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Say This Not That - Online Workshop (Mar. 30) - Only $7 if you use the code “AFF20”. (Tickets are usually $27, this is the biggest discount we’ve been able to get you so far!)
Spring Into Connections - YPN Networking Event (April 8) - Austin Young Professional Network’s signature event. Get 25% off admission with code “AFF25”
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Monday, Mar. 23:
- **SMB Land HH: March 23rd** - SMB Land - 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM - Cosmic Saltillo, 1300 E 4th Street, Austin - This is a great chance to connect with others who are involved in SMB Land, whether that's owning, investing, operating, or buying small businesses. Today's conversation starter--where are you in relation to 2026 goals now? (Free).
- **How Aspiring Founders can Use AI to Test Ideas & Move Faster** - Austin Startup Founder Network - 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM - Online - On this webinar with Jonathan Greechan (Co-Founder & CEO of Founder Institute, world's largest AI-Native company builder), they’ll share the prompts and processes the Founder Institute uses to supercharge processes like customer development, market research, product scoping, and more (Free).
- **TechYeet Happy Hour 🌮 (Dos Salas- Burnet) 🌮** - TechYeet - 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM - Dos Salsas- Burnet, 11301 Burnet Rd, Austin - Start your week off right with a casual get-together at Dos Salsas (BURNET)! They’re bringing the TechYeet community together for tech networking, laughs, and some great Tex-Mex deals (Free).
- **💰 Craft Your First Irresistible Offer!** - The Rising Trend of One-Person Businesses - 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM - Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St, Austin - In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn what truly makes a great offer irresistible — from structuring a service or product your audience genuinely needs, to pricing it confidently, and crafting messaging (Free).
- Data Centers, Water, & Power - The LBJ School of Public Affairs - 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM - LBJ School of Public Affairs, Bass Lecture Hall, 2300 Red River Street, Austin - Grounded in the LBJ School’s focus on practical, bipartisan problem-solving, this forum will bring together industry leaders, policy experts, and scholars to discuss how the United States can power the AI economy responsibly and competitively (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, Mar. 24:
- **FIESTA in March** - Founders, Investors, and ATX Newcomers - 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM - Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St, Austin - Whether you are building, investing, advising, exploring, or simply curious, you belong here (Free).
- **Bitcoin & Coffee** - Bitcoin Park Austin - 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM - 2110 S Congress Ave, Austin - Join for coffee, breakfast tacos, and Bitcoin conversation (Free).
- **Pitch Like a Pro Workshop: Financials for Investor Readiness** - Brumley Institute for Graduate Entrepreneurship - 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM - 300 W. Martin Luther King Blvd., RRH 1.354 (JBTVL Office Suite), Austin - This workshop for aspiring entrepreneurs in the UT system, hosted by the Brumley institute for Graduate Entrepreneurship, will start with a lecture from industry expert Bart Bohn on best practices for preparing startup financials to be shared with potential investors (Free).
- **AITX Monthly Meetup** - AITX - 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM - Antler VC, 800 Brazos St #340, Austin - AITX is a monthly meetup for AI entrepreneurs, engineers, and explorers in Austin, Texas (Free).
Wednesday, Mar. 25:
- Big Ass Social Happy Hour (BAHH) - The Brewtorium - 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM - 6015 Dillard Circle, Austin - Monthly low-pressure meet-up for tech, marcom, and ops pros who’d rather connect over a beer than sit through another slideshow. This is not a job fair, not a dating event, just a straight up casual networking night and you're invited (Free)!
- **BXN & UT Club Happy Hour** - Business eXchange Network - 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM - 2108 Robert Dedman Drive, Austin - Join The UT Club for an exclusive networking happy hour with BXN! Enjoy great drinks, light bites and great atmosphere (Free)!
- **From Seed to Series A: Building Product Operations that Impress Investors** - ProductTank Austin - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Productside @ Victory Plaza, 5209 Burnet Rd, Austin - In this insightful talk, product operations expert Matt McGuire reveals the hidden operational gaps that consistently undermine Seed-stage companies as they approach Series A funding (Free).
- **Meet Your Co-Founder** - Saleem A. - 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM - Capital Factory, 701 Brazos street, 1st floor, Austin - Founders, engineers, students, designers, and operators. People who have ideas, and people who are looking for one. Join a structured speed networking event to find your startup's missing person. This is not a random social mixer (Free).
- **ACM/IEEE Austin: March Tech Talks & Community Showcase** - ACM Austin - 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM - 1218 West Ave Bldg #3000, Austin - Kick off 2026 with ACM Austin + IEEE at our first tech meetup of the year, featuring deep-dive talks in AI, cloud-native systems, security, identity, and modern infrastructure engineering (Free).