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Austin Startup Week

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Brian Mckinney

Mckinney Media
Founder
Austin Texas

brianmckinney.com

MY BIG IMPACT is to use my voice to build a social community to boldly speak truth to power concerning equality for the unincluded and underrepresented in the technology business.

10:00am CDT

The Ideal Customer Archetype | 10:00 - 11:30 AM Capital FactoryDeb Gabor

12:00pm CDT

Web Development: Let's Break It Down - Lunch Workshop | 12:00 - 1:30 PM WeWorkGeneral Assembly

4:00pm CDT

Leaning In: Why People of Color and Women Must Pull Up A Seat | 4:00 - 5:30 PM GalvanizeAshley Jennings • Ainee Athar • Ruben Cantu • Lisa Fritsch • Paul O'Brien • Sterling Smith

6:00pm CDT

Cybersecurity Startup Founder Storytime - Manifest Happy Hour | 6:00 - 8:00 PM TechSpace - AustinMarcus Carey • Chris Gerritz • Nathan Sportsman • Manifest

6:30pm CDT

Austin Startup Week Opening Party: ATC Battle of the Tech Bands | 6:30 - 10:00 PM The Mohawk Co-Founder Meetup with Keynote Speaker Brett Hurt, Founder of Bazaarvoice | 6:30 - 9:00 PM Capital FactoryJohan Borge • Brett Hurt

8:00am CDT

Momtrepreneur: Having It All and Other Modern Myths | 8:00 - 9:30 AM Impact Hub / VukaSera Bonds • LaToya Collins-Jones • An Dang • Sarah Evans • Karyn Scott

10:00am CDT

Ask For and Get What You've Earned | 10:00 - 11:30 AM GalvanizeNicole Forbes

12:00pm CDT

So You Have an MVP: Now What? | 12:00 - 1:30 PM TechstarsP2Binvestor

2:00pm CDT

How to Pitch a VC | 2:00 - 3:30 PM GalvanizeAndrew Mitchell

4:00pm CDT

Designing Sustainable Business Models to Address Unmet Societal Challenges: Inspiring Examples from Austin Social Enterprises | 4:00 - 5:30 PM GalvanizeAdrianna Cantu • Liz Deering • Chelsea Elliott • Amy Looper • Rena Pacheco-Theard • Zoe Schlag • Esteban Fabiao Texas-style Money: $1M in 60 Days Without a VC | 4:00 - 5:30 PM GalvanizeCharlie Jackson How to Meet Investors & Ask Me Anything with JD Weinstein | 4:00 - 5:30 PM Capital FactoryJD Weinstein • Matt McDonnell • Krishna Srinivasan • Janik Vinnakota LLP

6:00pm CDT

VentureCrushATX Panels: Mistakes Startups Make & How Startups Should Think About Cybersecurity | 6:00 - 8:30 PMFULL UmbelJon Bassett • Brian Cummins • David Endler • Kin Gill • Michael Hanley • Drew Hintz • Valeska Pederson Hintz • Lisa Pearson • Kathi Rawnsley • Anthony Raymundo • Steve Sachs • Marc Willebeek-LeMair • Umbel • NextGen Venture Partners • Lowenstein Sandler Travel Smart Hackathon Closing Party | 6:00 - 8:00 PM WeWorkGeneral Assembly

7:45am CDT

Health Tech Austin: Winning Strategies For Taking Your Product And Innovation To Market | 7:45 - 9:30 AM Capital FactoryJean Anne Booth • Zac Jiwa • Chris Loughlin • Health Tech Austin

9:00am CDT

Investor Speed Dating | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM GalvanizeJessica Cox

10:00am CDT

Winning with Words: Content Marketing, SEO & Social | 10:00 - 11:30 AM Capital FactoryKate Buck Jr. • Paul O'Brien

12:00pm CDT

Pathways for Global Startups: The International Entrepreneurial Rule | 12:00 - 1:30 PM Capital FactoryJason Finkelman • Liang Ge • Michele Skelding • David Wallace • FWD.US Hot Sauce in Your Bag: How Spicy Does Your Food Marketing Need to Be? | 12:00 - 1:30 PM Capital FactoryAddie Broyles • Emily Kealey • April Riggs • Kristin Sheppard

2:00pm CDT

A Startup's First Year: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly | 2:00 - 3:30 PM GalvanizeCarolyn Byczek • Ashley Jennings • Scott Mackey • Ryan Smith • Sterling Smith • Jessica Cox

4:00pm CDT

Appy Hour with SandBox Commerce | 4:00 - 5:30 PM GalvanizeRyan Smith

5:30pm CDT

McCombs Entrepreneurship Night | 5:30 - 7:30 PM SpeakeasyMcCombs MBA & MSTC

6:00pm CDT

An Evening with Entrepreneurs: Dinner and Co-Working in ATX | 6:00 - 9:00 PM Various (see description)Galvanize • Techspace • WeWork • Capital Factory ASW Marketers’ Happy Hour | 6:00 - 8:00 PM Austin Ale HouseAustin Ale House Advance Screening: 'The Trolls' (MOVIE - Additional RSVP Required) | 6:00 - 8:30 PM Stateside at the ParamountKirk Cesari • Pat Dean • Andrew Donoho • Austin Forum

7:00pm CDT

Austin API Meeting: Lightning Talks | 7:00 - 9:00 PM Capital FactoryAdam Altman • Rachel Weil • Keith Casey

9:00am CDT

Austin Open Coffee Club | 9:00 - 10:45 AMFULL AtlassianDamon Clinkscales

10:00am CDT

Legal Pitfalls Startups Face | 10:00 - 11:30 AM TechstarsGlenn Janik • Rajkumar Vinnakota • Janik Vinnakota LLP

12:00pm CDT

Day in the Life of a UX Designer - Lunch Workshop | 12:00 - 1:30 PM WeWorkGeneral Assembly

2:00pm CDT

Want to Start a Food or Beverage Company? | 2:00 - 3:30 PMFULL Capital KitchensTRISH WESEVICH Techstars Open House and Fireside Chat | 2:00 - 3:30 PM TechstarsAmos Schwartzfarb

4:00pm CDT

Art and Tech, Meet Chocolate | 4:00 - 5:30 PMFULL Maggie Louise ConfectionsMaggie Callahan SXSW Success for Your Startup: Leveraging March Magic in Austin | 4:00 - 5:30 PM GalvanizeHugh Forrest • Chris Valentine

5:00pm CDT

ATX Startup Crawl Presented by Hired | 5:00 - 10:00 PM 800 CongressHired

8:00am CDT

Smart Policy for Smart Cities | 8:00 - 9:30 AM Departure LoungeVijay George • Sherri Greenberg • Mitch Jacobson • Chelsea Collier • Janik Vinnakota LLP