THE CENTER OF GRAVITY FOR ENTREPRENEURS IN TEXAS
Who: Janie Cooke & Caroline Nix, Co-CEOs and Co-Founders of O-Venture
What: a fashion lifestyle brand that celebrates saving women time and giving an extra hand to hold onto what’s most important with its accessories line, including the beloved Big O Key Ring
Where: Capital Factory + The DEC (3102 Oak Lawn Ave. Suite 109, Dallas, TX 75219)
When: October 28th from 5:30pm-7:30pm
What Else: Beats, Eats & Treats Provided
Startup Grind is a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. We host monthly events in more than 400 cities and 115 countries featuring successful local founders, innovators, educators and investors who share personal stories and lessons learned on the road to building great companies.
Our monthly fireside chat provides ample opportunities to connect with amazing startups and the people behind them, tap into a strong support network, form meaningful connections and gain inspiration for the startup journey ahead.
Founders Stories is a monthly series open to all entrepreneurs. From idea to exit or somewhere in the middle, we’ll talk with startup founders about what it takes to start a successful company!
Every month we’ll choose one founder to give their story– which includes their successes, failures and even the grey areas along the way.
WHAT TO EXPECT
– Tour of Capital Factory
– Introduction
– Questions & Networking
ACCELERATOR
To apply for our next Accelerator, submit an application!
INTERESTED IN A GENERAL CAPITAL FACTORY OVERVIEW?
This info session won’t be for you. Check out one of our monthly AMA events or reach out to our Sales & Community Manager, Melissa Schwartz, at MelissaSchwartz@capitalfactory.com to learn more about getting a membership.
Founders Stories is a monthly series open to all entrepreneurs. From idea to exit or somewhere in the middle, we’ll talk with startup founders about what it takes to start a successful company.
Every month we’ll choose one founder to give their story— which includes their successes, failures and even the grey areas along the way.
This month you’ll hear from TK Kader, Founder and CEO of ToutApp!
SPEAKER
TK is an entrepreneur, angel investor and experienced tech executive. He is also the author of the book How to Punch the Sunday Jitters in the Face. TK founded ToutApp, which was backed by Andreessen Horowitz and Jackson Square Ventures. ToutApp was sold to Marketo where TK then served as SVP Strategy. Marketo was then sold to Adobe. TK now spends his time investing in early-stage startups and leading the Unstoppable Life movement.
AGENDA
6:00pm – Networking
6:30pm – Introduction
7:00pm – Questions & Continued Networking
Join us on November 5th from 5 to 7PM for a lively discussion about building an engineering team for a start-up. This session is ideal for CTOs, technical leaders, and those that aspire to lead technology departments.
Speakers include:
Rob Fry .
CTO, JASK
Rob Fry is an accomplished executive, architect, inventor and public
speaker with over 20 years of experience working with tech in an array
of fields. Rob is best known for his contributions while working as
the Platform Cloud Security Architect at Netflix.
Lou Senko
Senior VP and CIO, Q2ebanking
Highly accomplished professional with a distinguished 20+ year career
leading the architectural design, development, implementation and
integration of enterprise-wide solutions to meet global business,
financial and market demands.
George Michelson
VP Solutions, Sphere Inc.
George is a seasoned technology executive, leader and mentor. His
passion for innovation and operational excellence has helped multiple
companies transform their processes, automate labor intensive tasks
and build world-class software development organizations. For fun he
plays tennis and enjoys photography.
No Appointment Necessary
Stop by for a tour any Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday at 4pm. We're located at 7th and Brazos in the middle of downtown Austin. Get Directions
