Ambassador
Contents
Lead
Mission
Connect Bootstrap Austin to other organizations in town and connect organizations to each other. Each Ambassador's responsibilities include:
- Be an active member of the other organization
- Educate other orgs about bootstrapping (see Files section for slides)
- Update bootstrap calendar with events
- Negotiate special deals for bootstrappers; eg. Guy Kawasaki/Texchange
- Create joint events; eg. Rice Alliance Bootstrap Panel
- Pursue other innovative ideas and programs
Where we Need Ambassadors
Please see the list below with "?" beside them. If you are a part of an organization not listed here that you want to connect Bootstrap with, please contact Steve.
How to Update an Ambassador Page
Please follow the Ambassador Page Template when updating information on a particular Ambassador page. Here are the steps to do that:
- Click on the Ambassador Page Template link
- click on "Edit"
- Select and copy the entire text
- Go back to the Bootstrap Ambassador Page and click on the link to your organization. If you do not see your organization listed, click on "Edit" next to an appopriate section and create a link follwing the format
- Paste the text and add content to the appropriate sections
Current Organizations and Ambassadors
Entrepreneurship Organizations
- AIBA, Melissa Miller
- Austin Inventors, Mike Romanies
- Austin Technology Council Carol Dwyer
- BiG Austin, ?
- E! Club, Diane Carroll
- Entrepreneurs Organization, Eric Hennenhofer
- FLOW and Working for Good, Phyllis Blees
- Small Business Development Program, City of Austin, ?
- Technology Entrepreneurship Society UT, ?
- Texchange, Christa Kleinhans Tuttle
- TiE Austin, Brett Brightwell
Technology Organizations
- Austin SPIN
- Digital Convergence Initiative, Sloan Foster & David Pinckney
- Future Tech, Bill Kleinebecker
- IEEE Engingeering Management Leslie Martinich
- Society of Manufacturing Engineers Chris Norman
- TAG Austin, Bill Kleinebecker
- Webmopac Kim Paternoster
University Organizations
- Acton MBA, Georgia Spaeth
- Capital City A&M Club, ?
- HBS Alumni, Sasha Grinshpun
- IC2 Institute, David Pinckney
- McCombs Entrepreneur Society, ?
- McCombs MBA Alumni, Ken Hoo
- MIT Forum, Kimberley Elcess
- Rice Alliance, Robert McKee
- Stanford Club, Bijoy
- St. Edwards MBA, ?
- Texas Exes, Andrew Bode
- Wharton Club, ?
- UT Office of Technology Licensing, Rick Friedman
Cultural Organizations
- AAACC, ?
- Japan America Society, Steve Portnoy
- Long Center, Tony Capasso
Environmental Organizations
- Austin Eco Network, Brandi Clark
- Town Lake Trail Foundation, Maura Nevel
- Envision Central Texas, Diane Miller
Other
- AMA Austin, Pat Scherer
- American Creativity Association, Phyllis Blees
- ASTD Austin, ?
- Austin Chamber, Chris Garrigues
- Austin Film Society, Henrik Johansson
- Austin Music Foundation, Jen Hamre
- AWT Austin, Lynn Pausic
- Hire Austin, Terri Bishop
- International Coaching Federation, Susan Franzen
- Leadership Austin, Sasha Grinshpun
- Licensing Executive Society, Don Jarrell
- More Clients More Often, Jason Howell
- Salsa.NET (San Antonio), Dean McCall
- SXSW, Jon Lebkowsky
- Top Guns, Pat Scherer
- Women in Communications
- World Future Society, ?
