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Welcome to this issue of The Austin Business Review, with a quick look at this week’s best upcoming business events (plus something fun for the weekend).
Use this email to plan your week, and I’ll see you Thursday for the full-length roundup – the last one before I head out on vacation.
-Ethan
PS. Last week, we introduced the “Questionable Decisions” section, basically an ad segment that helps support Austin Pets Alive. People loved it, and thanks in part to that donation, APA hit their fundraising goal, raising $50K+ in a day.
So we’re running it back. This week’s supporter is ABR reader and wealth advisor Doug Greenberg of Pinnacle Wealth Advisory.
He works with founders before they sell, helping them optimize everything from tax structure to legacy planning, and cash flow after exit. The time to start thinking about that stuff is before you have an LOI. So if you’re thinking of selling in the next five years, connect with him and say hey. He’s a hell of a skier too. Ask him about it when you bump into him at one of the events below…
Business Events This Week…
Events in red are new to the email and weren’t in Thursday’s roundup
🗓️ June 23: Behavioral Happy Hour: Erin Laverone and her co-hosts gather founders, coaches, and others to talk behavioral design, UX, and behavior science
🗓️ TONIGHT: AI DevOps Dinner: Part of a new product-focused dinner series, hosted by Jake O’Shea over at Antler
🗓️ June 24: Innovations to Rebuild Ukraine: Venture Fellow, Yan Shapiro, is hosting several thought-leaders to discuss growing relations between Ukraine and Texas manufacturing, construction, ag, medTech, and more
🗓️ June 24: Being Human in the Age of AI: The Austin Technology Council is hosting a breakfast roundtable with leaders from 3M, Accenture, and more
🗓️ June 24: Facilitation Lab: Every month, Douglas Ferguson and Erin Warner host this hands-on meetup where leaders hone their group facilitation skills
🗓️ June 24: Business After Hours: For those of you out west, tired of going downtown for events, the West Austin Chamber is hosting their monthly happy hour
🗓️ June 24: Art + Business: Lisa Sretenovic and Alissa McCain from Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts will answer your questions live
🗓️ June 24: Brett Cooper, Live: An inspiring media founder, after leaving Daily Wire, her new company landed 1.4M followers in two months
🗓️ June 25: CPG Co-op (Online): Emily Ingle Kealey, former CPG founder and current owner of The CPG Co-Op, is organizing a zoom mastermind for CPG founders
🗓️ June 25: Future Forum: The LBJ Presidential Library runs this group that meets monthly for cocktails and conversation over at the Butterfly Bar
🗓️ June 26: Deep Tech Dinner: Kelly LaBuff and Allie Mullen from Antler are hosting this dinner for Deep Tech founders, in partnership with The Forge
🗓️ June 26: Navigating the AI + Privacy Landscape: Robert Brown, partner at Latham & Watkins, is leading a panel on recently-enacted privacy laws
🗓️ June 26: Better Business Mixer: The Asian Chamber is hosting reps from SCORE, Austin Small Business Division, and others, to teach about resources available via SBA
🗓️ June 26: Nerd Nite: Like a mini TED, for nerds, by nerds. This month’s theme is “Slime and Sci-fi Space Stations,” whatever that means
🗓️ June 27: Katie Sturino, Live: The founder of Megababe (8-figure CPG brand) is launching her first fiction book, and doing a talk at Book People
🗓️ June 30: Sahil Bloom, Live: The NYT Best-selling author will be in town, talking about his book, The 5 Types of Wealth
One for the Weekend…
I’ve mentioned this before, but one of my favorite things about Austin is the fact that we have the Paramount Summer Series – a lineup of classic films that play over at the century-old theatre, sometimes with celebrity guests.
Apparently I’m at the age where the films of my youth are considered “classics,” because this week, they’ve got:
The hits keep coming next month too – Toy Story, The Goonies, Hook, and many more. God we’re old! So celebrate by sneaking out of the elder-millennial home your kids have undoubtedly stuck you in, and shuffling on down to the theatre for a barley wine and a moving picture.
“I help owners transition from business wealth to personal wealth… without chaos, confusion, or overpaying Uncle Sam. If that’s where you’re headed, let’s talk.” -Doug Greenberg, Wealth Advisor
Questionable Decisions
In which you are tempted by things you may not need (but should get anyways)… like a box of kittens
Okay, so maybe you love cats, but aren’t ready to commit to one forever. Well, that’s perfect. Because APA has about twenty kittens that need temporary foster homes.
The munchkins in question are under observation after being exposed to panleukopenia. So, probably best for a house that doesn’t have other cats. It can’t be transferred to dogs though, so if your K9 is looking for a few tiny pals to retrieve tennis balls from under the couch, take a look.
Unclear whether they’ll give you all twenty at once. But you’re an entrepreneur, and you are nothing if not persuasive. To make your case, check out their neonatal kitten foster program.
That’s all for this issue! Keep an eye out Thursday for the full-length edition, including more upcoming events, insights, and opportunities to grow your business or personal sphere here in Austin.
Email me here if you want to share any feedback, or let me know about an event you’re hosting.
Until next week,
-Ethan