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Join Ken & I at Wishbone Advisory’s No-Pitch eCom Meetup this Thursday, Feb. 26th @5PM CT.

**RSVP here.**

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Monday, Feb. 23:

• **🚀 ACM/IEEE Austin February Tech Talks Are Here** - ACM Austin - 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM - 1218 West Ave Bldg #3000, Austin - Join for an exciting evening of cutting-edge discussions on AI, Cloud-Native Systems, and Resilient Data Engineering with industry leaders and innovators (Free).
• **IP 101 for Startups What to Protect, When to Protect It, and What to Ignore** - Actional Counsel - 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM - Online - In this practical, founder-focused webinar, you’ll learn how intellectual property actually works in startups — and how to avoid the most common (and expensive) mistakes (Paid).
• **Startup Consulting Practicum Info Session** - UT Austin - 12:30 PM to 1:00 PM - 301 E Dean Keeton St, Room 2.518, Austin - If you’re a UT grad student and want real startup experience on your resume, this info session shows how the for-credit practicum works and what you’ll actually do (Free).
• **Momentum Monday** - Momentum Coworking - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM - Lazarus on Airport - Quiet, focused productivity sprints broken up by 5 minute breaks for connection (Free).
• **Central Austin Toastmasters** - Toastmasters - 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM - Parish Hall, 2008 Justin Lane, Austin - Join in person or via Zoom to improve your public speaking and leadership skills (Free).

Tuesday, Feb. 24:

• AITX Monthly Meetup - AITX - 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM - Antler VC, 800 Brazos St #340, Austin - Demos + high-signal networking for AI builders, founders, and engineers. Great place to meet the people actively shipping in Austin’s AI scene (Free).
• **Austin Conscious Connection for founders, leaders, and creatives** - Authentic Austin Community Calendar - 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM - Austin - This unique gathering brings together founders, leaders, and curious people in Austin for an evening of Conscious Connection. This isn't a traditional "networking" event. A² is all about the authenticity that comes from depth (Free).
• How to make money with newsletters - Ethan Brooks / The Austin Business Review - 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM - Austin - A practical breakdown of what actually works for newsletter monetization—leave with clear models, pricing ideas, and next steps to turn writing into income (Free).
• **Building a Successful online Art Business** - Austin Art Lovers - 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM - 1110 Barton Springs Rd, Austin - Topics include: niche development, customer demand, sustainable production methods & hiring assistants on a per task basis. Attendees will leave with practical strategies they can apply right away; no matter where they are in their online journey (Free).
• **Networking Mixer Event** - Networking Austin - 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM - 601 E. Whitestone Blvd. Ste 500, Cedar Park - Don’t miss this chance to mingle with top Austin professionals and build lasting relationships in a lively atmosphere (Paid).
• **Austin Professional Creatives Mixer** - Austin Professional Creatives - 6:00 PM to 11:30 PM - 114 Linden Street, Austin - Austin Professional Creatives (APC) is a warm and welcoming group of folks who work in creative industries such as film, tv, game development, VR/AR/XR, traditional or CGI artistry and animation, stop motion, VFX, motion graphics, photography, videography, editing, writing, acting, 3D printing, industrial design, medical visualization, music, sound design, costuming, culinary arts, and more (Free).
• **Master the Art of Buying, Selling & Scaling Startups** - Quantumgine - 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Austin - This intensive workshop is designed for entrepreneurs, founders, investors, and operators who want to build real wealth by owning, scaling, and exiting startups—not just starting them (Paid).

Wednesday, Feb. 25:

• **Meet Your Co-Founder** - Reuneo Match Networking - 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM - 701 Brazos St, Austin - A structured speed networking event to find your startup's missing person. This is not a random social mixer (Free).
• **Gather & Grow: Networking With a Purpose -** Shift/Co - 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM - Online - Join other inspirational Founders and walk away with new ideas to accelerate business success (Free).
• AI & Tech Startup Pitch & Investor Networking Night - Nomad Global H. - 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM - Brazos Street, Austin - Join for an exciting evening where founders, investors, and innovators in Tech fields come together to connect, collaborate, and create opportunities (Paid).
• **Austin Healthcare Practice Leaders: Meet & Greet** - Strategic Partners in Healthcare - 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM - 1211 E 5th St. Ste 150, Austin - Casual meet & greet for healthcare practice owners, administrators, and revenue cycle leaders from new or growing practices who want to connect with peers facing similar growth challenges (Free).