Since day one, Capital Factory has set out to connect the best and brightest entrepreneurs and to foster Austin’s innovative culture. We’ve excited to announce that we’ve partnered with Able, a local Austin startup, to access additional working capital so that we can continue expanding while equipping local entrepreneurs with the resources to succeed.

My first experience with Able was as a Backer, someone who agrees to fund a part of the loan. Jae from Chi’Lantro, a local (and personal) favorite food truck, approached me about becoming supporting their expansion. We often cater Chi’Lantro at Capital Factory events, and I was more than happy to help out. Throughout the process, I was impressed with Able’s mission to help the local businesses we love and support, grow, and scale. I was also personally excited to support one of my favorite local staples, and I’m now proud to be a Able Backer for Chi’Lantro who has since used the loan for the buildout of its first brick-and-mortar location in Austin.

We’ve seen firsthand at Capital Factory how powerful the support, mentorship, and encouragement of your peers can be. When the time came for us to consider options to fund our own expansion to an additional floor of our building, we chose to collaborate with Able because of that powerful network. We’re two-fold rewarded — backed by a local company that shares our mission and backed by a group of friends and family who believe in what we do. All of our Backers, entrepreneurs you know and love like Josh Jones-Dilworth and Noah Kagan are equally committed to supporting the Austin community, and we’re grateful for their support. Learn more about our Able loan on their website.

We’re proud to be part of the Able network and the Austin community, and grateful for all of the support and generosity we’ve seen from our networks since day one. We’re excited continue providing local Austin entrepreneurs with the tools they need to grow and succeed.

Keep Austin Hacking.

We’re excited to announce that Joshua Baer, founder of Capital Factory, has been selected to serve as a member of the Aspen Institute’s inaugural Braddock Scholar’s Program to help selected entrepreneurs incorporate big company skills and knowledge into the scaling of some of the world’s most innovative organizations.

The 12- month program is designed to support selected entrepreneurs with high-level mentorship, peer-learning, and capital to fund key initiatives of the scholars choosing.

“Participating in the Henry Crown Fellowship program at the Aspen Institute has been a transformative experience for me personally,” Baer said. “I’m excited to bring the power of the Aspen Institute network to support entrepreneurs in Austin through Capital Factory. We’ve got something working well locally and we’re ready to scale it to the next level with the help of Rick Braddock, Arjun Gupta, and the rest of the senior mentors.”

The program is made possible thanks to the generosity of Aspen trustee, Rick Braddock. Braddock, who had a distinguished and varied career in global business including several entrepreneurial activities, is serving as one of the senior mentors.

“Entrepreneurs are great at starting businesses that solve important problems in new ways, but aren’t always effective at scaling these innovations. Many of the skills to do this come from spending time in big companies.” said Braddock. “We aim to bridge the ‘scaling gap’ by channeling the expertise of our mentors towards the challenges our scholars face.”

The Braddock Scholars program is open to US based members of the Aspen Global Leadership Network (AGLN). Joining Baer as selected scholars of the inaugural cohort are:

• Aimee Eubanks Davis, Founder, Beyond Z
• Bart Houlahan, Jay Coen Gilbert, and Andrew Kassoy, Co-Founders, B Lab
• Brent Jenks, President and CEO, Rare.org, Fish Forever
• Jordan Kassalow, Founder and Co-Chairman, VisionSpring
• Sheila Lirio Marcelo, Founder, Chairwoman and CEO, Care.com
• Rob Price, President of Edible Arrangements
• Eric Westendorf, CEO and Co-Founder, LearnZillion

About the Aspen Institute

The Braddock Scholars Program is a mentorship initiative that pairs select US-based members of the Aspen Global Leadership Network with seasoned global business leaders. The program seeks to support Aspen entrepreneurs with the ambition and ability to achieve significant scale with their organization through a mix of high level mentorship, peer-learning, and discretionary grant capital. 

The Aspen Global Leadership Network (AGLN) is a growing, worldwide community of entrepreneurial leaders from business, government and the nonprofit sector — currently, more than 2,100 Fellows from 49 countries — who share a commitment to enlightened leadership and to using their extraordinary creativity, energy and resources to tackle the foremost societal challenges of our times. All share the common experience of participating in the Henry Crown Fellowship or one of the dozen Aspen Institute leadership initiatives it has inspired in the United States, Africa, Central America, India, the Middle East and China. www.aspeninstitute.org/leadership

The Aspen Institute is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, DC. Its mission is to foster leadership based on enduring values and to provide a nonpartisan venue for dealing with critical issues. The Institute is based in Washington, DC; Aspen, Colorado; and on the Wye River on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. It also has offices in New York City and an international network of partners. For more information, visit www.aspeninstitute.org.

Capital Factory is participating in Firefly Space Systems most recent investment round and Firefly is joining the Capital Factory Accelerator. Firefly provides low-cost, high-performance space launch capability for the under-served small satellite market.

We’ve never done anything in the space industry before or anything this capital intensive. Firefly doesn’t look like a typical company that would join an accelerator. Our investment doesn’t move the needle on the total amount they have already raised and the executive team is extremely experienced and each qualified to be a Capital Factory mentor in their own right.

So why would Firefly do it?

• New to Austin and want to plug in to the community
• Introductions to potential investors
• Use our AngelList Syndicate to bundle up smaller investors into a single line on the cap table
• Help recruiting software engineers and other talent
• Amplify their message through our social media and PR channels

Why would Capital Factory do it?

• Amazing management team with experience at Space X, Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic
• Huge industry fueled by small, low cost satellites
• One of the most ambitious technology companies in Texas

Our focus is still on software and internet companies. However, we’re not afraid to break our own rules to make an exception for something great.

We are hiring Senior Avionics, Propulsion and Structures Engineers at our @CedarParkTX location! Apply to recruiter@fireflyspace.com

— Firefly Aerospace (@Firefly_Space) July 9, 2015

Capital Factory is the center of gravity for entrepreneurs in Austin. Last year more than 30,000 entrepreneurs, programmers and designers gathered day and night for meetups, classes and coworking. We meet the best entrepreneurs in Austin and introduce them to potential investors, employees and customers. It is the perfect example of the right place at the right time. The University of Texas provides a supply of raw talent, Capital Factory helps turn that talent and their good ideas into real businesses, and SXSW shines an international spotlight on it all. Many of the same things that make Austin attractive to the rest of the world also make it attractive to entrepreneurs. This was no different for the 130 Financial Executives from Daimler we hosted last Wednesday.

Capital Factory was asked by the Daimler executive team to share our experience on what it means to be an entrepreneur in Austin and how their team could  bring the startup culture back to their community. Our team curated interactive programming for Daimler executives by setting up office hours, a pitch competition & a workshop with 3 Day Startup; a program in Austin designed to teach high school students how to start their own company in 3 days.

The Daimler team met with Mellie Price, Capital Factory Director (Fund), who gave an overview of what makes our space Austin’s entrepreneurial center of gravity.  In addition, Daimler executives interacted with young companies in a speed-dating style format during an event we like to call “Epic Office Hours”. The executives were then split into four groups to experience some of the challenges and milestones that our companies face in starting a business. These groups met with more than a dozen companies and entrepreneurs of different backgrounds and industries.

Towards the end of the day, Daimler Automotive Group heard four of our most dynamic companies pitch their solutions to customer retention in the automotive industry during a high-energy competition hosted at Capital Factory. Plus, created their own startup with the non-profit 3 Day Startup, and rounded out their journey with a tour of our space.

133 @Daimler execs, 16 of @CapitalFactory's best startups and 4 hours of fun. It was great to have them! pic.twitter.com/eMqpr5fBWy

— Capital Factory Guests ⚙️ (@CFGuests) June 25, 2015

The following companies participated in the pitch competition ending the day with Daimler executives announcing an epic tie between Nuve and SocialMatterz.

Aceable: Changing required education by making it fun, convenient, and effective. Required education are all the courses you have to take for one reason or another (defensive driving, continuing education, pre-license education, corporate training, etc).

Nuve:  Revolutionizing how asset protection is done in an Internet of Things world.  We develop and manufacturer advanced hardware sensors and smart locks that help transportation companies protect against fuel and cargo theft.  We are serving a global market in the transportation and infrastructure industries

Smart Picture Technologies: SPT has engineered a unique, powerful and patent-pending mobile technology platform that allows users to capture and share Smart Pictures. (3D image capture application for smartphones and tablets)

SocialMatterz: Automates complex sales and marketing lead campaigns online turning social media messaging into conversations and conversions.

We hope that Daimler walked away with great insights into starting a company, and how to bring the inspiring Austin startup culture back with them.

Are you ready for a career change? Have you always wanted to work for a tech company? Come see what the hiring buzz is all about at the Summer Job Fair with Indeed and Booz Allen Hamilton on June 30th from 6p.m. – 9p.m.

This is event is a startup mixer focused on connecting Capital Factory companies to individuals seeking employment within the Austin tech and startup community. Come meet Capital Factory’s budding startups, learn about what opportunities are available, drop off a résumé, and grab some bubbly.

Thank you to Indeed Prime for joining us as our Recruiting Sponsor! 

Indeed Prime is a new program from Indeed.com – the #1 job site worldwide – that presents tech talent like you to top employers ranging from early stage startups to large, publicly traded companies.

Thanks to Booz Allen Hamilton for joining us as our Supporting Sponsor!

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Capital Factory participating startups:

Bigcommerce
Our mission is to revolutionize commerce, bringing online selling and features once reserved for multi-billion-dollar companies to the masses. Join our amazing team!

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Bitfusion.io
Supercomputing for the masses using sophisticated software techniques in conjunction with hardware to maximize the performance of applications.

HIRING FOR: Performance Engineer, Cloud Engineer, Full-Stack Web Developer, OpenCL Library Engineer, Marketing Intern

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cerebri
Smarter Customer Service – Through the power of cognitive computing, we can provide customers with the support they need.

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Chiron Health
The only telemedicine platform designed to get physicians and mid-levels reimbursed for video visit appointments!

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Flexter Fitness
A variety of free workouts, for everyone.

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Gazelles Growth Institute
We provide an e-learning solution for executive education by partnering with the best authors and thought leaders world-wide.

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Great Agent
Our machine-learning software attracts and assigns the MVPs (Most Valuable Prospects) for real estate agents and teams.

HIRING FOR: 

Inside Sales Representative
Do you have the talent to help our clients and to further grow our business?

TeXovation is an Austin-based start-up supported by LEGO, Whole Foods, and Southwest Airlines executives. We already have almost 50 customers and have been profitable since our products first launched. Our software helps realtors and investors grow their business by estimating the probability of a home going on the market, and helps our clients by improving their visibility on Google.

You are innovative and passionate more than anything, but you also have previous sales or customer service experience. You’re self-starting and excited about getting people to adapt to new technology.

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ihiji
Ihiji (eye-hee-jee), founded in 2009, delivers remote network management solutions to technology integrators of the Internet of Things.

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ManagerComplete
Operations software for franchise owners.

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Preschool2Me
Preschool2me app connects parents to child care centers. Child care centers can use Preschool2me to send beautiful activity reports, pictures, announcements and emergency alerts.

HIRING FOR

Sales and Training Specialist will help the organization grow by acquiring new customers (daycare centers) and train them on Preschool2me application. You will establish relationships with local, regional and national childcare centers, demonstrate the software and convert them to members. You will also train the teachers and administrators on Preschool2me apps and ensure a smooth launch.

Please note that this position requires up to 25% travel. Travel expenses will be paid for by the company.

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TripChamp
TripChamp (TC) combines artificial intelligence, social listening and market data to find the best results.

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YouRoam
YouRoam lets you make and receive calls on your own number all over the world without paying roaming bills!

Capital Factory has teamed up with The Daily Dot’s Josh Rubin to launch CF Studios- a fully equipped video and audio recording studio.

The studio features multiple sets, state of the art production equipment, an audio box, editing room, green room, lights and acoustic ceilings.

Members can book the space for a small fee. Producers are also on hand to talk about potential projects such as commercial spots, Kickstarter videos, AngelList recordings, customer testimonials, podcasts and more.

Join the studio team June 22-26 for launch week. For more information please contact cfstudios@capitalfactory.com.

 A complete schedule of special events can be found below:

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HEAD-SHOTS | For Capital Factory Members only

You are the face of your startup, so make sure it looks good. Come get your headshot taken inside Capital Factory’s CF Studios. $25 for two digital shots with one backdrop. $35 for two backdrops.

STUDIO TOURS | RSVP ON Facebook HERE

10AM-4:30PM | 701 Brazos Street, Suite 523, Austin, Texas 78701

Stop by for a 10-minute walk-through tour of CF Studios.

CLASS: #LetsGetSocial | RSVP HERE

5-7PM | Capital Factory Classroom

How do you build buzz around your brand by getting the most out of social media? Whether you’re already well established or just getting started, join CF Studios for a session on learning how to build and maintain an audience through social media. Never underestimate the power of a rockin’ online presence. Follow along at #CFSLaunch.

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HEAD-SHOTS: For Capital Factory Members only

You are the face of your startup, so make sure it looks good. Come get your headshot taken inside Capital Factory’s CF Studios. $25 for two digital shots with one backdrop. $35 for two backdrops.

STUDIO TOURS | RSVP ON FACEBOOK HERE

10AM-4:30PM | 701 Brazos Street, Suite 523, Austin, Texas 78701

Stop by for a 10-minute walk-through tour of CF Studios.

AMA: Pitch Perfect III | RSVP HERE

12-2PM | Capital Factory- Sixth Street Conference Room

Great at elevator pitches but freeze up in front of a camera? Haven’t quite crafted the perfect pitch? Wanting to know more about pitching to the press? Then this is the AMA for you. We’ll be breaking down the basics of an effective elevator pitch and giving tips on booking press coverage. This is part of Capital Factory’s CF Studios launch week. Follow along at #CFSLaunch.

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HEAD-SHOTS: For Capital Factory Members only

You are the face of your startup, so make sure it looks good. Come get your headshot taken inside Capital Factory’s CF Studios. $25 for two digital shots with one backdrop. $35 for two backdrops.

STUDIO TOURS | RSVP ON FACEBOOK HERE

10AM-1:30PM | 701 Brazos Street, Suite 523, Austin, Texas 78701

Stop by for a 10-minute walk-through tour of CF Studios.

AMA: What’s your story? | RSVP HERE

5-7PM | Capital Factory Classroom

Video is an incredibly powerful medium and the most outward facing representation of your brand… Do it right. Join media and production experts for a discussion on how to identify your audience and tell your story. This is part of Capital Factory’s CF Studios launch week. Follow along at #CFSLaunch.

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Lights, camera, PITCH!: For Capital Factory Members only

Sign up for a 15-minute time slot to film a free recording of your elevator pitch. CF Studios production team will have one camera, lighting and a black backdrop setup. As many takes as you like. Walk away with a copy of your best one! Follow along at CF Studios launch week at #CFSLaunch.

STUDIO TOURS | RSVP ON FACEBOOK HERE

10AM-4:30PM | 701 Brazos Street, Suite 523, Austin, Texas 78701

Stop by for a 10-minute walk-through tour of CF Studios.

MEETUP: Words aren’t for everybody: Letting animated videos tell your story | RSVP HERE

5-7PM | Capital Factory Lounge

Words are hard. Attention spans are short. Explainer videos can quickly turn your complex story simple. Join Demo:60’s Dean Jutilla and Capital Factory startups in an interactive session that explores what works, what doesn’t and if animation is right for you. It’s time for Mom–and everybody else–to finally get what you do. This is part of Capital Factory’s CF Studios launch week. Follow along at #CFSLaunch.

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Lights, camera, PITCH!: For Capital Factory Members only

Sign up for a 30-minute time slot to film your elevator pitch. CF Studios production team will have two cameras, lighting and your choice of backdrop. As many takes as you like. You’ll walk away with an edited copy of your best take for $35. Can be posted to AngelList. Follow along at CF Studios launch week at #CFSLaunch.

STUDIO TOURS | RSVP ON FACEBOOK HERE

10AM-2:30PM | 701 Brazos Street, Suite 523, Austin, Texas 78701

Stop by for a 10-minute walk-through tour of CF Studios.

AMA: What’s your story? | RSVP HERE

3-5PM | Capital Factory Classroom

Video is an incredibly powerful medium and the most outward facing representation of your brand… Do it right. Join media and production experts for a discussion on how to identify your audience and tell your story. This is part of Capital Factory’s CF Studios launch week. Follow along at #CFSLaunch.

San Antonio-based innovation and entrepreneurship academy partners with Capital Factory to host High School Startup, one of four summer youth programs providing hands-on instruction to help local students learn the key mindsets of entrepreneurial thinking, leadership, design and creativity

(Austin, TX) June 5, 2015 – VentureLab, a non-profit entrepreneurship and innovation academy for young people, today announced its Austin debut with High School Startup, one of four entrepreneurship education programs launching this summer to teach students startup fundamentals to help them discover their passions and use technology to turn ideas into products or services that can possibly change the world. High School Startup is an in-depth two- week camp that will run from June 15-June 26, 2015 at Capital Factory in the heart of downtown. Cost for the course is $650.

“Austin is a mecca for budding entrepreneurs, and we saw an opportunity to bring our academy to the market as an extended resource to help high school students take what they learn in the classroom, and physically apply that knowledge in an inspiring entrepreneurial environment,” said Cristal Glangchai, founder and CEO, VentureLab. “By partnering with Capital Factory, we will give students the full experience of taking an idea and carrying it through to fruition. High School Startup is the first of four camps scheduled this summer with the latter focusing on K-8. We couldn’t be more excited to be part of Austin’s rich entrepreneurial spirit, and look forward to what’s to come.”

VentureLab is strongly committed to the Austin Community and are offering ten course scholarship opportunities. Students can apply for the scholarship here. Registration is now open to all Austin and surrounding area high school students who are interested, and encouraged, to enroll.

High School Startup is designed as a fun, hands-on knowledge academy to teach students, aged 14-19, what it takes to start a business. They will learn to develop leadership and team building skills, and establish stronger critical and creative thinking that will be applied to creating tangible products or services. Students will experience a new found confidence that will carry into their primary education as they move towards future career endeavors—and possible entrepreneurship.

Student teams will each have a mentor throughout the course to help brainstorm, conduct market research, customer development, build, prototype and launch their product or service, and crowd fund for startup cash. The program concludes with ‘demo day’ where teams have the opportunity pitch and demo their offerings to experienced Austin investors and entrepreneurs, and launch on the spot to potentially generate sales. Post academy, students will be given tools and access to mentors to continue pursuing their ideas.

“When VentureLab approached us to host their first camp for high school students in the Austin area, we jumped on the chance to introduce more entrepreneurial young people into our community,” said Joshua Baer, founder, Capital Factory. “I applaud VentureLab for inspiring the next generation of world-changers, and look forward to seeing them working on a business at Capital Factory some day.”

VentureLab develops experiential learning summer programs that introduce, inspire and encourage young people as young as five to be next generation innovators and entrepreneurs through inspiration, experiential learning and mentorship. With school education focusing on teaching science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) concepts, VentureLab underscores the importance of, and is the extension for, students to learn how to apply this knowledge to develop fundamental skills that can help them create inventions, solve society challenges and launch their own startup.

Meet VentureLab Founder Cristal Glangchai and watch her explain why she started VentureLab.

About VentureLab

Founded in 2013, VentureLab is a non-profit innovation and entrepreneurship program that teaches young people to be next generation innovators and entrepreneurs through hands-on innovative programs, scholarships, experiential learning and mentorship. We’ve made a difference with 724 students, $240K raised, 51 percent scholarship seats, 60 percent female participation and three companies launched.

Using our ESTEAM framework, we provide experiential learning in Entrepreneurship, Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics, teaching students the key mindsets of entrepreneurial thinking, design thinking, creativity, and we provide hands on instruction in technology. We love what we do and want all youth to have access to our programs. We are particularly passionate about encouraging and empowering young women to enter and succeed in technical and entrepreneurial fields. We strive to create a friendly environment where next generation youth can innovate, create and discover their potential. For more information, please visit www.venturelab.org. Follow on Twitter @ourventurelab or on Facebook at /ourventurelab.

Anthony Blatner heads up the Austin iPhone Developer Meetup. They’re here because both Austin and iOS are awesome.  We meet monthly to network, present education content, showcase apps and work, discuss iOS development, and share tip and tricks, while helping each other through bugs.

Why did you begin organizing this Meetup?
I was an active member for a long time and asked to take it over. I’ve really enjoyed running the group and meeting so many local developers — we have a great group. Mobile is one of my favorite areas, and it’s fun curating content that I’m personally interested in, and that I know the group is as well.

What do you do when you aren’t organizing Meetups, professionally or in your free time?
I enjoy running (training for the Austin marathon), going to music festivals (preparing for TomorrowWorld), and sitting in Austin traffic. 

What are you looking forward to most in the 2015 Austin tech and startup scene?
SXSW is always my favorite week (and a half) of the year, and this year was no exception. I love seeing events that are uniquely Austin (big fan of
the Startup Crawl), and we’re looking to keep bringing more events for mobile. 

What do you love about hosting at Capital Factory?
Capital Factory is known for startup tech in Austin, and our group is all about that. Everyone is familiar with CF and many of our members work here or with organizations in CF, so it makes for the perfect place to hold our events.

Do you attend any other Meetups besides your own?
I think I’ve joined nearly every Austin Meetup group, and I have the spam email to prove it.

What do you love about living in Austin?
The vibe — Austin is a great city with great people. There’s tons of opportunity, and optimistic, motivated people working on awesome things. I love being involved in it.

If you haven’t already heard we’re bringing NewCo Festivals to Austin on May 29th! This is your chance to connect with companies in Austin making a difference and driving innovation within our city limits. It all starts tonight! Join Capital Factory and NewCo VIPs at Atlassian’s offices in downtown to kick off the festival with a special fireside chat featuring NewCo Co-Founder, John Battelle (Co-Founding Editor of Wired). In addition, we will have former CNN correspondent, and current Daily Dot Executive Producer, Josh Rubin, interviewing John Betelle for the night! If anyone is interested in a press pass, please email press@capitalfactory.com.

All VIP attendees will receive a special preview of what the Capital Factory birthday celebration entails! You won’t want to miss this. Buy tickets and add to your schedule below.

What is NewCo?
NewCo is a new kind of event experience: a mashup of an open studio tour and a business conference, with the vibe of a music festival. Register to attend sessions given by local companies and organizations. You get to pick which sessions you would like to see and which company/organization you’d like to visit in their native environment.

Why should you attend?
80+ of Austin’s awesome and innovative companies are ready to tell you how they’re making an impact both globally and locally.  These companies will open their doors for one-hour experiential sessions led by local founders and entrepreneurs. Get ready for behind-the-scene tours of cutting-edge work environments and founders candidly sharing insights from their journey.

Which sessions should you sign up for?
A few times a week, we will feature 10 sessions you should check out on 5/29!

LEARN MORE AND RSVP HERE

10 more sessions to sign up for at NewCo ATX!

Session: ClearBlade, the NEW runtime for mobile and IoT

Speaker: Founder and CEO, Eric Simone

Session: 3 Terrors of Bootstrapping

Speaker: CEO, Chris Taylor

Session: Behind the Scenes at SXSW Interactive 

Session: Six ways to design a great culture

Speaker: Co-CEO, Andrew Allison

Session: Increasing Brand Engagement Through Behavioral Economics

Speaker: Co-Founder and Managing Director, Christian Goy

Session: AMA with Jason Seats, partner at Techstars Ventures

Speaker: Partner and Techstars Ventures

Session: How it’s made

Speaker: VP of Engineering, Brian Dainton

Session: The Web Data Blindspot – How data driven companies are missing out on the internet 

Speaker: Founder and CEO & Design Director, Shion Deysarkar

Session: Surviving in a Competitive Market

Speaker: CEO and Co-Founder, Ben Doherty

Session: Ideate Like A Startup

Speaker: Jackson Dyre – Program Manager, Enterprise / Ben Cantey – Program Manager, Enterprise / Cam Houser – CEO of 3 Day Startup

Session: Diversity Attracts Diversity

Speaker: CEO, Heather Brunner

Session: The Discipline of Innovation

Speaker: EVP, Business Development, John Fremont

Session: How to Move a Large Business at Google Fiber Speeds

Speaker: Head of Business Operations + Community Impact Manager, Mark Strama + Parisa Fatehi-Weeks

Google is not a new company but Google Fiber is a new business. We are built for speed but we are also part of a large ecosystem, with many stakeholders and moving parts. This session will address Google Fiber’s entrepreneurial spirit and drive to stay nimble.

 Learn more about and sign up for their session here.

 

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Session: Creating Gravity: The Capital Factory Story

Speaker: Executive Director, Joshua Baer

For the first time ever, hear the founders of Capital Factory talk about the how it started as an accelerator, the creation of the matching fund, and the evolution into the center of gravity for entrepreneurs. Joshua Baer will present a brief history of Capital Factory and then other founders will each share a personal story including Mikey Trafton, Jason Cohen, Gordon Daugherty, Bryan Menell and Chuck Gordon.

Learn more about and sign up for their session here.

 

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Session: The World’s Largest Health and Fitness Network Shapes Up 

Speaker: Chief Digital Officer, Robin Thurston

Make a great product. Tell a great story. Provide great service. Build a great team. Come visit and tour the brand new, state-of-the-art digital headquarters of Under Armour. This 35,000 sq. ft office is home to the billion dollar brand’s digital team, including software engineers, designers, and product innovators in health, fitness and sports. Robin Thurston, former CEO of MapMyFitness, will discuss the journey from startup to acquisition and how Under Armour is leading the way in the health and fitness race.

Learn more about and sign up for their session here.

 

 

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Session: Replicating corporate culture while ‘keeping it weird’ in Austin

Speaker: Head of Enterprise Support and Regional Manager, Customers for Life,
Bryan Mayo and Prabhu Kannan

Like Atlassian, so many companies are choosing Austin to open new offices and grow their business. How do you preserve an awesome corporate culture while rapidly building an Austin team? Learn how Atlassian successfully grew the Atlassian family by 150 employees in a single year using kick-ass values and industry-leading collaboration tools.

Learn more about and sign up for their session here.

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2015 Participating Companies

LEARN MORE AND RSVP HERE

If you haven’t already heard we’re bringing NewCo Festivals to Austin on May 29th! This is your chance to connect with companies in Austin making a difference and driving innovation within our city limits. It all starts tonight! Join Capital Factory and NewCo VIPs at Atlassian’s offices in downtown to kick off the festival with a special fireside chat featuring NewCo Co-Founder, John Battelle (Co-Founding Editor of Wired). In addition, we will have former CNN correspondent, and current Daily Dot Executive Producer, Josh Rubin, interviewing John Betelle for the night! If anyone is interested in a press pass, please email press@capitalfactory.com.

All VIP attendees will receive a special preview of what the Capital Factory birthday celebration entails! You won’t want to miss this. Buy tickets and add to your schedule below.

What is NewCo?
NewCo is a new kind of event experience: a mashup of an open studio tour and a business conference, with the vibe of a music festival. Register to attend sessions given by local companies and organizations. You get to pick which sessions you would like to see and which company/organization you’d like to visit in their native environment.

Why should you attend?
80+ of Austin’s awesome and innovative companies are ready to tell you how they’re making an impact both globally and locally.  These companies will open their doors for one-hour experiential sessions led by local founders and entrepreneurs. Get ready for behind-the-scene tours of cutting-edge work environments and founders candidly sharing insights from their journey.

Which sessions should you sign up for?
A few times a week, we will feature 10 sessions you should check out on 5/29!

LEARN MORE AND RSVP HERE

10 more sessions to sign up for at NewCo ATX!

Session: Getting skilled in the 21st century 

Speaker: Regional Director, Danielle Barnes

Session: 3 Terrors of Bootstrapping

Speaker: CEO, Chris Taylor

Learn more about and sign up for their session here.

Session: Doctor’s Office 2.0: A journey into the future of outpatient care

Speaker: Founder and CEO, Andrew O’Hara

Session: The Changing Face of Employee Engagement

Speaker: Co-Founder and CEO, Autumn Manning

Session: What We’ve Learned from Watching 2,000 Companies Interview 20,000 Engineers 

Speaker: CEO and Co-Founder, Matt Mickiewicz

Session: Everfest’s One Hour Festival of Future Awesome

Speaker: Founders, Paul Cross, Jay Manickam, Brad Dixon

Session: Using technology, design and experience to build community

Speaker: Co-Founder and CEO & Design Director, Jagath Narayan & Matt Omohundro

Session: The Million More Mission of Civitas Learning

Speaker: CEO and Chief Learning Officer, Charles Thornburgh and Mark Milliron

Session: Do Awesome Stuff: With DoStuff

Speaker: CEO, Scott Owens

Session: Fundraising Post Pivot

Speaker: Co-Founder, Evan Baehr and Will Davis

Session: How to Disrupt An Industry

Speaker: CTO, Allen Darnell

Session: Disrupting the PR Industry

Speaker: Founder, Matt Allison

TrendKite helps the world’s biggest brands communicate and connect with their global audiences. Organizations use our data to make better, more informed decisions for the greater good and also to navigate through global crises and epidemics. Want to learn how TrendKite is disrupting the PR industry? Founders Matt Allison and AJ Bruno will give you a look at one of the fastest growing startups in Austin and will show you why the world’s biggest brands and agencies are using TrendKite to measure and magnify the impact of their PR.

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Session: Austin’s Opportunity to Revolutionize Health Care

Speaker: Inaugural Dean of the Dell Medical School // Vice Dean for Strategy and Partnerships, Dr. Clay Johnston // Mini Kahlon, PhD

The session will be held at the Dell Medical School offices on the University of Texas Campus. It will feature an in-depth look at the vision behind the school, the possibilities that underlie this first brand new medical school to be built at a Tier 1 research university in decades, the health care challenges that its work and innovation will help address, and transformative opportunities for innovators to plug in and support the vital, inclusive health ecosystem that the school is helping to create.

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Session: How Did I Get Here? The Retailmenot Story.

Speaker: CEO, Cotter Cunningham

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