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Startup Digest

Austin

June 10, 2019

Read homegrown content at AustinStartups.com. Know someone new to the Austin startup scene? Forward this along - they can subscribe here. Have an event? Anyone can submit one here

Highlights

● Texas Startups Roadshow Wrap-up - Joshua Baer
(Un)Reachable Markets - Kristan Rivers

Austin Digital Jobs
● Customer Support Engineer (Zenoss)
● Data Science Instructor (General Assembly)
● Executive Dir. of Experience Design (athenahealth)
● Google Ads Specialist (Polygraph)
● Graphic Designer (Aquasana)
● Java Software Engineer (App Mod Studio)
● Product Owner (Hayes)
● Sr. DevOps Engineer (The Zebra)
● Sr. Digital Marketer (3Q Digital)
● UX Copywriter (Somnio)

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 10

Arizona Sunshine and Google Earth upstairs with Austin Virtual League! (Free)

June 10th 7:00pm

We'll be playing Arizona Sunshine. One of the best VR narrative experiences out there. A friend and you can try your best to survive the the zombie apocalypse and escape the sunshine state!

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St. 5th floor, Austin, TX 78701 | View in Calendar

TUE 11

Intro to the Austin Startup Scene & Ask Me Anything WEBINAR with Joshua Baer (Free)

June 11th 4:00pm

Are you new to the Austin Startup Community? Thinking about moving here? Trying to figure out how to plug in? Tune in to our webinar on June 11th for an Intro to the Austin Startup Scene, which includes a comprehensive overview from local community leaders and a chance to ask all your questions.

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

TUE 11

Hyperledger Fabric Deep Dive (Free)

June 11th 6:30pm

What is Hyperledger Fabric
How to design a Fabric blockchain application
How to develop a Fabric blockchain application
How to deploy a Fabric blockchain application

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

TUE 11

Austin EFF: Net Neutrality 101 (Free)

June 11th 7:00pm

Join Kevin Welch, president of EFF-Austin, as he provides an accessible yet thorough introduction to the legal, legislative, and regulatory history of net neutrality.

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

WED 12

Pitch Night for the Innovation Bridge Mexico-Austin Cohort (Free)

June 12th 6:00pm

You are invited to a Pitch Night celebrating the startups of the Innovation Bridge Mexico-Austin program at the Consulate General of Mexico's Austin office. The startups pitching represent Mexican innovation across many industries. Their dedication to improving the world through their work is evident. After a rigorous selection process, the selected startups spent 10 weeks in Austin, TX in Tech Ranch's accelerator program. Each startup was selected from a nation-wide call for their impactful solutions, strong teams, and ability to grow in the United States. RSVP to hear how these startups are changing the world through their work.

Consulate General of Mexico Austin 5202 East Ben White Boulevard Austin, TX 78741 | View in Calendar

WED 12

Startup Grind Summer Party (Free)

June 12th 6:00pm

Startup Grind is a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. We host monthly events in over 300 cities and 85 countries featuring successful local founders, innovators, & investors. The monthly events are open to anyone interested or involved in startups and there are no annual or membership fees.

CU29, 720 Brazos St. Austin, TX | View in Calendar

WED 12

ATX eCommerce Meetup with BigCommerce (Free)

June 12th 6:30pm

Join us on 6/12 at the Capital Factory for an evening of networking, learning and conversation with the Austin eCommerce family. All merchants, tech partners, agencies and eCommerce professionals welcome!

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

WED 12

Austin Python (Free)

June 12th 7:00pm

We typically have a main presentation or a series of lightning talks, followed by discussion and Q&A. There is a diversity of domains and experience levels represented, so come with your questions and be prepared to talk about how you use Python!

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

WED 12

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

June 12th 7:00pm

Consumers are more connected to technology than ever. With tons of data available, there are countless opportunities to learn about our customers, their behaviors and their preferences. How can product managers use data as a feedback loop to innovate at scale? HomeAway CPO Tina Weyand will discuss why a data-driven product approach leads to business wins while remaining focused on customer needs - using specific examples from the travel industry and beyond.

Indeed HQ, Building 1 Cafeteria, 6433 Champion Grandview Way, Austin, TX, 78750 | View in Calendar

WED 12

IoT Bytes - I want to start an IoT project, now what? (Free)

June 12th 7:00pm

You have your new idea and you want to start putting it together. Where do you start? What do you do? What do you need? We'll be discussing and walking through just one of many ways to manage, implement, and succeed at an IoT project. We'll walk through a project already in progress, and discuss how to get started, and what was done to get to where it is.

Pok-E-Jo's PARMER, 2121 W Parmer Ln Ste 121, Austin, TX | View in Calendar

THU 13

Summer Startup Soirée presented by Brex (Free)

June 13th 4:00pm

The evening will kick off with a brief overview from Brex’s very first employee on how the company was able to scale from Beta to Unicorn status in just six months. Capital Factory readily encourages entrepreneurs to take risks, and Brex has first-hand knowledge on how to navigate well-established fields effectively.

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

THU 13

WPATX - Building UX Tools for your Client On-Boarding Process (Free)

June 13th 6:30pm

In this session you will learn about ways to think about your client needs as a UX experience in itself. Taking design thinking outside of the website space and into the customer relationship space, we'll explore examples of tools that can help drive more seamless customer experiences. Better experiences roll into your long term success with projects and monthly recurring revenue opportunities.

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

THU 13

Artificial Intelligence Tech Meetup (0)

June 13th 7:00pm

If you're interested in the next generation of computing -- the AI era where technology that interacts in human manner and learns over time -- this meetup is for you. Whether you are passionate about the transformation it can create for client experiences, are starting to learn, or are knee deep in machine learning/AI/deep QA already this Meetup will provides a venue for visionaries, entrepreneurs, and technologists to learn and share about the new world of computing.

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

Upcoming Events:


MON 17

Non-Fungible Tokens. What Are They and Why Should I Care? (Free)

June 17th 7:00pm

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

MON 17

Women in Tech Career Panel (Free)

June 17th 7:00pm

Walmart Technology, 409 Colorado St, Suite B · Austin, TX

TUE 18

Bunker Brews TakeOver Austin: Branding and Marketing Your Business (Free)

June 18th 6:00pm

WeWork Domain 11801 Domain Boulevard 3rd Floor Austin, TX 78758

TUE 18

How to Access the $20B Leisure Travel Market (Free)

June 18th 6:30pm

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

TUE 18

Austin Music Tech (Free)

June 18th 7:00pm

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

WED 19

Bunker Breakfast Austin: 1 Million Cups Round Rock & meetup (Free)

June 19th 9:00am

Holiday Inn Austin North, 2370 Chisholm Trail Round Rock, TX 78681

WED 19

Design Sprint Essentials Workshop (Free)

June 19th 6:00pm

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

WED 19

Austin GoLang (Free)

June 19th 7:00pm

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

WED 19

Austin DJs (Free)

June 19th 7:00pm

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

THU 20

Female Founders Roundtable Series (Free)

June 20th 11:30am

Galvanize, 119 Nueces St #200, Austin, TX 78701

THU 20

Mobile Lunch and Learn (Free)

June 20th 11:30am

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

THU 20

Shopping Cart Technology Panel: 4 Different Brands Answer Your Questions (Free)

June 20th 6:00pm

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St, Austin 78701

THU 20

MassChallenge Texas in Austin 2019 Startup Showcase (Free)

June 20th 6:00pm

Native Hostel and Bar & Cafe 807 East 4th Street Austin, TX 78702

THU 20

Real User Measurements and the Development Lifecycle (Free)

June 20th 7:00pm

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

MON 24

Common Culture Lab: How To Build A Media Company (Free)

June 24th 6:30pm

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

MON 24

Social Factors in Design & Behavior - A group discussion (Free)

June 24th 6:30pm

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

TUE 25

Austin LLMV Meetup (0)

June 25th 6:30pm

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St, Austin 78701

TUE 25

Austin Startup: June Startup Showcase (Free)

June 25th 6:30pm

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

TUE 25

Moby Flip — Feature Flipping in Rails (Free)

June 25th 7:00pm

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

WED 26

Austin Music Producers Shindig (Free)

June 26th 6:30pm

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

WED 26

Securing The Internet of Things, Silicon Labs (Free)

June 26th 7:00pm

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

THU 27

AA-ISP Austin Chapter Meeting: The Last Mile Problem (Free)

June 27th 6:00pm

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

MON 01

Intro to the Austin Media Scene (Free)

July 1st 6:30pm

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

WED 03

Austin Online Marketing for Entrepreneurs (Free)

July 3rd 6:30pm

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

WED 03

Demystifying AI, ML, NLP, and XYZ (Free)

July 3rd 7:00pm

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

MON 08

Co-Founder Wanted Austin ($15)

July 8th 6:30pm

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St, Austin 78701

TUE 09

Bunker Breakfast: Sports & Entertainment Tech (Free)

July 9th 9:30am

Capital Factory, 701 Brazos Street, Austin, TX 78701

WED 10

Poly Product Lead on Building Products In Modern Workplaces ($8 – $15)

July 10th 7:00pm

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

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