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Welcome to this experimental Monday edition of the Austin Business Review, with a quick look at events you might like for the week ahead.
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I’ve been dying to try this for a while.
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The Reason: The Thursday edition is great, but stuff always comes up over the weekend that I wish I could share. Case in point, over coffee this weekend, I learned about this investor poker game, and a keynote/book signing by Priya Parker, best-selling author of The Art of Gathering.
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You’d miss both if I waited till Thursday to talk about ‘em.
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So this email’s short – just work events for the week, and one thing for the weekend.
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Let me know what you think. If it’s useful, we’ll keep it. And if people hate it, we’ll ditch it, and I’ll go back to spending my weekends staring at a wall, waiting to write to you Thursday morning.
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-Ethan
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PS. If you love it, it’ll need a name. Drop me a line if you have any ideas.
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Events This Week
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Running a business is tough. Here are a few great places to meet cool people going through the same sh*t you are.
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🗓️ TONIGHT: Facilitation Lab: Join Douglas Ferguson and Erin Warner in a hands-on exercise from Jake Knapp’s new book, Click, on how to build stuff people want
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🗓️ Apr. 22: The Next Chapter In Space: A killer panel of local founders & scientists, including Ryan Cole, who led the propulsion team on Blue Ghosts’s recent moon landing
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🗓️ Apr. 22: Secrets of Successful Women: Hosted by NAWBO at the historic Driskill, there’ll be a panel discussion, and attendees get headshots by Bridgette Bloomquist
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🗓️ Apr. 22: AITX: Special shout-out to Jake O’Shea and the team, celebrating the second birthday of this community
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🗓️ Apr. 23: Geopolitics of the Pacific: New Zealand professor, Anne-Marie Brady, is giving a talk on China’s new approach to foreign policy and interference in the Pacific
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🗓️ Apr. 24: Wake Up! CPG: A long-time favorite, if you’re in CPG (or DTC at all) you have to get Marc Nathan’s events on your calendar.
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🗓️ Apr. 24: The Art of Gathering: Best-selling author, Priya Parker, is hosting a keynote and book signing, open to the public as part of the Austin Together summit.
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🗓️ Apr. 24: East Austin Growth Summit: If you’re focused more on commercial real estate, DeLea Becker is hosting a lunch panel worth checking out
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🗓️ Apr. 24: Discover Your Inner Matrix: Texas Women in Business is hosting a lunch & learn with performance specialist Jodi Filleman.
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🗓️ Apr. 24: Investor Poker: My buddies, Justin Schoenfelder and Abhi Sinha, are hosting this table, complete with five exclusive founder pitches to kick the evening off
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🗓️ Apr. 24: Women Sellers in Amazon’s Store: Amazon’s Abby Malchow, is facilitating this killer panel, including Shannon Ross of Springer Pets (Shark Tank)
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🗓️ Apr. 24: Nerd Nite: Like a mini TED, for nerds, by nerds, this month’s topics span music, the uncanny valley, and networking (for people who hate networking)
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🗓️ Apr. 25: Creator Marketing Unconference: This one’s for you if you manage creator partnerships for your brand, or are a founder in the creator marketing space
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One For The Weekend
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…A little something to look forward to
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Field Guide Fest is a three-day celebration of local chefs and farmers, down at Fiesta Gardens and Boggy Creek Farm. If you’re into local food, you gotta put this one on your list. Fifty-plus chefs and farmers gathering for:
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Friday: A four-course dinner and storytelling by local chefs
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Saturday: A symposium on food and agriculture (plus light bites and drinks)
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Sunday: The festival itself (your ticket includes food and drink)
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You can find more info on the symposium talks here (I didn’t realize Tito’s Vodka had its own farm just for employees) and check out ticket options here.
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That’s all for this issue!
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Email me here if you want to share any feedback, or let me know about an event you’re hosting.
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Until Thursday,
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-Ethan
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