Design is finally taking center stage in the business world. This presents an amazing opportunity for us to create something meaningful. Learning how to effectively incorporate design into the startup process allows us to change the way products are built, and quite possibly change the world. This group is for anyone interested in design and product development. We are exploring the art of entrepreneurship.

Austin's Community of Practice for Kanban, Kaizen, Second-Generation Agile and Lean Software Development

The new entrepreneurship era is all about customers and their problems. Lean startup is a collection of techniques built around maximizing validated customer learning thought fast Build/Measure/Learn iteration loops. We're a group of entrepreneurs taking lean startup and customer development techniques to practice in our startups. We're ready to talk implementation and share data from our experiments. * The Lean Startup is a trademark and service mark owned by Eric Ries. *

nReduce is a global community of founders giving each other feedback and support to help them build a better company. Our local groups are open to all founders and are designed to be very effective at helping founders get feedback on their ideas. The local meetings are also a great place to meet teams you may want to collaborate with on nReduce.com

Are you tired of business cards and stuffy "professional" networking events? Do you like kayaking, go-karts, and cocktails? Do you love startups, entrepreneurship, and hanging out with other smart people building things? Well then.... come anti-network with us! Looking forward to learning about what you are working on, Betty Jean P.S. Don't worry - if you are still learnin' the ropes in business and are looking for a mentor or cool people to learn from, you should come out. “The space and quiet …

"Tech Build On Silicon Hill" "Techs Build On Silicon Hill" is a group of information tech from EVERY sector of technology. From Green (Energy) to Lean (Startups). From Mobile (App DEV) to Web Designing and Graphics Designs, plus EVERYTHING in between.  VCs, Angels, Investors, Business plan writers, Grant writers and Marketing Professionals are also invited to join us to Build On Silicon Hill. The objective of this group is to meetup and work together to help, motivate, and support each member of …

This group was created to connect entrepreneurs, designers, developers, investors, marketers, and other professionals with one another, in a strategic and efficient way. Have one-on-one interactions with 30-people in two hours and decide which members could be beneficial in helping you grow your ideas and bringing them to market. If you wish to participate in one of our tech demo days, or be a speaker at an upcoming event, please contact me through meetup.

Welcome to Co-Founders Wanted of San Antonio Meetup group! Maybe you are a serial entrepreneur, maybe you are a developer, and maybe corporate life is not for you. Have you been doing searches on CoFoundersLab.com? Tasted a startup, or want to startup your own business? Co-Founders Wanted of San Antonio serves as an in-person matchmaking service for co-founders. Did you know VCs prefer co-founders over one-man startups? There are lots of benefits to starting a business with someone who complimen …

Are you new to the Austin Startup Community? Thinking about moving here? Trying to figure out how to plug in? Come hear an overview from one of the local community leaders and get a chance to introduce yourself and ask questions.

This MEETUP is for aspiring and recently-launched Austin-based Entrepreneurs in the Military VETERANS communities. These are people who have served in the Military and want to start their own business as an Entrepreneur, startup or small business owner. We will focus on the resources available to help Vetrepreneurs, as well as guest speakers that have been successful Veteran Entrepreneurs and subject-matter experts in the field of small business ownership after having served in the military.

Come pitch your idea to a room full of talented developers. Our goal is to help you find that perfect technical co-founder.

Startup Grind is a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. We host monthly events in more than 40 cities and 15 countries featuring successful local founders, innovators, educators and investors who share personal stories and lessons learned on the road to building great companies. Our monthly fireside chat interviews, startup mixers and annual conferences provide ample opportunities to connect with amazing startups and the people behind them, tap into a …

As a startup, entrepreneur, or small business, you can get so busy running your business that you forget to learn the skills you need to be successful. In our consulting practice we see a lot of companies with the same issues, and spend a lot of our time helping them to resolve them. So we prepared this small business education series to help you learn some of the biggest pitfalls and challenges of being an entrepreneur, and how to avoid them to become more successful more quickly. These are int …