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AustinpreneurAuthor: Capital Factory
Double click on the stories that made Austin, Texas a global startup hub. Listen to startup stories from entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and technologists shaping the Austin startup community. Austinpreneur will give you a glimpse into how Austin made itself a tier 1 city for technology, creativity and startups. Takeaway key insights for building your own success story in topics like fundraising, building products, sales, investing and creating company culture.Austinpreneur is a podcast highlighting Austins startups, entrepreneurs, and innovators. Join in on candid conversations with leaders who have built companies from the ground up and visionaries creating the next wave of world-changing technology. Discover the importance of your network, meet the people supporting your journey, and connect with the community making it all happen.Episodes feature topics like: entrepreneurship, technology, startups, innovation, funding, coworking, mentorship, startup accelerators, VC funding, angel investing, innovation strategies, partnerships, and more. Language: en Genres: Business, Entrepreneurship, Technology Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Love Conquers Fear: Brett Hurt on Joshua Baer's Legacy & His USA Today Best Selling Book
Tuesday, 14 July, 2026
Recorded live at Station Austin on the day Love Conquers Fear hit the USA Today bestseller list, this episode brings one of Austin's top tech entrepreneurs to the Capital Factory stage. Brett Hurt — founder of Coremetrics, Bazaarvoice, and data.world, and an investor in more than 150 startups and 50 funds — sits down with Nick Spiller to explain why he wrote a book about the intersection of technology, humanity, and spirituality at this exact moment. Brett traces the "quake in the ground" he felt when ChatGPT launched, the shared root he found across the world's religions, and why he's 95% certain humanity makes it to the other side of the AI revolution. He also tells the story of the gauntlet he threw down at Bootstrap Austin that helped ignite the city's venture-backed era, and reflects on the extraordinary legacy of Capital Factory founder Josh Baer — the friend who taught Austin that agency is a choice. The conversation closes with audience questions on AGI, alternative architectures, and what's on the other side of abundance.
