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Chip Wiley

Blueprint GeoScience Research

1:00pm

Austin Startup Week Pre-Event - Youth Entrepreneurship Day (See Event Description for More Details!) Capital FactoryCristal Glangchai • Mike Millard

9:00am

Fundraising Track | Demystify Your Deal: Term Sheets 101 Capital FactoryRosa McCormick

9:30am

Blockchain Track | "Explain Like I'm 5" Blockchain & Crypto Basics - Live Podcast Recording Capital FactoryDr. Robin Bloor

11:00am

Fundraising Track | Landing Your First Investor: Raising from Angels and Angel Networks Capital FactoryKelsey August • Claire England • Ryan Murdock • John Paulos • Liang Xia

2:00pm

Fundraising Track | Investing in Texas from the Coasts: A Discussion with Non-Texas VCs Writing Checks in Texas Capital FactoryChris Abshire • Gordon Daugherty • Esteban Reyes • Danielle Steinman

3:30pm

FinTech Track | Founder Stories: Built for Success - If You're Off by Inches on the Ground, You'll be Thousands of Miles Off in Outer Space (@ Capital One Café Downtown) Capital One CaféChris Palmisano • Henry Yoshida • Capital One Café

5:00pm

Austin Startup Week Kickoff Party with Capital Factory and Startup Games Capital FactoryBrex • Chargbee • TriNet • Army Futures Command • Tarmac TX Embracing the Unconventional Capital FactoryLarissa Maranhao Rocha • Brex

8:00am

Free Coworking at TechSpace - ALL DAY Techspace

9:30am

Health Tech Track | Branding a Technology, a ‘How To’ Workshop - Part One Capital FactoryScott Creamer • Amy Dowell • Ashley Jones • Health Tech Austin

11:00am

Health Tech Track | Branding a Technology, a ‘How To’ Workshop - Part Two Capital FactoryScott Creamer • Amy Dowell • Ashley Jones • Health Tech Austin

2:00pm

Developer Track | Learn to Code: Taste of PIE-thon (@ Galvanize) GalvanizeOptimizely

3:30pm

Developer Track | Engineering Excellence: Technological Communication & Best Practices of High-Performing Teams Capital FactoryAdam Coulon • Shaun Martin • Optimizely Social Impact Track | Meet the Faces of Impact in Austin - Four Entrepreneurs Leading the Charge The Center for Social InnovationStephen Aarons • Sophie Kwok • David J Neff • Ashley Phillips

8:00am

University Track | Dorm Rooms to Startup Showcase (UT, Rowling Hall) Robert B. Rowling Hall, The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of BusinessHerb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship • The UT Master of Science in Technology Commercialization (MSTC) Program

9:30am

University Track | The University’s Role in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems (UT, Rowling Hall) Robert B. Rowling Hall, The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of BusinessAshley Jennings • David Altounian • Dr. Hector Gomez Macfarland • Bob Metcalfe • Kristin C. Spindler • Melissa Taylor • Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship • The UT Master of Science in Technology Commercialization (MSTC) Program

11:00am

University Track | Emerging Tech Off College Campuses (UT, Rowling Hall) Robert B. Rowling Hall, The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of BusinessVan Truskett • Bart Bohn • Eric King Frey • Greg Pogue • Nishi Viswanathan • Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship • The UT Master of Science in Technology Commercialization (MSTC) Program

12:30pm

University Track | 10 Legal Mistakes Every Startup Makes (UT, Rowling Hall) Robert B. Rowling Hall, The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of BusinessBrad Gold • Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship • The UT Master of Science in Technology Commercialization (MSTC) Program

2:00pm

EdTech Track | The Importance of Learning by Making (Capital Factory, 16th Floor) Capital FactoryAlejandra Güereque • Jesse Lozano • Edgenuity

3:30pm

EdTech Track | EdTech Happy Hour Sponsored by Edgenuity (Capital Factory, 16th Floor) Capital FactoryEdgenuity

5:30pm

University Track | MoneyTalks by Herb Kelleher Center - The State of Tech Fundraising (Capital Factory, 16th Floor) Capital FactoryAndrea Kalmans • Arjun Chopra • Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship • The UT Master of Science in Technology Commercialization (MSTC) Program

6:30pm

University Track | MSTC + Herb Kelleher Center Entrepreneurship Night (Capital Factory) Capital FactoryHerb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship • The UT Master of Science in Technology Commercialization (MSTC) Program

8:00am

Free Coworking at TechSpace - ALL DAY Techspace

9:15am

Marketing and Branding Track | Your Brand is Customer Experience (@ The Refinery) The RefineryDenise Antoon • Craig Crisler

10:30am

Marketing and Branding Track | Telling the Startup Story: Lean Media Relations Strategies for Sustained Growth (@ The Refinery) The RefineryJo Detavernier • Colin Pope • Thom Singer

11:45am

HR and Culture Track | Lunch & Learn: Avoiding Burnout - Basic Lifestyle Guidelines & Kinesthetic Team Building (@ Walmart Tech) Walmart Technology CenterOlivia Jimenez • Amanda Martin O'Brien • Hired

1:00pm

HR and Culture Track | Lightening Talks - How Culture Drives Customer Experience, Employer Branding: Telling your Story, and Workforce Automation (@ Walmart Tech) Walmart Tech ATXAnton Groom • Elijah May • Leif Wennerstrom • Hired

2:15pm

Marketing and Branding Track | SXSW 2019 Preview & Strategies for Startups (@ The Refinery) The RefineryHugh Forrest

3:30pm

HR and Culture Track | Your Employer Brand: Strategies that Attract Top Tech Talent (@ Walmart Tech) Walmart Tech ATXRudi Ngnepi • Joy Schwartz • Amy Winebright • Hired

4:00pm

ATX Startup Crawl Various