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Track: Startups

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2023: Is the ROI for Defense Investing Changing?
2023: Is the ROI for Defense Investing Changing?
Mar 12, 2023
1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
Courtyard Marriott, Rio Grande Ballroom
Presented by:
Army Applications Lab
Track:
Startups
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
7 Surprising Secrets of Successful Unicorns
7 Surprising Secrets of Successful Unicorns
Mar 14, 2023
10:00am – 11:00am CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F
Track:
Startups
Format:
Presentation
Type:
Session
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African Startups: A Platform for the Future Meet Up
African Startups: A Platform for the Future Meet Up
Mar 11, 2023
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 408
Track:
Startups
Format:
Meet Up
Type:
Session
B
Business Storytelling Masterclass
Business Storytelling Masterclass
Mar 11, 2023
2:30pm – 4:00pm CT
JW Marriott, Room 303-304
Track:
Startups
Format:
Workshop
Type:
Session
D
Demand Generation for Startups
Demand Generation for Startups
Mar 10, 2023
2:30pm – 4:00pm CT
JW Marriott, Room 203-204
Track:
Startups
Format:
Workshop
Type:
Session
Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) Brand Meet Up
Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) Brand Meet Up
Mar 13, 2023
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 406
Track:
Startups
Format:
Meet Up
Type:
Session
Downturns, Diversity and Dividends in VC
Downturns, Diversity and Dividends in VC
Mar 11, 2023
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Track:
Startups
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
F
Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution
Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution
Mar 11, 2023
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F
Track:
Startups
Format:
Presentation
Type:
Session
Featured Session: How to Build the Damn Thing
Featured Session: How to Build the Damn Thing
Mar 10, 2023
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
Austin Convention Center, Ballroom EF
Track:
Startups
Format:
Featured Session
Type:
Session
Featured Session: Miranda Kerr on Building a Business that Inspires
Featured Session: Miranda Kerr on Building a Business that Inspires
Mar 10, 2023
4:00pm – 5:00pm CT
Austin Convention Center, Ballroom A
Track:
Startups
Format:
Featured Session
Type:
Session
Featured Speaker: Everette Taylor on Funding Dreams
Featured Speaker: Everette Taylor on Funding Dreams
Mar 13, 2023
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon H
Track:
Startups
Format:
Featured Session
Type:
Session
Finding the Right Angel Investors for Your Startup
Finding the Right Angel Investors for Your Startup
Mar 13, 2023
2:30pm – 3:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F
Track:
Startups
Format:
Presentation
Type:
Session
Fueling the Creator Economy by Building Community
Fueling the Creator Economy by Building Community
Mar 12, 2023
2:30pm – 3:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Track:
Startups
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
G
PLACEHOLDER: SXSW x Mitch Kapor & Freda Kapor Klein
Gap-Closing Investing: Mitch & Freada Kapor Klein
Mar 12, 2023
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Track:
Startups
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
Garage Brands, Starting and Scaling a DTC Brand
Garage Brands, Starting and Scaling a DTC Brand
Mar 13, 2023
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Track:
Startups
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
Getting Real About Mental Health in Startups
Getting Real About Mental Health in Startups
Mar 12, 2023
2:30pm – 3:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F
Track:
Startups
Format:
Presentation
Type:
Session
H
Harnessing the Power of Grief
Harnessing the Power of Grief
Mar 11, 2023
2:30pm – 3:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Track:
Startups
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
The Highway is Calling and Your Car is Answering
The Highway is Calling and Your Car is Answering
Mar 10, 2023
2:30pm – 3:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Track:
Startups
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
How LatAm Creators Generate Inclusion and Income
How LatAm Creators Generate Inclusion and Income
Mar 12, 2023
10:00am – 11:00am CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Track:
Startups
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
How Safe Operations in Space Impact Life on Earth
How Safe Operations in Space Impact Life on Earth
Mar 10, 2023
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F
Track:
Startups
Format:
Presentation
Type:
Session
How-To Build a Business in a Box
How-To Build a Business in a Box
Mar 14, 2023
10:00am – 11:30am CT
JW Marriott, Room 203-204
Track:
Startups
Format:
Workshop
Type:
Session
How To Keep Your Sh*t Together As An Entrepreneur
How To Keep Your Sh*t Together As An Entrepreneur
Mar 10, 2023
4:00pm – 5:00pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Track:
Startups
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
How to Open Doors for Your Diverse Business
How to Open Doors for Your Diverse Business
Mar 12, 2023
10:00am – 11:30am CT
JW Marriott, Room 203-204
Track:
Startups
Format:
Workshop
Type:
Session
I
Impact Tracking for Early Ventures & Investors
Impact Tracking for Early Ventures & Investors
Mar 11, 2023
10:00am – 11:30am CT
JW Marriott, Room 203-204
Track:
Startups
Format:
Workshop
Type:
Session
Incarceration Nation: Breaking the Cycle
Incarceration Nation: Breaking the Cycle
Mar 14, 2023
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F
Track:
Startups
Format:
Presentation
Type:
Session
Investing in America: Why VCs Bet Big on Defense
Investing in America: Why VCs Bet Big on Defense
Mar 13, 2023
10:00am – 11:00am CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Track:
Startups
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
K
Keeping Up With the Outperformers
Keeping Up With the Outperformers
Mar 14, 2023
4:00pm – 5:00pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Track:
Startups
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
L
Learn How to Create Your Perfect Pitch
Learn How to Create Your Perfect Pitch
Mar 13, 2023
10:00am – 11:30am CT
JW Marriott, Room 301-302
Track:
Startups
Format:
Workshop
Type:
Session
M
Mentor: Alexey Dubov (Mighty Buildings)
Mentor: Alexey Dubov (Mighty Buildings)
Mar 13, 2023
2:30pm – 3:45pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 400-402
Track:
Startups
Format:
Mentor Session
Type:
Session
Mentor: Ann Lai (Bullpen Capital)
Mentor: Ann Lai (Bullpen Capital)
Mar 10, 2023
11:30am – 12:45pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 400-402
Track:
Startups
Format:
Mentor Session
Type:
Session
Mentor: Anthony Gellert (Livingston Ventures)
Mentor: Anthony Gellert (Livingston Ventures)
Mar 10, 2023
11:30am – 12:45pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 400-402
Track:
Startups
Format:
Mentor Session
Type:
Session
Mentor: Brance Hudzietz (Army Applications Lab)
Mentor: Brance Hudzietz (Army Applications Lab)
Mar 13, 2023
11:30am – 12:45pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 400-402
Track:
Startups
Format:
Mentor Session
Type:
Session
Mentor: Brandon Baraban (Koodos. Inc.)
Mentor: Brandon Baraban (Koodos. Inc.)
Mar 11, 2023
10:00am – 11:15am CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 400-402
Track:
Startups
Format:
Mentor Session
Type:
Session
Mentor: Brent Kelton (Moneta Ventures)
Mentor: Brent Kelton (Moneta Ventures)
Mar 12, 2023
11:30am – 12:45pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 400-402
Track:
Startups
Format:
Mentor Session
Type:
Session
Mentor: Claire England (Portfolia Food & AgTech Fund (primary); VC3 DAO & Fund (secondary))
Mentor: Claire England (Portfolia Food & AgTech Fund (primary); VC3 DAO & Fund (secondary))
Mar 12, 2023
2:30pm – 3:45pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 400-402
Track:
Startups
Format:
Mentor Session
Type:
Session
Mentor: Claudia Falkinger (NOW & NEXT)
Mentor: Claudia Falkinger (NOW & NEXT)
Mar 13, 2023
10:00am – 11:15am CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 400-402
Track:
Startups
Format:
Mentor Session
Type:
Session
Mentor: Darlene Fiske (S’Well The Agency)
Mentor: Darlene Fiske (S’Well The Agency)
Mar 11, 2023
11:30am – 12:45pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 400-402
Track:
Startups
Format:
Mentor Session
Type:
Session
Mentor: David Aktary (AktaryTech & Keccak Capital)
Mentor: David Aktary (AktaryTech & Keccak Capital)
Mar 12, 2023
4:00pm – 5:15pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 400-402
Track:
Startups
Format:
Mentor Session
Type:
Session
Mentor: Gulay Ozkan (GEDS Strategic Design Consultancy)
Mentor: Gulay Ozkan (GEDS Strategic Design Consultancy)
Mar 10, 2023
2:30pm – 3:45pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 400-402
Track:
Startups
Format:
Mentor Session
Type:
Session
Mentor: Isaiah Steinfeld (Amazon AWS)
Mentor: Isaiah Steinfeld (Amazon AWS)
Mar 11, 2023
2:30pm – 3:45pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 400-402
Track:
Startups
Format:
Mentor Session
Type:
Session
Mentor: Jad Esber (Berkman Klein Centre at Harvard University & Platform Cooperative Consortium at the New School)
Mentor: Jad Esber (Berkman Klein Centre at Harvard University & Platform Cooperative Consortium at the New School)
Mar 11, 2023
4:00pm – 5:15pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 400-402
Track:
Startups
Format:
Mentor Session
Type:
Session
Mentor: Jennifer Garcia (Latino Busiess Action Network)
Mentor: Jennifer Garcia (Latino Busiess Action Network)
Mar 10, 2023
4:00pm – 5:15pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 400-402
Track:
Startups
Format:
Mentor Session
Type:
Session
Mentor: Jennifer Tacheff (Manifest Advisors)
Mentor: Jennifer Tacheff (Manifest Advisors)
Mar 10, 2023
4:00pm – 5:15pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 400-402
Track:
Startups
Format:
Mentor Session
Type:
Session
Mentor: Jessica Tunon (Netwalking, LLC)
Mentor: Jessica Tunon (Netwalking, LLC)
Mar 13, 2023
4:00pm – 5:15pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 400-402
Track:
Startups
Format:
Mentor Session
Type:
Session
Mentor: Joe Sanchez (Techstars)
Mentor: Joe Sanchez (Techstars)
Mar 10, 2023
11:30am – 12:45pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 400-402
Track:
Startups
Format:
Mentor Session
Type:
Session
Mentor: Joseph Liu (CTAN)
Mentor: Joseph Liu (CTAN)
Mar 11, 2023
10:00am – 11:15am CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 400-402
Track:
Startups
Format:
Mentor Session
Type:
Session
Mentor: Kelsey August (Lakeview Ventures Inc)
Mentor: Kelsey August (Lakeview Ventures Inc)
Mar 11, 2023
11:30am – 12:45pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 400-402
Track:
Startups
Format:
Mentor Session
Type:
Session
Mentor: Rochelle Stewart (Silicon Valley Bank)
Mentor: Rochelle Stewart (Silicon Valley Bank)
Mar 13, 2023
2:30pm – 3:45pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 400-402
Track:
Startups
Format:
Mentor Session
Type:
Session
Mentor: Sarah Endline (Harvard Business School)
Mentor: Sarah Endline (Harvard Business School)
Mar 12, 2023
11:30am – 12:45pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 400-402
Track:
Startups
Format:
Mentor Session
Type:
Session
Mentor: Tammy Lynn Gilmore (Gowalla Exploration)
Mentor: Tammy Lynn Gilmore (Gowalla Exploration)
Mar 13, 2023
10:00am – 11:15am CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 400-402
Track:
Startups
Format:
Mentor Session
Type:
Session
Mentor: Victoria Dominguez-Edington (Dealflownow)
Mentor: Victoria Dominguez-Edington (Dealflownow)
Mar 11, 2023
2:30pm – 3:45pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 400-402
Track:
Startups
Format:
Mentor Session
Type:
Session
Money In The Mission: How 4 Entrepreneurs Turned Personal Pain Into Multi-Million Dollar Passion Projects
Money In The Mission: How 4 Entrepreneurs Turned Personal Pain Into Multi-Million Dollar Passion Projects
Mar 11, 2023
10:00am – 11:00am CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Track:
Startups
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
P
Planetary Regeneration for Disaster Resilience
Planetary Regeneration for Disaster Resilience
Mar 14, 2023
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Track:
Startups
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
Positive Impact Through Successful Startups
Positive Impact Through Successful Startups
Mar 11, 2023
4:00pm – 5:00pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F
Track:
Startups
Format:
Presentation
Type:
Session
Powering the Next Generation of Trades Workers
Powering the Next Generation Trades Worker
Mar 12, 2023
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F
Track:
Startups
Format:
Presentation
Type:
Session
PR for Weirdos: Start Your Startup PR Plan Now
PR for Weirdos: Start Your Startup PR Plan Now
Mar 14, 2023
10:00am – 11:30am CT
JW Marriott, Room 301-302
Track:
Startups
Format:
Workshop
Type:
Session
S
Scaling Fast in Legacy Dominated Sectors
Scaling Fast in Legacy Dominated Sectors
Mar 13, 2023
2:30pm – 3:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Track:
Startups
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
Scaling Startups: Crash Course in Hiring Your Team
Scaling Startups: Crash Course in Hiring Your Team
Mar 10, 2023
11:30am – 1:00pm CT
JW Marriott, Room 201-202
Track:
Startups
Format:
Workshop
Type:
Session
Shredding the Playbook: Forging Brands Differently
Shredding the Playbook: Forging Brands Differently
Mar 14, 2023
2:30pm – 3:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Track:
Startups
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
PLACEHOLDER: SXSW x Silicon Heartland - Rebecca Fannin & Jim Breyer
Silicon Heartland: The New Frontier of Tech Innovation
Mar 11, 2023
10:00am – 11:00am CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F
Track:
Startups
Format:
Presentation
Type:
Session
The Startup Playbook: $1M to $10M ARR in 2 Years
The Startup Playbook: $1M to $10M ARR in 2 Years
Mar 12, 2023
10:00am – 11:00am CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F
Track:
Startups
Format:
Presentation
Type:
Session
Success in the US Market as a Foreign-Born Founder
Success in the US Market as a Foreign-Born Founder
Mar 13, 2023
4:00pm – 5:00pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Track:
Startups
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
Super Connectors Meet Up
Super Connectors Meet Up
Mar 11, 2023
4:00pm – 5:00pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 406
Track:
Startups
Format:
Meet Up
Type:
Session
SXSW Pitch: Artificial Intelligence, Voice, & Robotics Technologies
SXSW Pitch: Artificial Intelligence, Voice, & Robotics Technologies
Mar 11, 2023
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon DE
Presented by:
ZenBusiness
Track:
Startups
Format:
Pitch Event
Type:
Session
SXSW Pitch: Enterprise & Smart Data Technologies
SXSW Pitch: Enterprise & Smart Data Technologies
Mar 12, 2023
2:30pm – 3:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon DE
Presented by:
ZenBusiness
Track:
Startups
Format:
Pitch Event
Type:
Session
SXSW Pitch: Entertainment, Media & Content Technologies
SXSW Pitch: Entertainment, Media & Content Technologies
Mar 11, 2023
2:30pm – 3:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon DE
Presented by:
ZenBusiness
Track:
Startups
Format:
Pitch Event
Type:
Session
SXSW Pitch: Food, Nutrition, & Health Technologies
SXSW Pitch: Food, Nutrition, & Health Technologies
Mar 11, 2023
10:00am – 11:00am CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon DE
Presented by:
ZenBusiness
Track:
Startups
Format:
Pitch Event
Type:
Session
SXSW Pitch: Future of Work Technologies
SXSW Pitch: Future of Work Technologies
Mar 12, 2023
4:00pm – 5:00pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon DE
Presented by:
ZenBusiness
Track:
Startups
Format:
Pitch Event
Type:
Session
SXSW Pitch: Innovative World Technologies
SXSW Pitch: Innovative World Technologies
Mar 12, 2023
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon DE
Presented by:
ZenBusiness
Track:
Startups
Format:
Pitch Event
Type:
Session
SXSW Pitch: Metaverse & Web3 Technologies
SXSW Pitch: Metaverse & Web3 Technologies
Mar 11, 2023
4:00pm – 5:00pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon DE
Presented by:
ZenBusiness
Track:
Startups
Format:
Pitch Event
Type:
Session
SXSW Pitch: Smart Cities, Transportation & Sustainability Technologies
SXSW Pitch: Smart Cities, Transportation & Sustainability Technologies
Mar 12, 2023
10:00am – 11:00am CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon DE
Presented by:
ZenBusiness
Track:
Startups
Format:
Pitch Event
Type:
Session
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Expanding Diversity in Entrepreneurship
Unleashing The Entrepreneur in Everybody
Mar 12, 2023
10:00am – 11:00am CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon C
Track:
Startups
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
Using Defense Money to Grow Your Unicorn
Using Defense Money to Grow Your Unicorn
Mar 13, 2023
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F
Track:
Startups
Format:
Presentation
Type:
Session
Y
You CAN Raise Money From Angel Investors!
You CAN Raise Money From Angel Investors!
Mar 11, 2023
2:30pm – 3:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F
Track:
Startups
Format:
Presentation
Type:
Session