Startup Weekend is coming to Austin at Cospace the weekend of September 10th-12th, 2010.

Startup Weekend recruits a highly motivated group of developers, business managers, startup enthusiasts, marketing gurus, graphic artists and more to a 54 hour event that builds communities, companies and projects. It is an amazing opportunity to connect with other passionate and skilled individuals, and perhaps even find a co-founder or two to transform your idea into reality.

Featured in Forbes, TechCrunch, NY Times and more, Startup Weekend continues to make the buzz with success in more than 100 cities world-wide. Thanks to Joey Pomerenke of Startup Weekend for bringing the event to Austin for the first time.

“Startup Weekend is a perfect opportunity for entrepreneurs and the local tech scene to network, but also meet potential co-founders and hopefully leave the weekend with a new startup. It is a must attend event if you want to network, find co-founders or just spend the weekend with some passionate and smart people. –Joey Pomerenke”

If you want to be a part of Startup Weekend Austin you should act fast and buy a ticket because participation is limited to the first 75 and tickets are selling fast! Tickets include meals and beverages for the entire weekend.

To register now, click here: http://austin.startupweekend.org/tickets/

When: September 10th-12th, 2010
Where: Cospace http://cospaceatx.com/

For more information visit http://austin.startupweekend.org/

Thanks,

Kirtus

Event Details

Wednesday, August 18 from 9am to 12pm.

About the topic:

Web developers have pounded into our heads about the importance of updating your website with new, relevant content because of the value to search engines. Most developers, however, do not understand the process or strategy by which that content gets developed because they are not writers. Jason Myers, editor of Texas CEO magazine and several other brand publications will talk about how you can transform your website into an e-publication that will attract the right types of customers to your doorstep.

About the Speaker:

Jason Myers is currently the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Texas CEO Magazine, featuring the Lone Star State’s greatest business leaders. He has started several brand magazines and an independent magazine called Business District over five years ago. Before starting Business District Magazine in 2005, Jason served as marketing director for multiple companies in high-tech industry, where he established several brand publications that led to increased sales and market awareness.

RSVP for the Event

The schedule for this event will be as follows:

9:00 – 9:30 – Networking
9:30 – 10:00 – Speaker: Jason Myers
10:00 – 12:00 – Guests are encouraged to continue their networking conversations and stick around Cospace to try out 2 free hours of coworking in our community space.

Cospace will be hosting ‘Meet Here Mornings’ in our Boardroom. In order to maintain a collaborative and networking-friendly environment, the events will be limited to 20 people. This is a free event. You do not have to be a Cospace member to attend.

Bring something to write on, plenty of business cards and your laptop or work supplies if you plan on coworking after the networking and speaker sessions. Coffee and water will be provided. You are welcome to bring a snack.

About Cospace

Cospace is the intersection of people, space and resources. Cospace promotes coworking, but looks to go beyond it. One of the ways we will do so is by providing resources that support entrepreneurship and business growth in Austin.

‘Meet Here Mornings’ is an event series designed to connect entrepreneurs and small business owners with the industry experts and resources that they need to grow their business or turn their idea into reality. The series is designed by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. This event will consist of a networking session, a hands on learning session and an opportunity to kick off a productive day with some free coworking time at Cospace.

Please visit our site for more information about coworking in Austin, meeting space rental or ‘Meet Here Mornings‘. If you’d like to suggest a topic for our next event, or if you are looking to meet a specific type of contact at this event, please email me directly at kirtus@cospaceatx.com.

Event Details

Wednesday, July 7 from 9am to 12pm.

About the topic (from Jason):

So many business philosophies profess they’re the One True Way, yet different business face different hurdles. After starting three companies, I’ve found that some widely accepted advice lead to failure while trusting my (inexperienced) gut lead to success. In this talk-plus-discussion I’ll give specific advice about when to follow the rules and when to go your own way.

About the Speaker:

Jason is the founder of Smart Bear Software, maker of Code Collaborator, the world’s most popular tool for peer code review and winner of the Jolt Award. He took Smart Bear from start to multiple millions in revenue and 50% profit margin without debt or VC, then sold it for cash.

Jason is also a founding member of ITWatchdogs, another bootstrapped startup which became profitable and was sold. He’s also a mentor at Capital Factory (like TechStars or Y-Combinator in Austin) and the co-host of OnStartups Answers along with Dharmesh Shah.

RSVP for the Event

The schedule for this event will be as follows:

9:00 – 9:30 – Networking
9:30 – 10:00 – Speaker: Jason Cohen
10:00 – 12:00 – Guests are encouraged to continue their networking conversations and stick around Cospace to try out 2 free hours of coworking in our community space.

Cospace will be hosting ‘Meet Here Mornings’ in our Boardroom. In order to maintain a collaborative and networking-friendly environment, the events will be limited to 20 people. This is a free event. You do not have to be a Cospace member to attend.

Bring something to write on, plenty of business cards and your laptop or work supplies if you plan on coworking after the networking and speaker sessions. Coffee and water will be provided. You are welcome to bring a snack.

About Cospace

Cospace is the intersection of people, space and resources. Cospace promotes coworking, but looks to go beyond it. One of the ways we will do so is by providing resources that support entrepreneurship and business growth in Austin.

‘Meet Here Mornings’ is an event series designed to connect entrepreneurs and small business owners with the industry experts and resources that they need to grow their business or turn their idea into reality. The series is designed by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. This event will consist of a networking session, a hands on learning session and an opportunity to kick off a productive day with some free coworking time at Cospace.

Please visit our site for more information about coworking in Austin, meeting space rental or ‘Meet Here Mornings‘. If you’d like to suggest a topic for our next event, or if you are looking to meet a specific type of contact at this event, please email me directly at kirtus@cospaceatx.com.

Hope to Meet you Here!

Cafe Bedouins is drifting into Cospace next week. Join Damon and the rest of the coding nomads here on Tuesday, June 29th, at 7:00 p.m.

The Austin WordPress Meetup is meeting at Cospace on July 6th, at 7:00 p.m. The group will be doing an overview of the newly released version 3.0 of WordPress. Sponsoring this event is the new Austin-based WordPress hosting service WPEngine.

More information on the Meetup can be found at Meetup.com.