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Trenton Grale

PatentFire
Sr. Principal
Austin, TX
Websitehttps://patentfire.net
Technology industry professional with 20 years' experience in semiconductor design engineering and research. Branching out into consulting and intellectual property.
Monday, October 1
 

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

12:30pm

Blockchain Track | Making an Impact with Blockchain Capital FactoryChris Georgen • Wei Escala • Richard Hurley • Paul Snow

2:00pm

Blockchain Track | Three Public Blockchains Not Called Bitcoin. Or Ethereum. Capital FactoryJoshua Konkle • Marco Peereboom • Jared Tate • Alexandra Tinsman

3:30pm

Blockchain Track | Blockchain for Business Enterprises - AMA Panel Capital FactoryJames Beecham • Karyl Fowler • Pete Harris • Brandon Thomas • Jay Williams Fundraising Track | Accelerator to Acquistion: Fireside Chat with Joshua Baer, Chuck Gordon and Mario Fergali Capital FactoryMario Feghali • Chuck Gordon • Joshua Baer

5:00pm

Blockchain Track | Blockchain Happy Hour TBA

6:00pm

Defense Innovation Track | Austin Startup Week Opening Night Keynote with General John M. Murray Capital FactoryJoshua Baer • General John M. Murray • Brex • Chargbee • TriNet • Army Futures Command • Tarmac TX
 
Tuesday, October 2
 

3:30pm

Health Tech Track | Lessons Learned: Founder Stories Capital FactoryKevin Mayes • Chris Diede • Jeanne Teshler • Michael Zucker • Health Tech Austin 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
 
Wednesday, October 3
 

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

5:00pm

Food and CPG Track | Beyond Vodka - Austin's Liquor Startup Scene, Panel Discussion followed by Tasting / Happy Hour (The Refinery) The RefineryArianne Sclerandi • Jessica Leigh Graves • Chris Hofbauer • Mark Koelsch • Kathryn Loeffler • Natalie Merrick • Lawrence Sasso

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
 
Thursday, October 4
 

10:30am

HR and Culture Track | The Road to Remote (@ Walmart Tech) Walmart Tech ATXNicki Bellington • Ashley Kujawski • Hired

2:15pm

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

3:30pm

Marketing and Branding Track | The Shark Tank Effect: Lessons from becoming a $15M business overnight (@ The Refinery) The RefineryJulia Cheek