Austin Startup Week

Have you heard of Galvanize? We're the learning community for technology. Our campuses are home to an eclectic mix of entrepreneurs, skilled programmers, expert data scientists, and men and women motivated to make an impact. At Galvanize all the resources a startup needs to be successful are gathered under one roof in an integrated, collaborative community. Check out our 2nd Street campus and learn more about our national network during this group tour.

Additional tour available Tuesday from 10 - 11am. Feel free to reach out to jessica.cox@galvanize.com with any questions. 

Austin Startup Week is supported in part by Capital Factory, Techstars, Galvanize, and Janik Vinnakota LLP. If you see someone from their teams, give them a hug and hi-five!   

The challenges of diversity in the tech startup ecosystem are not one sided. We all know mainstream investors need to diversify their portfolios, but what can the other side of the table, namely ethnically diverse and women leaders, do to help close the gap? Join us for a very candid, productive, collaborative and informative roundtable focused on how we effectively enhance the tech startup ecosystem today for a more robust and inclusive community tomorrow.

Austin Startup Week is supported in part by Capital Factory, Techstars, Galvanize, and Janik Vinnakota LLP. If you see someone from their teams, give them a hug and hi-five!   

Tonight is our open lightning talks! Lightning talks will be 5-10 min on any topic pertaining to programming, technology, or your experience as a woman in technology.

Beginning/Pre-Coders - we would love to hear about your foray into programming and some of the hurdles you have overcome.

Experienced Coders - share about the cool things you have built or awesome tools you use.

Anyone - share whatever knowledge you have! Each person brings a different perspective.

The format will be flexible. You can RSVP or show up and see if any slots are available.

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Code of Conduct 
No harassment: Women Who Code is dedicated to providing a harassment-free event experience for everyone regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, race, or religion. We will not tolerate harassment of Women Who Code members in any form, including overly sexualized or demeaning comments or anything that threatens personal safety. People violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the event and/or the organization at the discretion of the organizers and management team.

WWCode events are intended for all women (trans and cis), trans men, and genderqueer folks who are interested in attending. We are emphatically queer and trans friendly and committed to matters of social justice as an organization. Select events may be open to the general public, which will be clearly noted in event descriptions.

Participants 
This event is intended for all women (trans and cis), trans men, and genderqueer folks who are interested in attending.

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Austin Startup Week is supported in part by Capital Factory, Techstars, Galvanize, and Janik Vinnakota LLP. If you see someone from their teams, give them a hug and hi-five!   

Moms, we start things, like families and businesses. We make things, like movements and babies. We work around the clock: starting the day as the CEO of the kids moving to the paid job as CEO and then when that day is done we return to our non-paying job as mother. Most of us were told we could do it all, have it all. We've tried to have it all, often at the costs of our healthy, our relationships, and our professional goals. This panel is about telling the truth about our seemingly glamours lives, messes and all. About the role we each play in creating the professional world that we want to inhabit and what we inevitably sacrifice to do that. 

Austin Startup Week is supported in part by Capital Factory, Techstars, Galvanize, and Janik Vinnakota LLP. If you see someone from their teams, give them a hug and hi-five!   

Have you heard of Galvanize? We're the learning community for technology. Our campuses are home to an eclectic mix of entrepreneurs, skilled programmers, expert data scientists, and men and women motivated to make an impact. At Galvanize all the resources a startup needs to be successful are gathered under one roof in an integrated, collaborative community. Check out our 2nd Street campus and learn more about our national network during this group tour.

Additional tour available Monday from 10 - 11am. Feel free to reach out to jessica.cox@galvanize.com with any questions. 

Austin Startup Week is supported in part by Capital Factory, Techstars, Galvanize, and Janik Vinnakota LLP. If you see someone from their teams, give them a hug and hi-five!   

Wondering how to have a high-scale, lasting, and sustainable social impact? Come hear stories from and get inspired by Austin social entrepreneurs, presented by CALSO's Tarmac TX accelerator program!

We will discuss how they have worked to find a business model allowing them to serve their target population as well as the challenges they faced / are facing on their way to self-sustainability and ways to overcome these. Panelists include entrepreneurs from Tarmac TX accelerator program, Zoe Schlag, Founder & Executive Director of UnLtd USA, which funds and supports individuals tackling social, environmental and civic problems, and Liz Deering, Founder & CEO of Haven, a community of women social entrepreneurs. PleaseRSVP here.

Tarmac TX is a 9-month free accelerator program that supports social entrepreneurs developing technology-based solutions to improve the lives of millions. It is an initiative of CALSO Community, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower individuals to reach their full potential through workforce development and entrepreneurship programs. For more information about our program and the startups that we support, visit www.tarmactx.com and follow us on Twitter.

Austin Startup Week is supported in part by Capital Factory, Techstars, Galvanize, and Janik Vinnakota LLP. If you see someone from their teams, give them a hug and hi-five!   

Calling all Women in Tech -- join us for a casual evening of networking and connecting with powerhouse women in Austin.

Tech veteran? New to tech? Looking for a job? Spreading the word about a new project? Interested in connecting with like-minded women? Share your story here. All are welcome!

Special thanks to Atlassian and Google for Entrepreneurs for sponsoring this event.

Austin Startup Week is supported in part by Capital Factory, Techstars, Galvanize, and Janik Vinnakota LLP. If you see someone from their teams, give them a hug and hi-five!   

Austin is brimming with savvy, impact-driven women blazing trails for the next generation of female entrepreneurs. Let's hear their stories, celebrate the history of ATX girl power, and let's embrace a new future of empowering women to take charge of their lives and communities through social impact. 

Austin Startup Week is supported in part by Capital Factory, Techstars, Galvanize, and Janik Vinnakota LLP. If you see someone from their teams, give them a hug and hi-five!   

The US has always been a destination for the best and brightest tech talent from around the world. Over 40% of Fortune 500 companies were started by immigrants. Without international entrepreneurs, we wouldn't have companies like Dropbox, Google, Uber, Tesla, eBay, PayPal, Instagram, and AT&T. 

But until now, there has never been an immigration pathway specifically for startup founders. Join our panelist of startup ecosystem leaders to hear about the newly announced International Entrepreneur Rule. With 25% of startups in Austin reporting at least 1 foreign-born co-founder, this new rule helps the startup scene draw global talent and capital.

Come hear about eligibility requirements, get the insider story on how the industry came together to pass this rule, and learn about the continued need for Congress to pass immigration policies that strengthen the tech industry.

Austin Startup Week is supported in part by Capital Factory, Techstars, Galvanize, and Janik Vinnakota LLP. If you see someone from their teams, give them a hug and hi-five!   

Charles Obih of Facebook will present data from his research into how tech companies end up with teams that are not diverse, and how/why they can reverse the trend and be more inclusive.

Austin Startup Week is supported in part by Capital Factory, Techstars, Galvanize, and Janik Vinnakota LLP. If you see someone from their teams, give them a hug and hi-five!