Austin's unique Entrepreneur Scene and how you can use it

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ATX Entrepreneur Scene

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Welcome!
⬥Your entrepreneur stage
⬥What do you need?
⬥What can you offer?
⬥What would you like to discuss?

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Bejoyverse: models for your journey
Bootstrap
JOurneY
MRE
ATX EquationHuman Fugue
Aviri Foundation
Essence Mining
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ATX Entrepreneur Scene – Getting Noticed!
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Cities Unique Ambitions * i.e. a city’s MEaning
⬥Boston: be smart
⬥Berkeley: live well
⬥NYC: be rich (be world class)
⬥LA: be famous
⬥DC: be an insider
⬥Asheville: be well
⬥Vegas: be your carnal/party self
⬥Silicon Valley: be powerful
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* Paul Graham, Y Combinator

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Kaaliforneea
⬥The original 49ers: Gold Rush
⬥Hollywood: forget the past, become a new
person
⬥Today: Extreme Capitalism (VC-driven)
⬥Silicon/e Valleys

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Tejas: it’s the journey
1519-1685
1690-1821
1684-1690
1800-1803
1836-1845
1821-1835
1845-1861 1861-1865

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Austin…
The individual’s journey
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ATX Monikers
⬥Keep Austin Weird
⬥Open City (Michael Barnes)
⬥Live music capital
⬥Festival City
⬥…

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Austin
Be(come) yourself!

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A continuum
Funding-Driven
(Silicon Valley)
Bootstrap
(Austin!)
Paths of Entrepreneurship
Only 2 paths create new business models
Craft
(everywhere)
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What’s Bootstrap?
Baron Muchaussen
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ATX Way: Journey Entrepreneurship
Not Silicon Valley, Silicon What?!
Bootstrap, then optionally fund
Emerge from the founder’s “be yourself” journey
■ Phil Sansome - BookPeople
■ John Mackey (and Renee) – Safer Way
■ Tim & Kerri League – Alamo Drafthouse
Austin is a place to steward meaning in a venture
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ATX Startups

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By Stage
ideation
prod/serv
customer
valley
of death growth
organization
founder
you QUEST(ion)
inner
journey
Entrepreneur Journey Map

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= Scene
Austin’s Meaning Infrastructure
+ CommunityExperience
Journey Capital
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DJ/Curate/Mixologize
AUSdipity
Food & Bev
Fashion
Technology
Spirituality
Music
Theater
Art
Film
Nightlife
Fitness

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@ATXequationAustin Entrepreneur Scene Map

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Steward
Contribute
Use
Be part of the Scene, not the Scenery!
Steward Austin’s Journey

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Stewarding Meaning for Individuals, organizations,
cities
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Links
⬥facebook.com/atxentscene
⬥slideshare.net/bijoyg
⬥bijoy.youcanbookme.com
⬥humanfugue.com
⬥bootstrapaustin.org/map
⬥bootstrapaustin.org/journey
⬥Human Fabric (amazon)
⬥mysticcab.com
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