Austinpreneur (Austin + entrepreneur)

Austinpreneur (Austin + entrepreneur) might refer to any entrepreneur in Austin, Texas. Joshua Baer has had the website austinpreneur since at least 2009 and is most often associated with the term. Baer founded Capital Factory in 2008, a tech startup incubator and co-working space in Austin, Texas. He runs a contest at SXSW to move a startup to Austin.
 
A March 15, 2013 story at Startup Revolution was titled “AustinPreneur and Angel Investor Jason Cohen On Deal Flow,” indicated that the term “Austinpreneur” can be applied to people other than Joshua Baer.
 
     
Reuters
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JOSHUA BAER, FOUNDER & CEO, OTHERINBOX
Joshua Baer is the Founder and CEO of OtherInbox

. Joshua is a widely recognized email marketing pioneer with a unique combination of technical, business and legal experience.
 
A serial entrepreneur and angel investor, Joshua serves on the Board of Directors of Greenling and Lashback and is an advisor to Datran Media and Sympact. Joshua blogs at Austinpreneur.com and Deliverability.com.
   
Austinpreneur.com
Austinpreneur’s Guide to SXSW 2011
Posted on March 2, 2011 by joshuabaer
If you’re an entrepreneur coming to Austin for SXSW 2011, here are the events you won’t want to miss!
 
Silicon Hills News
The Tao of “Austinpreneur” Joshua Baer
June 26, 2012 by lalorek
BY SUSAN LAHEY
Reporter with Silicon Hills News
Joshua Baer has a set of those millionaire-on-a-skateboard dotcom Gold Rush stories that give the Austin startup scene its own sexy tech history.
Baer graduated Carnegie Mellon with a less-than-stellar academic record, and a couple hundred grand in revenues from being an early dabbler in web hosting and email services. He secured two houses: one for his business and one for his home and skateboarded to work every morning. He was one of the dozens of entrepreneurs spun out during of the Golden Years of Trilogy
 
Twitter
Joshua Baer’s Blog
‏@austinpreneur
Contest at #SXSW will move a startup to #Austin http://baer.ly/Xf84cc  via @CNNExpress @CNNTech
Contest at SXSW will move a startup to Austin
By cnntech @cnntech
For a week each spring, the heart of Internet culture relocates to Austin, Texas. And this year, one lucky Web startup will get some help making the move to the tech hotbed a permanent one.
12:53 AM - 16 Feb 13
 
AustinStartup
The Austinpreneur’s Guide to SXSW
March 6, 2013 by austinstartup
Guest post by Joshua Baer: Joshua Baer helps people quit their jobs and become entrepreneurs. In 2008 he founded Capital Factory, a tech startup incubator and co-working space in Austin, Texas. Josh founded his first startup in 1996 in his college dormitory at CMU and now teaches a class at the University of Texas for student entrepreneurs. Josh is the Chief Innovation Officer of Return Path.
 
It’s that time again, finally! After 360 days of anticipation, SXSW is right around the corner. With so much going on it’s hard for entrepreneurs who are new to SXSW to know where (or how) to focus amongst all the distraction. To give you a starting point, here is my top 12 list of must-attend events and a few other lists from SXSW leaders you will find helpful…
 
CNN.com
Contest at SXSW will move a startup to Austin
By Joshua Rubin, CNN
March 7, 2013—Updated 1355 GMT (2155 HKT)
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Ten startups will be chosen to compete for the chance to relocate their business to the Texas capital. The winning company will receive a package of prizes worth around $100,000 donated by Austin area businesses.
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The contest is the brainchild of Josh Baer, managing director of Capital Factory. He’s been nicknamed the “Austinpreneur” for his efforts to to nurture Austin startups and attract new ones.
   
Startup Revolution
March 15, 2013
AustinPreneur and Angel Investor Jason Cohen On Deal Flow [video][sxsw]
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