More accurately, my blog post title should be “The Keynote You’ll Not Hear at SXSW Until 2014, 2015 or Beyond”. Specifically, my focus is: “crossing the chasm from the right.” Right now SXSW is incredibly focused on ‘appointment based learning.’ I understand that SXSW Inc has a business model they want to preserve.
The Austinpreneur’s Guide to SXSW
March 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
It’s that time again, finally! After 360 days of anticipation, SXSW is right around the corner. With so much going on it’s hard for entrepreneurs who are new to SXSW to know where (or how) to focus amongst all the distraction. To give you a starting point, here is my top 12 list of must-attend events and a few other lists from SXSW leaders you will find helpful…
6th Annual SXSW Austin Tech Happy Hour pre-SXSW Kickoff Tomorrow
March 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Today is the last day to pre-register for the 6th Annual Austin Tech Happy Hour pre-SXSW Kickoff at Molotov tomorrow.
Move Your Startup to Austin for Free at SXSW
January 23, 2013 by 1 Comment
In conjunction with Capital Factory’s Demo Day at SXSWi 2013, one company will receive a relocation package worth over $50,000 to move their startup to Austin. If you think you might be a fit, check out Capital Factory’s investment thesis, find out more about how to be one of 10 companies to pitch on demo day, and apply on AngelList.
SXSW Accelerator Deadline on Sunday
September 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
One thing I noticed at SXSW last year was that Startup Village was absolutely packed — lines to get into every session. The legacy SXSW sessions, well, not so much. Perhaps next year all the startup activity will move to the convention center where there will be more room?
I Choose Austin
May 21, 2012 by 13 Comments
Joshua Baer helps people quit their jobs and become entrepreneurs. He founded his first startup in 1996 in his college dormitory and now teaches a class at the University of Texas for student entrepreneurs. He’s currently the CEO of OtherInbox and Director of Capital Factory. Joshua has helped start a dozen companies, sold four of them, invested in more than fifty of them, and is a mentor to many others. You can follow him on Twitter @joshuabaer
Austin Looks Well Positioned For Future Job Growth
March 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment
With the economy in a lukewarm recovery, it appears companies are starting to ramp up hiring efforts. If we look at the broader recovery, it’s easy to get excited about Austin’s momentum. Take a look at the map from Atlantic Cities (below) showing the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Austin ranked [...]
Four For You, One For Me #SXSW
March 13, 2012 by 3 Comments
Now that Larry Chiang has been at SXSW for a few days, he has some mid-conference words of wisdom. A few people have told me that it’s hard to understand what Larry is saying. His thinking is about 3 steps ahead of the rest of us, and he’s always looking at everything with thoughts about how to hack it. For those of you with issues, I’ve decided to translate (in bold). I hope it helps.
Austin Tech Incubator Landscape at #SXSW
March 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
On the Tuesday of SXSW, I have the pleasure of being on a panel of the rockstars of the Austin technology incubator scene. Steve Guengerich (@sguengerich) has done an incredible job of bringing together a panel of people representing the best of what Austin has to offer young and upcoming startups. Here are the panel details.
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