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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.

I’ve been dying to try this for a while.

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.

You’d miss both if I waited till Thursday to talk about ‘em.

So this email’s short – just work events for the week, and one thing for the weekend.

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.

-Ethan

PS. If you love it, it’ll need a name. Drop me a line if you have any ideas.

Events This Week

Running a business is tough. Here are a few great places to meet cool people going through the same sh*t you are.

🗓️ 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

🗓️ 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

🗓️ 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

🗓️ Apr. 22: AITX: Special shout-out to Jake O’Shea and the team, celebrating the second birthday of this community

🗓️ 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

🗓️ 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.

🗓️ 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.

🗓️ 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

🗓️ Apr. 24: Discover Your Inner Matrix: Texas Women in Business is hosting a lunch & learn with performance specialist Jodi Filleman.

🗓️ 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

🗓️ 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)

🗓️ 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)

🗓️ 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

One For The Weekend

…A little something to look forward to

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:

• Friday: A four-course dinner and storytelling by local chefs

• Saturday: A symposium on food and agriculture (plus light bites and drinks)

• Sunday: The festival itself (your ticket includes food and drink)

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.

That’s all for this issue!

Email me here if you want to share any feedback, or let me know about an event you’re hosting.

Until Thursday,

-Ethan