1/22 On Monday, you heard local entrepreneurs share their wins and challenges, and now we want to hear from you! Tweet about your company’s State of Entrepreneurship and tag with ‘ @ATXStartupWeek #SOE’ so that we can retweet you. Post a video if you can! https://austinstartups.com/the-austin-state-of-entrepreneurship-bef98e95e634

2/22 “This week is about… the #Austin spirit... We’re talking about the best ideas, we’re talking about the greatest innovators, we’re talking about an entrepreneurial spirit that’s special.” – @MayorAdler @austintexasgov #SOE https://austinstartups.com/the-austin-state-of-entrepreneurship-bef98e95e634

3/22 “I hope as we move forward… that we make the needed step to become more diverse, to highlight more founders and truly dig in to not just signing pledges but doing the work that we need to do.” – @lfchristie @AustinChamber #SOE https://austinstartups.com/the-austin-state-of-entrepreneurship-bef98e95e634

4/22 “[Austin’s] got great talent, it’s got amazing investors and technical talent. We really want to continue to deepen our presence and continue to invest in the community.” – Will Young @SanaBenefits #SOE https://austinstartups.com/the-austin-state-of-entrepreneurship-bef98e95e634

5/22 “We’re transforming frontline healthcare with our robot, @moxirobot, which works alongside nurses by taking on less skilled tasks and busy work, so they can spend time caring for patients.” – @andreaT @DiligentRobots #SOE https://austinstartups.com/the-austin-state-of-entrepreneurship-bef98e95e634

6/22 “We’ve had a tough year, but all of us are coming out stronger. What a better year to celebrate 10 years than this one, filled with challenges and opportunities.” – @johnberk @ojolabs #SOE https://austinstartups.com/the-austin-state-of-entrepreneurship-bef98e95e634

7/22 “I really think, in terms of the state of entrepreneurship, that the next 10 years are going to be the best 10 years in Austin’s entrepreneurial history.” – @databrett @datadotworld #SOE https://austinstartups.com/the-austin-state-of-entrepreneurship-bef98e95e634

8/22 “ @MassChallengeTX’s mission is to equip bold entrepreneurs to disrupt the status quo and create meaningful change.” – Dana Wildeboer @startupsweetdee #SOE https://austinstartups.com/the-austin-state-of-entrepreneurship-bef98e95e634

9/22 “We can’t wait to help more service members, their families, and federal employees [on] official travel… If you know anyone looking to book a safe, secure, and compliant accommodation, send them to @At_Ease_Rentals!” – Anthony Gantt #SOE https://austinstartups.com/the-austin-state-of-entrepreneurship-bef98e95e634

10/22 “2020 has been unprecedented, but I am most proud of our team and our @DivIncatx family for helping us launch the social justice innovation accelerator program.” – @PrestonLJ2 #SOE https://austinstartups.com/the-austin-state-of-entrepreneurship-bef98e95e634

11/22 “At North, we believe that the role of technology is to open pathways in our days for more fulfilling work and meaningful growth.” – @millyfotso #SOE https://austinstartups.com/the-austin-state-of-entrepreneurship-bef98e95e634

12/22 “One of @CapitalFactory’s most recent wins includes 5 of our Black founders receiving investment for the @GoogleStartups Black Founders Fund.” – @jillklinvex #SOE https://austinstartups.com/the-austin-state-of-entrepreneurship-bef98e95e634

13/22 “That’s why we created @TankeeGaming...to help parents protect their kids from inappropriate content, while giving kids access to the gaming videos in particular that they love.” – @GCYoungblood #SOE https://austinstartups.com/the-austin-state-of-entrepreneurship-bef98e95e634

14/22 “Our @Techstars Austin 2021 program starts January 1, with applications closing October 11.” – @heyalexfriedman #SOE https://austinstartups.com/the-austin-state-of-entrepreneurship-bef98e95e634

15/22 “We aren’t competing with platforms like Airbnb, rather we’re putting the very best inventory on them.” – @RenasTake @Boutiq #SOE http://soe.atxstartupweek.com/ 

16/22 “We have graduated over 65 companies and our graduates have raised just over a million dollars in pre-seed funding.” – @MissElisaS @founding #SOE http://soe.atxstartupweek.com/ 

17/22 “[We’re] increasing safety, reducing fear, promoting trust, accountability and transparency between police and motorists. Whether you’re for black lives or blue lives, at @get_check_app, our duty is to serve and protect life.” – @BigMike052 #SOE http://soe.atxstartupweek.com/ 

18/22 “We launched (Angel) BEAM to address the barriers and challenges women face when it comes to funding. We’re currently in the middle of our first cycle & we hope that you’ll join us for future ones.” – Jessica Gaffney @WomenatAustin #SOE http://soe.atxstartupweek.com/ 

19/22 “This is one of my favorite times of the year – great content and great networking opportunities. Some incredible content in the works for [ @sxsw 2021 as well], also some incredible networking opportunities.” – @Hugh_W_Forrest #SOE http://soe.atxstartupweek.com/ 

20/22 “The Google for Startups Black Founders Fund will award up to $100,000 each in non-dilutive funding to Black founders across the country.” – @GoogleStartups @TankeeGaming @LaundrisCorp @VarunaIoT #SOE #FundBlackFounders http://soe.atxstartupweek.com/ 

21/22 “A helpful resource @OurGoodPolitics has is a job description list for every elected official represented on [our] ballot. People talk about who’s running, not many talk about what they actually are supposed to do.” – @liz_anne #SOE http://soe.atxstartupweek.com/ 

22/22 And THAT is the Austin State of Entrepreneurship in 2020. Watch the whole video at http://soe.atxstartupweek.com/  and we will see you next year! #SOE

Now post YOUR startup’s State of Entrepreneurship video and tag ‘ @atxstartupweek #SOE’ and we will retweet it as part of this thread!