Luis Berga is one of the organizers for the Austin Music Tech Meetup (@ATXMusicTech), along with Alex Mitchell. The Austin Music Tech Meetup group brings together entrepreneurs, developers, investors, service firms, music industry folks and anyone with a passion for tech and music. They want people to come in and collaborate and support each other in building great music tech companies!

Why did you begin organizing this Meetup?

I moved to Austin in early 2014 and wanted to get involved with 2 things: music and startups. As I was researching groups to get involved with, I was surprised I couldn’t find any groups for music tech so I decided I would start one with the help of my friend Alex Mitchell and have been pleasantly surprised since that there are lots of people out there with the same passion that we have. 

What do you do when you aren’t organizing Meetups, professionally or in your free time?

I’m actually working on my own music tech startup called Music Meets Video in weeknights and weekends and during the day I work for an early stage VC firm called StartupRunner.

What are you looking forward to most in the 2015 Austin tech and startup scene?

I’m really excited to see what impact the Dell Medical School has on healthcare related startups in Austin. Now that Austin Ventures has officially renounced early stage investing, I’m excited to see who is going to be the new go to VC firm in town.

What do you love about hosting at Capital Factory?

I love how open and willing Capital Factory is to essentially take a chance on an interesting meetup idea. They provide instant legitimacy and support to the meetups which is super helpful to get something off the ground.

Do you attend any other Meetups besides your own?

Yes, I go to the Austin Tech Breakfast, Co-Founders Wanted and then we have a monthly meetup for Techstars alum which I go to as well.

What do you love about living in Austin?

The music, the startups, the people, and the brisket.

What is NewCo?

NewCo is a global platform that curates a lineup of mission-driven companies who are reshaping the landscapes of their chosen markets. They embrace a culture of openness and collaboration, and view work as more than a job – it’s a calling. We call these companies “NewCos”. Read more about what it takes to be a “NewCo“. Companies like airbnb, Twitter, Etsy, Hampton Creek, Google, LinkedIn, and hundreds more have already been honored, and joined the NewCo movement as host companies.

How does a NewCo festival work?

During a NewCo festival, each company hosts a one-hour session in their headquarters, giving festival attendees an up-close and personal look inside what these mission driven companies are doing and how they do it. The two day festival is a dynamic and intensive series of these one-hour sessions inside the offices of innovative, transformational companies. Below is a one-minute video that describes the NewCo experience.

NewCo attendees pick the sessions they are most interested in, download the app and navigate around the modern working city and actually get inside each NewCo. Once inside there are a wide variety of experiences: office tours, product demos, workshops, test drives, tastings, hard hat tours, dress rehearsals, Q&A, and yes, some presentations too!

Is your company innovative and on a mission? Apply & join the movement!

We think your company could be a NewCo too, and we invite you to apply to participate in our very first NewCo Austin on May 28th – 29th. It’s a great community building opportunity and is absolutely free to apply/participate. Deadline for applications is April 8th – Click Here to Apply & Join our NewCo Companies!

Able Lending  | RealMassive  |  Sparefoot  |  Spredfast  |  Trendkite  |  WP Engine

Questions? Want to discuss participation?

Before the host company application deadline on April 8th – our production team is available to talk about participation in the 2015 NewCo Austin festival. Please email newcoatx@capitalfactory.com and we’d be happy to answer any questions, from attendee demographics to session logistics.

One last thing: please feel free to pass this invitation on to other mission-driven, innovative companies in your network – links for sharing are below. The NewCo movement is growing, but we rely on great partners like you to help keep up the momentum and spread the word!

Sincerely,
The NewCo Team

NEWCO AUSTIN ADVISORY COUNCIL

Cam Houser – CEO – 3 Day Startup / Chelsea McCullough — Executive Director — Texans for Economic Progress / Gerardo Interiano — Public Affairs and Government Relations Manager — Google / Heather Brunner — Chief Executive Officer — WP Engine / Jan Ryan — Software Executive, Entrepreneur, Start-up Advisor / Jason Seats — Partner — Techstars Ventures /  Mark Strama — Austin Business Manager —  Google Fiber / Rob Taylor — Co-founder & CEO — Pivot Freight / Kevin Koym – Founder & CEO – Tech Ranch / Scott Owens — Founder & CEO — DoStuff / Zoe Schlag — Founder & Executive Director — UnLtd USA

Prabhakar Gopalan is the organizer for the Product Austin Meetup, a group for anyone interested in learning, sharing about their journey in building and growing a Whole Product business. Their members are Startup Founders/CEOs, Product Managers, Product Designers and Product Marketers.

Why did you begin organizing this meetup?
The Whole Product is a deliberate, thoughtful, strategic and longer term view of building and scaling a product business. It answers what you do after the Lean Startup or even without it. Our Meetup focuses on this topic by bringing holistic product experts and practitioners who understand this idea.

What do you do when you aren’t organizing Meetups, professionally or in your free time?
I help Startup Founders with Product & Market Strategy Consulting, and teach The Craftsman PM (craftsmanpm.com) Workshop. Outside of work, I play with my two little kids and we read a ton of books.

What are you looking forward to most in the 2015 Austin tech and startup scene?
Austin startups gaining a lot more traction than ever before, many of them getting to the next stage of successful fund raising, and seeing some groundbreaking innovation.

What do you love about hosting at Capital Factory?
We have been fortunate to get Capital Factory as our host/sponsor. In a few months, we have 400+ members without any marketing. That has been possible only because of Capital Factory’s support, and the amazing ecosystem it has built to attract the startup audience in Austin and beyond.

Do you attend any other Meetups besides your own?
I attend Refresh Austin, CloudAustin, and the TechBreakfast.

What do you love about living in Austin?
One word – Tacos!

I’ve received a few questions from members and the community about our decision to welcome Rand Paul’s technology team to Capital Factory. It first showed up in the news on Friday and Senator Paul will be visiting Capital Factory on Monday to make the announcement in person. I hope this will help clear up any confusion.

I would first caveat that Capital Factory is still growing and evolving and we will try things and learn from them and not be afraid to change our minds. I will share with you how we think about it right now but I’m sure we will learn from this experiment and may change our policy in the future.

I’ve learned over the past year or two that the specific words you use matter a lot. I haven’t been that active politically in the past and so I may have used some of those words loosely.

I don’t think I’ve ever said we were “non-political,” but I have said that we are “non-partisan.” Recently I’ve learned that non-partisan doesn’t quite capture it correctly either.

As you know, we’ve had President Obama and also Senator Cruz visit Capital Factory, along with many other elected officials. During SXSW we had Secretary of Commerce Pritzker on our Demo Day Panel and had roundtables or tours at Capital Factory with Senator Jason Chaffetz, the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security Pirales, Representative Joe Kennedy III, Representative McMorris Rodgers, plus a dozen other Senators and Representatives.

Capital Factory doesn’t endorse any candidates. Capital Factory has only spoken up around Immigration Reform and Patent Reform because there seems to be consensus and urgency around those issues in our community. We generally try to stay out of it.
We also don’t want people who work at Capital Factory to feel like they are being “pitched” or “sold” or “campaigned to” and that’s one reason we’ve been very selective about who we let work here. We don’t want to alienate our members or make anyone feel uncomfortable.

We do want to encourage diversity of all kinds. We want people who think differently and come from different backgrounds to find some common ground at Capital Factory through technology and entrepreneurship. We want our startups to benefit from diversity of gender, race, ethnicity, expertise and most other things I can imagine.

In deciding to move forward with this, we discussed the issue internally and with Senator Paul’s staff. Internally we had a spirited debate but reached a consensus that this was the right thing to do. We are excited about civic innovation as well as technology innovation and already work with some political technology startups such as VoterTrove and ThinkVoting.

Senator Paul’s seemed to sincerely understand our position and are willing to to be respectful of that. They will not be campaigning from our office – they will be working on a technology project for the campaign – a subtle but important difference. There won’t be Rand Paul signs around Capital Factory or anything. If in practice it doesn’t work the way we’re hoping, then we will make a change.

Here’s what it comes down to – if an elected official wants to connect with the Austin startup community in a sincere way, we want to help facilitate that. I would be very happy if all of the potential presidential candidates had some of their tech teams at Capital Factory (I won’t hold my breath).

Why does Senator Paul want to have his tech team at Capital Factory in Austin? Senator Paul will be building tech teams in Austin and San Francisco, two of the top tech hubs in the country. When the Austin HQ opens in a few months, they will probably move to that office – but until then, what better place for the tech team to be than Austin’s center of gravity for entrepreneurs?

Is this the Rand Paul Austin HQ? No, this is just members of his tech team working at CF as coworkers. Rand Paul will be opening up a separate HQ soon.

Is this an endorsement of Rand Paul? No, CF does not endorse any candidates.

Can any political campaign work at CF? All presidential candidates are welcome to have some of their tech teams cowork at CF. Only the technical teams are eligible. This is not a place to campaign, it’s a place to work.

Do you expect lots of political campaigns to follow suit? No, I think this will remain an exception. Our focus is on tech startups.

Can I come visit Rand Paul at Capital Factory? No.

Sean Duffy is the organizer for EdTech Austin (@EdTechAustin), the hub for the amazing keynotes, panel discussions, edtech mixers, member spotlights, and hands-on learning experiences that inspire teachers, entrepreneurs, technologists, education reformers, and edtech enthusiasts to connect, collaborate, and innovate. They meet to explore various topics at the intersection of education and technology, to learn about the latest technologies that are supporting teachers, and to hear from teachers about the problems in education that must be fixed now. EdTech Austin also just celebrated their 2 year anniversary at the end of last month.

Why did you begin organizing this Meetup?
I believe in the value of community and collaboration, and until this meetup existed, there was no easy way for enthusiasts of education technology to come together. Particularly in education, it’s essential for professionals to connect and share ideas so that they can stay on the cutting-edge of their craft. Simply put, I started the EdTech Austin meetup to help connect educators and entrepreneurs to help make teachers and students’ experiences even better.

What do you do when you aren’t organizing Meetups, professionally or in your free time?
Professionally, I work primarily in educational assessment but also work with education-related startups. I’m the lead organizer for Startup Weekend Education in Austin, as well as a Startup Weekend Facilitator. In my free time, I love to run.

What are you looking forward to most in the 2015 Austin tech and startup scene?
Since my primary focus is education, I look forward to seeing more education related startups. Last year alone, education startups raised $1.87 BILLION. Education in our country is changing, and the demand has never been higher for great companies with solutions to the challenges that abound in the space. Beyond that, I hope to see more startups focusing on social good and more investment dollars coming to Austin in general.

What do you love about hosting at Capital Factory?
Capital Factory is, hands down, the best place to host a meetup in Austin. Being centrally located, our members love the convenience and ease of attending. The space itself has an energy and presence that can best be described as “inspiring.” Both the classroom and main space offer a flexibility to accommodate groups of various sizes, which can also be configured with tables and chairs to fit different types of programming. Beyond that, the staff at Capital Factory are always prompt and accommodating and make the process of scheduling and hosting meetups a piece of cake. And sometimes they even have cake — true story.

What do you love about living in Austin?
What’s not to love about living in Austin? While the food, music and culture are absolutely world class, what I love the most about living in Austin are the people. Austin is one of the most collaborative, friendly and energetic cities I know of. People here are always willing to lend a helping hand, or make an introduction or meet for coffee (and breakfast tacos) just to talk about an upcoming event or new venture. Also, breakfast tacos and bbq. Actually, that’s the best part about Austin. The breakfast tacos and bbq.

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Monday

9/22 @ 6:30pm Come discuss ways to improve walkability and cycling with the Austin Transportation Meetup | @ATXTransport

9/22 @ 7pm Austin MongoDB User Group Meetup | @MongoDBAustin

Tuesday

9/23 @ 4pm Capital Factory Tour + Incubator Infosession | @CFStartupEvents

9/23 @ 7pm Better Testing By Questioning Everything by Nathan Ladd + You Are Not An Imposter by Nikolas Means  | @austinonrails

9/23 @ 6:30pm Rapid Prototyping with Dan Magaha of GameSalad hosted by Austin Mobile & Web Game Dev

Wednesday

9/24 @ 5:30pm Get Primed On Marketing with Eric Morrow + Google | @google

9/24 @ 6:30pm App & Startup Showcase with the EdTech Meetup | @EdTechAustin

Thursday

9/25 @ 7pm The Zen of Redis with the Austin Redis Meetup

What You May Have Missed

Congrats! “@ffxwriter: @trendpo adds clients as campaign season heats up: http://t.co/NQxgZNP3IU”

— Capital Factory (@CFStartupNews) September 19, 2014

Thread is officially launched. Thanks to everyone that made it happen. #ThreadLaunch pic.twitter.com/391PGJTucQ — Thread (@ThreadDating) September 21, 2014

How the Kenguru is Mobilizing Equality for Handicaps: http://t.co/9xtvdMzpB7 @kenguru #innovators #wheelchair #austinphoenix

— The Austin Phoenix (@Austin_Phoenix) September 19, 2014

 Jobs

Hiring this week: @Cratejoy @PristineIO @ChegginApp & @AbleLending all hiring! Join our group for job postings: http://t.co/amnPedZ9Ye — Capital Factory Jobs (@CFStartupJobs) September 22, 2014

@NuveTeam is hiring a full-stack developer in Austin. A chance to be one of our first 10 employees: http://t.co/8NvKeLmLQx

— Gordon Daugherty (@gordondaugherty) September 19, 2014

Looking for a new job? Don’t miss the @BuiltInAustin Startup Job Fair on Monday, October 6th! http://t.co/clEaWFt8m4 — Austin Startup Week (@AtxStartupWeek) September 16, 2014

.@Visa seeks Austin talent at Zach Theatre recruiting event http://t.co/idGpYuuMji

— Julie Huls (@juliehuls) September 18, 2014

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Monday

9/8 @ 6:30pm Co-Founders Wanted September Meetup | @TheTechMap

9/8 @ 7pm The Trifecta of ClojureScript, Om and core.async | @AustinClojure

Tuesday

9/9 @ 4pm Capital Factory Tour + Incubator Infosession | @CFStartupEvents

9/9 @ 7pm Inversion Recursion with Adam Kelso | @LaravelAustin

Wednesday

9/10 @ 5:30pm Capital One Tech Talent Mixer | @CapitalOne

9/10 @ 7pm The Austin Python Meetup

Thursday

9/11 @ 8am Austin TechBreakfast: Ostrato, finservMarketing, Growver, Netskope, witit.com | @TechBreakfast

9/11 @ 6pm Join Joel Trammell, author and CEO, as he celebrates his first book, The CEO Tightrope! | @TheAmericanCEO

9/11 @ 7pm ‘Video Game Makers Unite!’ Meetup

9/11 @ 7pm Galaxian clone in Swift and SpriteKit Speed Run  | @CocoaCoder

What You May Have Missed

My story on @car2go acquiring @RideScout Plus a free @car2goAustin membership today when you download RideScout http://t.co/B1eJF6QnuR

— Erica Brennes (@EricaBrennes) September 4, 2014

Famigo and AT&T help Dallas school launch tablet program http://t.co/Y0CSWkTog9 #famigoedu — Famigo (@Famigo) September 4, 2014

Congratulations to @boxer on their Android launch today! Get it here: https://t.co/sBSVKXZ3hd I’ve got a sweet promo code too – dm me!

— Sarah Cox (@sarahkcox) September 4, 2014

Fun fact #1: @RideScout is enjoying their new office space! Fun fact #2: @RideScout was founded by… http://t.co/RFc0TTOpkC — Capital Factory (@CFCoworking) September 4, 2014

.@CapitalFactory mentor @mellieprice featured in @ABQBizFirst for PNM Innovation Speakers Series! Congrats! http://t.co/qdlSME3HWP

— Geneva (@GenevaCast) September 3, 2014

Jobs

My company @OutboundEngine is looking for Customer Success- Retention Specialist. #startups #job… http://t.co/sZxPQ1WuIJ #job — Travis Balinas (@Tbalinas) September 5, 2014

Companies hiring this week: @ihiji @returnpath & @CapitalFactory [Please Retweet] See full postings: http://t.co/o7ajd9CbX6

— Capital Factory Jobs (@CFStartupJobs) August 31, 2014

HomeAway is looking for HR Operations Analyst. Let’s Work Together! http://t.co/Ls36bH4VWS #job — HomeAwayJobs (@homeawayjobs) September 8, 2014

SpareFoot is looking for Senior Product Manager. Learn more or Jobvite a friend. #austin #startup… http://t.co/zPVnISZ7IQ #job

— SpareFoot (@SpareFoot) September 7, 2014

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Capital Factory jobs, meetups, events & top headlines on startups in Austin, TX. 

 Events

September 2 – Capital Factory Tour + Incubator Infosession | @CFStartupEvents

Every Tuesday Capital Factory hosts a tour + incubator infosession open & free to the public. New to the ATX startup scene? Meet Joshua Baer or another Capital Factory Director, learn about the program & have a chance to ask questions in an informal setting. Tour starts at 4pm followed by an infosession at 4:30pm. 

September 5 – Austin Open Coffee Club! (Techstars FounderCon Edition) | @opencoffee

Join us for a very special edition of Open Coffee Club, where Techstars founders from around the world will join with the Austin startup community for a blockbuster edition of our favorite entrepreneurial coffee gathering in the city. This event is generously sponsored by Techstars and Capital Factory.

Meetups

Septemeber 2 @7pm Austin.RB Meetup | @austinrb

Better Testing By Questioning Everything – Nathan Ladd | @realntl

September 3 @6:30pm AUSOME – Austin Online Marketing for Entrepreneurs  

What Every Business Needs to Know About SEO

September 4 @7pm The Javascript Austin Meetup

Intro to Async Control Flow

News

https://twitter.com/WildBorys/status/505500088010297346

Our good friend @JoshuaBaer from @CapitalFactory had some kind words to say about Umbel. We're flattered: http://t.co/tzW0DhXlos

— Umbel (@Umbel) August 28, 2014

https://twitter.com/CFStartupNews/status/505436046717632512

@CFStartupNews @Umbel @statesman @UTLEA @ABJBarr you're in the Austin @StartupDigest for September 1 http://t.co/IhKMcNEoYY (please retweet)

— Joshua Baer ⚙️ (@JoshuaBaer) September 1, 2014

Jobs

Looking for a #techjob in #Austin? You could get flown here to check out the industry during @AtxStartupWeek! Info: http://t.co/YIRbP0ORLt

— Courtney Byrd (@cbyrd319) August 27, 2014

.@CapitalFactory is hiring a Front Desk Coordinator [Please Retweet] | Apply Now: http://t.co/FZUy5yBiee

— Capital Factory Jobs ⚙️ (@CFJobPostings) August 26, 2014

.@clarify_inc is hiring a Backend Systems Engineer [Please RT] | http://t.co/hQOb67uUue

— Capital Factory Jobs ⚙️ (@CFJobPostings) August 25, 2014

@Famigo is hiring a senior software engineer. @ATI_UT @CFStartupJobs @ATCouncil @CapitalFactory http://t.co/LSTwXEh5G8

— Douglas Ferguson (@douglas_voltage) August 21, 2014

We're currently looking to #hire an #engineer with #light pipe #design and #DFM experience; http://t.co/x0sLeJhTMq

— ProtoExchange (@ProtoExchange) August 22, 2014

https://twitter.com/AtlasWearables/statuses/505797838237093889

Want to get involved? @ATXStartupCrawl @GoogleForEntrep are looking for volunteers #FallCrawl2014 Sign up now! http://t.co/TmB6sTyiHF

— Jessica Ashley (@jasideshow) August 28, 2014

SpareFoot is looking for Senior Product Manager. Learn more or Jobvite a friend. #austin #startup…http://t.co/RncNrYKKJ7 #job

— SpareFoot (@SpareFoot) August 26, 2014

SpareFoot is looking for Technical Project Manager, Internal Systems. Learn more or Jobvite a fri…http://t.co/NMAODJJ6dM #job

— SpareFoot (@SpareFoot) August 28, 2014

Like Node.js? How about JavaScript? We just raised $6 million and are hiring software engineers in downtown Austin. https://t.co/9Xl0JwR0Vj

— Help.com (@helpdotcom) August 19, 2014

PostUp Digital LLC is looking for a Delivery Consultant http://t.co/fuMIAeYGJT via @theresumator

— Tony D'Anna (@tonydanna) August 29, 2014

@CapitalOne will be @CapitalFactory September 10. Come meet us & see how we are changing banking for good! @NicholleJ pic.twitter.com/O8sScfpBky

— Susan Eaton (@SusanLEaton) August 24, 2014

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Capital Factory jobs, meetups, events & top headlines on startups in Austin, TX. 

 Events

August 11 – Co-Founders Wanted! Presented by The TechMap | @TheTechMap

If you are new to this group and have a project in mind, or have already started a startup and need a co-founder, engineers, etc, – looking for your first angel, – or interested to join a startup, come join us for a great night of startup pitches, networking, good beer, wine and food. Please make sure that you apply with your pitch deck early, as we are expecting to make some difficult choices between all the great pitch proposals. If you are looking to pay at the door it will be $15.00. RSVP 

August 13 – Betts Recruiting Happy Hour | @BettsRecruiting

Betts Recruiting partners with the fastest growing and most innovative tech startups in the U.S. and Europe. Betts specializes in recruiting for revenue-generating roles such as sales, marketing, business development, and customer success. We personally work with all of our candidates to better understand their goals, career growth, and what they’re looking for in a startup environment. This approach enables us to provide our clients not only top talent, but also the right people to help scale their business. RSVP

 August 14 – Austin Tech Breakfast | @TechBreakfast

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. And yes, this is free! Thank our sponsors when you see them 🙂 No RSVP needed

Meetups

August 11 @ 7pm – Austin Clojure Meetup | @AustinClojure

Project Oxcart with @arrdem and Delpoying a Clojure App to the Digital Ocean with @nickmcdonnough

August 12 @ 7pm Laravel Austin Meetup | @LaravelAustin

Developing API’s with Hunter

August 12 @7pm Austin Fintech Meetup | @ATX FinTech

 Legal and Regulatory Issues for Innovation with Chris Brown, Elsa Broeker & Kimberly Schmid

August 13 @7pm The Austin Python Mettup

Regular Monthly Meetup

August 14 @7pm Video Game Makers Unite! 

Exploring Video Game Art with a Certain Affinity

News 

Michael Dell is helping fund Eagle Eye Networks to move surveillance cameras onto the #cloud: http://t.co/RW0fD659eU via @VentureBeat

— Eagle Eye Networks (@EagleEyeCloud) July 31, 2014

.@TechCrunch takes a look at Austin's @CapitalFactory and the amazing #startup community they've built: http://t.co/NkyzD4IjDx

— Google for Startups (@GoogleStartups) August 7, 2014

Incubated: Capital Factory Leverages Austin's Startup Scene To Lead Companies To Success http://t.co/NvFZFDrwDl by @ryanlawler

— TechCrunch (@TechCrunch) August 6, 2014

Education startups becoming big business in Austin http://t.co/7aPzPPIIwo via @KXAN_News #startupweekend @capitalfactory

— St. Edward's DMBA (@stedwardsdmba) July 25, 2014

Blake from @aceable representing local Austin Edtech startups @CapitalFactory this am! pic.twitter.com/nR7glOaQfC

— EdTech Austin (@EdTechAustin) July 24, 2014

Jobs

.@PenPalSchools is growing fast & looking for a lead software engineer! [Please RT] http://t.co/myC9C3V3p0 #atx #startups

— Capital Factory Jobs ⚙️ (@CFJobPostings) August 6, 2014

@JoshuaBaer @CapitalFactory Pristine is hiring in client success, marketing, operations, and admins! #googleglass in healthcare @PristineIO

— Integrated Kyle e/acc (@KyleSamani) August 6, 2014

https://twitter.com/taleascomic/status/496479867534585856

.@CapitalFactory is hiring a Hospitality Coordinator to join their team! [Please RT] http://t.co/hPG8qWeDN5

— Capital Factory Jobs ⚙️ (@CFJobPostings) August 4, 2014

Meet dozens of folks from @wpengine and see whether this is a place you might want to work! Let us buy you a drink: https://t.co/VJKcO9pYRm

— Jason Cohen (@asmartbear) August 1, 2014

Rise and grind! @getunseen is looking to grow their team in all departments. Full posting: http://t.co/V9Z7Xv8RCu

— Capital Factory Jobs ⚙️ (@CFJobPostings) July 23, 2014

This week at Capital Factory 7/21/14 | A Comprehensive guide to news, jobs and events. Follow @CFStartupNews, @CFStartupJobs, @CFStartupsEvents for up-to-date live Tweets.

Events

Last Minute Tips for The 2015 SXSW PanelPicker

 Tuesday 7/22- Got a great speaking idea for the 2015 SXSW Interactive Festival? Get your idea into the SXSW PanelPicker! The deadline for entering your idea into the PanelPicker is end of the day on Friday, July 25th. Get last-minute tips and advice for PanelPicker success from Hugh Forrest and SXSW Interactive staff by attending a special presentation at Capital Factory on Monday, July 21 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Also, bring your business card and you will be eligible to win a FREE registration for the 2015 SXSW Interactive Festival. Must be present at time of drawing to win the FREE registration. Register

The Electronic Frontier Foundation Austin Meetup

Monday 7/21- Speaker: Tom Brown, with an update of his June 2011 talk on Internet Identity

The commercialization of the web and the spread of mobile devices have increasingly changed how we identify ourselves and interact with each other online.  At this meeting, we’ll consider what might be at stake as this evolution progresses, and how we might have more control over our digital identity and personal data.

Capital Factory Tour + Incubator Info-session

 Tuesday 7/22-Every Tuesday Capital Factory hosts a tour + an incubator info session open & free to the public! Come meet Joshua Baer or another Capital Factory Director, learn about the program and have a chance to ask questions in an informal setting.

Tour starts at 4pm followed by our incubator info-session at 4:30pm!

Austin on Rails Meetup with Makersquare

Tuesday 7/22- The midsummer heat is crushing and yet we roll on. We gather, we learn, we share. This month, we’ll be hearing a nice variety of topics from some of the folks at MakerSquare as well as a guest from California, Scott Feinberg, talking about how to keep your app running in the event of a zombie apocalypse! Your Rails Conductor for this month is Damon Clinkscales. Learn More

Bleeding Edge Web Meetup | Web App by Example: Node.js

Wednesday 7/23- We’re also excited to introduce a new series that will recur over the next several months called “Web App by Example”. The premise will be to take the exact same application spec and build idiomatic implementations in several different server frameworks.  This should provide an easy way for people to compare and contrast popular framework patterns, comparing apples to apples as closely as possible. Think of it as TodoMVC for the server side, covering things like server-side templating, routing, data access, REST API support, unit testing and more. Learn more

Girl Develop It Austin: Learn & Social

Thursday 7/24- Join GDI for a brief presentation on “Domains: Where do they come from? How do I get one? And other common questions” followed by a chance to meet, greet and share stories with fellow community members. Snacks & Refreshments provided. Thank you to our Sponsor Capital Factory for the space!  And Spanning Cloud Apps for the snacks! Learn More

Austin Web Python User Group Meetup

Mark your calendars for the another exciting installment of AWPUG this Thursday. This month Josh Marshall will be talking all about webRTC. WebRTC is an emerging standard that allows peer to peer communication via the browser (video, audio, and data). Josh will overview the basics of WebRTC: how it works, how people are using it, and how you too can leverage the power of other people’s computers. Learn More

Austin Redis Meetup: The Zen of Redis

It’s time for the Austin Redis Meetup Group to get up-and-running again – on April 24th, Bill Anderson will present “The Zen of Redis” – how to think about using Redis in your application stack and how this is different from a MySQL or relational DB mindset. 

We’ll also have community time to share thoughts and ideas about using Redis, as well as time to network over food and a couple of beers. Learn more

Startup Weekend Education 7/25-7/27

ATX: it’s so hot right now. Both literally and figuratively, Austin is one of the hottest cities in the country for new startups. It’s also quickly becoming the place to be for education technology development. Boasting a top-five meetup community for edtech, Austin is bursting at its seams for educator and developer collaboration, creating some of the best education startups in the country. Startup Weekend for Education is our community’s opportunity to capture all of this energy and passion and create newer, better solutions to education’s greatest challenges. Join us in Austin on July 25th!