Panels & Parties: Our Picks for Austin Startup Week

by Built In Staff
October 6, 2014

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Everyone knows that Startup Week is one of the most exciting weeks of the year and the five day event celebrating Austin startups, meetups and organizations is grown even bigger and better this year.

It's an extravaganza of local entrepreneurship, a mix of presentations, workshops, discussions, job fairs, parties, and more, bringing Austin's startup and tech enthusiasts together as the cool of autumn sets in.

Browse the full schedule and keep in mind that everything is free as long as you're pre-registered.

Before you get overwhelmed with options, we have a few events and parties that look particularly intriguing.



Monday, October 6th

Going Pro: Time to Professionalize Your Sales? Transition Help for Startups
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. at Techstars (412 Congress Ave. #200)

“This event was on our 2013 calendar,” said Hughes, “and was really well received. Organizer Doug  Bain is a fixture on the local startup scene and a long-time friend of ASW. “He's the past president in the Austin chapter of Rice Alliance, an advocate of startups and is an incredible sales executive,” said Hughes.


Built In Austin Startup Job Fair
3:00 – 6:00 p.m. at Mohawk (912 Red River)

Built In Austin Startup Job Fair is your chance to land your startup dream job. The 4th annual job fair will kick off Austin Startup Week. As always, the fair aims to connect students, recent graduates and experienced candidates to opportunities with Austin tech startups. There are a plethora of Austin startup jobs out there- this is the chance to meet the startups and find the perfect match. Our 2013 event connected some of the best Austin-based startups including BuildASign, Famigo, Mutual Mobile, MapMyFitness and over 55 other employers with 500 candidates.
 

Tuesday, October 7th

Intro to the Austin Startup Scene
6:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Capital Factory (701 Brazos St., Suite 1601)

If you're new to the Austin startup circuit, this event, organized by Josh Baer, will teach you the outs and ins. “Josh gives a historical overview of the tech scene here and runs through events, meetups, investors, community leaders and more,” said Hughes. “It's a great event for anyone new to Austin, visiting, or trying to plug in to the startup and tech scene.”

 

Ingress Enlightened Portal Walk
8:30 – 11:00 p.m. at Capital Factory (701 Brazos St., Suite 1601)

After the Intro, you can get to know some of your ATX neighbors through interactive play. “Ingress is a fun augmented reality multi-player video game played in the real world.” Hughes said. “It's going to combine gaming with meeting new people and exploring downtown.”



Wednesday, October 8th

I've Got 99 Problems But a Pitch Ain't One: What Entrepreneurs Can Learn from Rap Music
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

It's not much of a stretch to assume that many current tech entrepreneurs grew up listening to Jay-Z, 50 Cent, and other hip hop stars who pride themselves on business savvy. “Cam Houser wrote about what entrepreneurs can learn from rap music on the 3 Day Startup blog,” said Hughes. “He'll be sharing more on this and comparing some of our startup leaders to popular rappers.” The game is to be sold, not to be told, but this event is free – just double-check the location before you go.

 

Werewolf Night
9:00 p.m. - Midnight Techstars (412 Congress Ave. #200)

This game, Hughes said, is “a Techstars favorite! Aziz Gilani from Mercury Fund reached out to see if there was any interest in a Werewolf game during Austin Startup Week. The answer was, of course, YES! Michael Girdley wrote a great blog post on what Werewolf is and why it's beneficial for startups.”


Thursday, October 9th

TechBreakfast 

8:00- 9:30am - IBM Innovation Center (11501 Burnet Road, Austin, TX)

Interact with your peers in a monthly morning breakfast meetup. At this monthly breakfast get-together techies, developers, designers, and entrepreneurs share learn from their peers through show and tell / show-case style presentations. The following companies (including us!) will be presenting this week: Protos FestivalIBM: BluemixCarma, & SecureNet.


ATX Startup Crawl
5:00 – 10:00 p.m. - Various Locations

If you enjoy the SXSW startup crawl but would prefer a more local vibe, this is for you. “Austin startups open their doors for the community to check out their offices, drop off resumes, and kick back with their teams,” Hughes said. “It's the biggest event of the week, and we're so thankful to the Capital Factory team who organizes this event every year in conjunction with Austin Startup Week.”



Friday, October 10th

Food Truck Friday
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. , St. David's Church (8th / San Jacinto)

Each Friday, Austin's food trucks gather in the parking lot of St. David's Church. Austin Startup Week invites you to sample their wares, celebrate these symbols of local enterprise, and winding down from a long and invigorating week.

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