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- Monday Bites: June 9, 2025
Welcome to this bite-size issue of Austin Business Review, with a quick look at this week’s best upcoming business events (plus something fun for the weekend).
I started this quick Monday edition because cool stuff often pops up after the Thursday issue goes out. Example: This fascinating talk on AI + Energy, featuring Cully Cavness, Co-founder of Crusoe, which just raised $11.6B to build data centers in TX.
Use this list to plan your week fast, and I’ll see you Thursday for the full-length newsletter.
-Ethan
PS. The events that weren’t in Thursday’s list are marked in red to help repeat readers find the new stuff faster. Shout out to my pal Bradley Mankoff for the idea.
Business Events This Week…
🗓️ June 9-11: Tech Connect Innovation Conf: With eight different program tracks, including advanced materials, manufacturing, energy, biotech, and AI
🗓️ June 10: Creative Minds & Good Vibes: Grab drinks and talk shop with Arwen Tag, Anthony Deptula and other creatives around town
🗓️ June 10: Leading Ladies of West Austin: Lindsey Werner will be talking about neuroscience-backed ways to cultivate joy, even in high-pressure work settings
🗓️ June 10: AI + Energy: Featuring a fireside chat with Cully Cavness, co-founder of AI infrastructure company, Crusoe, plus roundtable breakouts with other startups in the space
🗓️ June 11: Beyond AI - Human-Centric Leadership: Matt Bennett is leading this panel with Kat Rector, who has her finger on the pulse of all things tech in Austin
🗓️ June 11: Preventing Outbreaks of Anthrax, Ebola… and Zombies: Lieutenant Commander Adam Samuels spent years fighting international bio- and defense-threats
🗓️ June 11: AI Agent World Tour: A developer-centric event, co-hosted by Google and the ML Ops Community, reservations close tomorrow
🗓️ June 11: Watch Out for Imposters: Marcy Willingham from Frontier Bank is hosting this Lunch & Learn about AI scams targeting small businesses
🗓️ June 11: Boat Burning for Beginners: Join Sulit Press founder, Michelle Savage, to celebrate the release of their latest book, highlighting stories of women who traded safety for self-employment
🗓️ June 12: Business + Birdies: My buddy Tomer Soran hosts this Thursday morning meetup at Butler Pitch + Putt to chat business and play 9 holes
🗓️ June 12: Health Supernova: If you’re in biotech, this one looks good. A multi-day series, covering everything from AI-Augmented Hospitals to brain-computer interfaces
🗓️ June 12: AI Real World Use Cases: Austin Women in Tech is hosting this panel discussion with AI founders & CTOs like Vanessa Gutierrez, Emily Gupton, and more
🗓️ June 13: Startup Walk: Co-hosted by Sam Huntington of the Hill Climbers podcast (for founders who love endurance sports) and Pat Killoren, host of Lonestartup (How I Built This for ATX founders)
🗓️ June 13: Limited Supply: Join Shin Takeda, Deb Mukherjee and other DTC founders for a drink and conversation down at Cosmic Pickle
One for the Weekend…
If you’ve been reading this newsletter for a while, you’ve seen me write about Antonelli’s a few times. The artisanal cheese shop, owned by husband-wife duo John and Kendall Antonelli for more than 15 years.
They do tons of cool tasting events, and this weekend, they’re hitting the water with this Cheese-y Boat Cruise – a 7-course interactive tasting featuring cheeses paired with unique sides, like pickled vegetables, honey, chocolate, cured meats, etc., plus red, white, or sparkling wine to suit your taste.
Basically… Take your cheese-board game to the next level, while getting drunk on a boat. For the land-lovers among us, they’ve also got:
You can snag tickets or see their full lineup here.
That’s all for today! Keep an eye out Thursday for the full-length edition, including more upcoming events, insights, and opportunities to grow here in Austin.
Email me here to share any feedback, or let me know about an event you’re hosting.
-Ethan