by Damon Clinkscales
Intro to the !
Austin !
Developer Scene
Austin Open Coffee Club!
(2010-present)
Austin on Rails!
(Co-Founder / Leader,!
Technology User Group!
2005-present)!
Cafe Bedouins 

(Weekly Hack Night, !
2008-present)
InvestorSheets!
(Side project, 2015)
Techstars

(Mentor,!
2013-present)
@damon
Longhorn Startup

(Mentor,!
2011-present)
https://linkedin.com/in/damonc
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Meeting up
Dev/Tech Calendars
• Capital Factory Events Calendar

http://capitalfactory.com/events/!
• Startup Digest - Austin

http://startupdigest.com/austin!
• ATX Tech Events (twitter feed)

https://twitter.com/atxtechevents!
• GeekAustin Meetup Guide

http://geekaustin.org/guide-austin-tech-meetups
Ways to “Plug In”
• Sign up for mailing lists and
follow interesting folks/orgs
on Twitter!
• Attend community meetups,
coffees, and happy hours!
• Go to hackathons, Startup
Weekends, and Demo Days!
• Invite interesting people you
meet for a cup of coffee. A
little randomness is good.!
!
• Be helpful to others —
make introductions, give
technical/product
feedback, mentor other
developers!
• Share your experiences
as you go on a blog and
social networks!
• Interact with / be helpful
to others on social media
Developer Meetups
Female Developer Groups
• PyLadies ATX!
• Girl Develop It
(GDI.ATX)!
• Women Who Code
(Austin)!
• All Girl Hack Night!
• Women Hardware
Hackers ATX!
• Women in Data
Science ATX!
Hardware Hackers
• ATX Hardware Startups!
• ATX Hackerspace!
• Techshop (Round Rock)!
• North Austin Gadget
Hackers!
• Austin Internet of Things
Hack Nights / Hackathons
• OpenHack ATX!
• Cafe Bedouins
• AngelHack!
• Startup Weekend!
• HackTX (college)!
• Capital Factory
hackathons
(various)
Coding Schools
• MakerSquare!
• The Iron Yard!
• General Assembly!
• Batch Academy (new)!
• Galvanize (2016)
Thank You
and
Welcome

Intro to the Austin Developer Scene

  • 1.
    by Damon Clinkscales Introto the ! Austin ! Developer Scene
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    Austin Open CoffeeClub! (2010-present) Austin on Rails! (Co-Founder / Leader,! Technology User Group! 2005-present)! Cafe Bedouins 
 (Weekly Hack Night, ! 2008-present) InvestorSheets! (Side project, 2015) Techstars
 (Mentor,! 2013-present) @damon Longhorn Startup
 (Mentor,! 2011-present) https://linkedin.com/in/damonc
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    Dev/Tech Calendars • CapitalFactory Events Calendar
 http://capitalfactory.com/events/! • Startup Digest - Austin
 http://startupdigest.com/austin! • ATX Tech Events (twitter feed)
 https://twitter.com/atxtechevents! • GeekAustin Meetup Guide
 http://geekaustin.org/guide-austin-tech-meetups
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    Ways to “PlugIn” • Sign up for mailing lists and follow interesting folks/orgs on Twitter! • Attend community meetups, coffees, and happy hours! • Go to hackathons, Startup Weekends, and Demo Days! • Invite interesting people you meet for a cup of coffee. A little randomness is good.! ! • Be helpful to others — make introductions, give technical/product feedback, mentor other developers! • Share your experiences as you go on a blog and social networks! • Interact with / be helpful to others on social media
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    Female Developer Groups •PyLadies ATX! • Girl Develop It (GDI.ATX)! • Women Who Code (Austin)! • All Girl Hack Night! • Women Hardware Hackers ATX! • Women in Data Science ATX!
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    Hardware Hackers • ATXHardware Startups! • ATX Hackerspace! • Techshop (Round Rock)! • North Austin Gadget Hackers! • Austin Internet of Things
  • 10.
    Hack Nights /Hackathons • OpenHack ATX! • Cafe Bedouins • AngelHack! • Startup Weekend! • HackTX (college)! • Capital Factory hackathons (various)
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    Coding Schools • MakerSquare! •The Iron Yard! • General Assembly! • Batch Academy (new)! • Galvanize (2016)
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