5540 N. Lamar Blvd. Austin TX 78751 | View in Calendar

THU 16

Bleeding Edge Web (Free)

May 16th 7:00pm

Things are changing and new things are emerging in web tech at such a rapid pace that it's almost impossible to keep up. We'll begin each meetup with a recap of the most interesting news each month related to JavaScript tools and frameworks, browsers, HTML5, mobile, web architecture and anything else that modern web developers would want to know about. You won't want to miss this!

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St. 16th floor, Austin, TX 78701 | View in Calendar

Upcoming Events:


MON 20

Speed to Capability: Defense Innovation from Research to Tech Transfer (Free - $8)

May 20th 5:30pm

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St, Austin 78701

MON 20

PyLadies Tech & Coding Night (Free)

May 20th 7:00pm

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St. 1st floor, Austin, TX 78701

MON 20

Austin Blockchain Community Collective (Free)

May 20th 7:00pm

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St. 16th floor, Austin, TX 78701

MON 20

Building User Shells (Free)

May 20th 7:00pm

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St. 1st floor, Austin, TX 78701

TUE 21

Intro to Defense Innovation & Ask Me Anything with Mike Mayo ($10)

May 21st 4:00pm

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St. 16th floor, Austin, TX 78701

WED 22

Product School Austin ($0 - $20)

May 22nd 6:00pm

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St, Austin 78701

WED 22

What is Platform Product Management by Cognizant Product Manager (Free)

May 22nd 6:30pm

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St., 16th Floor, Austin, Texas 78701

WED 22

Ethereum Developer Meetup: Games, Cards and Dice (Free)

May 22nd 6:30pm

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St. 16th floor, Austin, TX 78701

WED 22

LLVM Austin Social Meetup (Free)

May 22nd 6:30pm

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St, Austin 78701

WED 22

Persian Women In Tech Austin May 2019 (15.00)

May 22nd 6:30pm

Cirrus Logic: 800 West Sixth Street Austin, Texas 78701

WED 22

Austin IoT (Free)

May 22nd 7:00pm

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St. 16th floor, Austin, TX 78701

THU 23

Effective Objection Handling - Market Sense / Sandler Training (Free)

May 23rd 6:00pm

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St. 1st floor, Austin, TX 78701

THU 23

UT Lab for Artificial Intelligence (Free)

May 23rd 7:00pm

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St. 16th floor, Austin, TX 78701

TUE 28

Austin Startup Meetup (Free)

May 28th 6:30pm

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St. 16th floor, Austin, TX 78701

TUE 28

Austin Design Sprint - SOCOM Innovation Foundry Recap (Free)

May 28th 7:00pm

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St. 16th floor, Austin, TX 78701

TUE 28

Epigrammatic Programming with Tipton Cole (Free)

May 28th 7:00pm

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St. 16th floor, Austin, TX 78701

TUE 28

Moby Flip — Feature Flipping in Rails - Allison Zadrozny (Free)

May 28th 7:00pm

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St. 1st floor, Austin, TX 78701

WED 29

UiPath RPA 101 (Free)

May 29th 6:00pm

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St, Austin 78701

THU 30

IP Strategy for Technology Startups - Lunch & Learn (Free)

May 30th 12:00pm

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St. 1st floor, Austin, TX 78701

TUE 04

Healthcare Innovation Roundtable (Free)

June 4th 5:30pm

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St, Austin 78701

WED 05

AUSOME (Free)

June 5th 6:30pm

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St. 16th floor, Austin, TX 78701

WED 12

HomeAway CPO on Using Data To Be Customer-Centric ($10 - $15)

June 12th 7:00pm

Indeed HQ, Building 1 Cafeteria, 6433 Champion Grandview Way, Austin, TX, 78750

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