THE CENTER OF GRAVITY FOR ENTREPRENEURS IN TEXAS
**FinTech Breakfast by Scalo: Connecting, Sharing, and Advancing Financial Services**
FinTech Breakfast by Scalo is a recurring networking and knowledge-sharing event aimed at connecting the financial services community in Austin, Texas. The primary goal is to foster collaboration, facilitate meaningful discussions, and stay updated on the latest trends and advancements in the industry.
**Key Objectives:**
1. **Networking with Purpose:** The event aims to bring together professionals from various financial services backgrounds, including tech, marketing, and sales, creating an environment conducive to meaningful connections and partnerships.
2. **Knowledge Sharing:** Beyond networking, the event places a strong emphasis on knowledge sharing. Attendees will engage in insightful discussions, presentations, and workshops focused on key topics relevant to the FinTech domain.
3. **AI in FinTech:** The inaugural event will feature discussions on the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in FinTech. Participants will explore how AI is transforming the industry and discuss its implications for financial services.
4. **Security of Open Applications:** Participants will address the critical aspect of security in currently open applications. The discussion will cover measures to ensure data protection and privacy in an increasingly interconnected financial landscape.
5. **Tech’s Impact on Future Applications:** The event will delve into how emerging technologies are shaping the future of financial applications. Attendees will gain insights into the potential impact of tech advancements on user experience and service delivery.
6. **Importance of User Experience (UX):** A dedicated segment will focus on the significance of providing a good quality UX in retaining customers and enhancing user satisfaction in financial services.
**Frequency:** The FinTech Breakfast by Scalo will be held every 2 months, providing a regular platform for industry professionals to engage, learn, and collaborate.
In summary, FinTech Breakfast by Scalo is an inclusive event where industry experts and enthusiasts converge to connect, share knowledge, and envision the future of financial services. Through insightful discussions on AI, security, tech’s impact, and UX, participants will be better equipped to navigate the dynamic landscape of FinTech.
Perfect your pitch in a low pressure environment for the next big opportunity that comes your way.
Learn to craft a compelling pitch for your startup in a friendly, risk-free environment. We’ll start the workshop with a presentation from pitch coach and CF Mentor Wen Zhang. After the presentation, founders who attend can practice their live pitch then receive live feedback from CF Mentors and Investors.
During the workshop, we will discuss:
- Crafting a story-centric demo day pitch (3 to 5 minutes)
- Building a slide deck to accompany your pitch
- Preparing on the day of your pitch
You’ll walk away with:
- An outline of your pitch structure
- Knowledge of how to build a unique investor pitch that gets to YES
- Winning mindset and strategy to use on pitch day
- Feedback on your pitch from CF Mentors & Investors
Wen Zhang Bio:
Wen is the Founder and CEO of INNW Institute, with a mission to empower and support founders to grow and scale their business via pitching.
Wen succeeds in both the startup and corporate world experiencing in software, hardware, and service-based business models. She has experience in launching a new business, expanding the market internationally, and scaling and managing global enterprise business. In a Fortune 500 company, she is leading a $320M yearly product portfolio while managing 400 sales teams across the North American region. She is passionate about supporting founders to grow and scale their ventures, working through their business model as well as the pitching process to connect and resonate with investors and customers via pitch deck.
Wen holds a Master’s Degree in Marketing and Advertising from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Duke University.
Capital Factory Venture Team Attendees:
- Nick Spiller, Venture Principal
- Sanika Bhave, Venture Associate
- Tanaka Tava, Venture Associate
- Dana Tran, Venture Analyst
Behavioral Economics, Behavioral Design, Gamification, Psychology… We explore anything that allows us to make large-scale, positive impact on human behavior. We discuss the emerging efforts of many industries to help people improve their behavior through things like products, services, programs, policy or other experiences.
Building tools and experiences is not enough anymore. We need to take into account the quirky psychology of the human brain.
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Capital Factory is the center of gravity for entrepreneurs in Texas, the number one state for startups in the US.
Thousands of entrepreneurs, programmers, and designers gather day and night, in-person and online for meetups, classes, and coworking.
With boots on the ground in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, we meet the best entrepreneurs in Texas and introduce them to investors, employees, mentors, and customers.
Ready to meet your cofounder, next investor, or mentor? Join Capital Factory for open coworking every Tuesday in Austin.
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AITX is a monthly meetup for AI entrepreneurs, operators, and enthusiasts in Austin, Texas. At AITX, we’re passionate about fostering a diverse and thriving AI community in Austin where like-minded individuals can connect with each other, share ideas, and inspire innovation.
Each month, we bring together a dynamic mix of people to explore the latest advancements in AI technology, real-world applications, and the future of this rapidly growing field. Whether you’re an AI veteran or a curious newcomer, AITX offers something for everyone.
Learn how to make captivating content that captures more impressions, builds audience awareness, and ultimately drives more sales.
Brand Bliss is a factory of creatives and techies that designs media for Companies and Agencies to develop Organic growth, Brand awareness, and even Content to run paid ads.
Join us EVERY 4th TUESDAY at the Capital Factory as we help you develop and learn to deploy creative campaigns to build your own personal & company’s brand!
Hispanic Hackers is a community of software developers, hardware engineers, and ambitious innovators of Hispanic ethnicity. Our goal is to showcase Hispanic developer talent in the world of tech and share the growth of our expanding network of engineering excellence. If you’re not Hispanic, this is a great place to get to know Austin’s Hispanic Hacker community! Our meetings feature tech socials and topics in software and hardware technology presented by Austin’s engineering industry leaders. Come meet with us, showcase your accomplishments, learn from each other, and get to know your fellow Hispanic Hackers! All skill levels and career stages are welcome.
A chance to meet with healthcare professionals and care professionals after work hours. Sub-specialty, doctors, and nurses are welcomed to share current concerns and problems with day to day hardware and software.
Current healthcare IT folks are encouraged to share the latest updates to ONC certification, HIPAA best practices, and FHIR systems.
Each event will start with 1 minute introductions from every attendee that includes their current position and what they are looking for help on and what expertise they can share with anyone else looking for help.
React ATX is a Community-Driven frontend development group that converges on the ReactJS ecosystem.
We meet once a month to discuss topics that range from state management, CSS tooling, serverless, TypeScript, frameworks, deploying to production and much more.
All skill sets are welcome! Whether you are new to react or a seasoned frontend developer we encourage you to attend and learn, teach, and share with the React ATX community.
We partner with sponsors to help promote their business and recruit talent. Reach out to info@reactatx.org for more sponsorship information.
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