Bob Metcalfe

SXSW Accelerator With Bob Metcalfe

SXSW 2015 marked the seventh year of the SXSW Accelerator. More than 500 startups pitched their business ideas to the Accelerator judges this year, and  six winners were chosen from six different Accelerator categories: Enterprise and Smart Data Technologies, Entertainment and Content Technologies, Digital Health and Life Science Technologies, Innovative World Technologies, Social Technologies, and Wearable […]

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SXSW Startup Village, part of the Interactive conference, brings together entrepreneurs, startups and investors in the Hilton Austin Downtown. This space houses the SXSW Interactive Accelerator, startup-themed panels and meetups, lounges, pitch events and mentoring/coaching sessions. I had the privilege of chatting with Dr. Bob Metcalfe, professor of innovation at the University of Texas, about the […]

SXTXState Interview with Bob Metcalfe at SXSW 2012

Internet pioneer, Ethernet inventor, entrepreneur, and now UT professor, Bob Metcalfe, entertained SXSW attendees for an hour with his newest goal of trying to “make Austin a better Silicon Valley” through his “One Semester Startup” course at the University of Texas.

Bob Metcalfe

Internet pioneer and Ethernet inventor, Dr. Robert Metcalfe, will be speaking at a Fireside Chat at SXSW this year on Tuesday, March 13, from 9:30 to 10:30 am, joined by business reporter at the Austin-American Statesmen, Kirk Ladendorf. Now living in Austin, Metcalfe works at The University of Texas at Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering […]

At First Glance...

As the instructor of this course and while the students are working on previews, I thought I’d make a post about some of the things I am most excited about seeing at SXSW this year. It’s always good to have a plan, before the madness sets in, and it doesn’t hurt to have Plan A, […]