Kenny Van Zant

Business lead for @asana, entrepreneur, angel investor. Former Chief Product officer at @solarwinds (SWI).

Josh Kerr

Co-founder and CEO at Written. Co-founder of @zosh, sold to @hightail-2. Partner at @capital-factory and mentor at @techstars
http://joshkerr.com

Gordon Daugherty

Founder & Principal - Shockwave Innovations Director - Capital Factory Incubator
http://www.shockwaveinnovations.com/blog

Bob Metcalfe

UTexas Austin Professor of Innovation, Murchison Fellow of Free Enterprise; Polaris Partner; @massachusetts-institute-of-technology Trustee. Past: Harvard, PARC, @stanford-university, @3com, InfoWorld.

John Fanguy

Founder Engagiant • Worked at @bizspeed, @airside-mobile • Investor @airside-mobile, @bizspeed • Studied at @georgia-institute-of-technology

Andrew Eye

CEO/Founder - Boxer, COO/Founder @ciphent (Acq @accuvant), 2010 Inc. 500 16th Fastest Growing Company In America

Chris Plough

Advisor, entrepreneur, storyteller.
http://oznog.com

Yvonne Tocquigny

CEO and founder of @tocquigny, an internationally recognized digital marketing firm. 3 year mentor for Capital Factory
http://www.17stories.com

Russell Hinds

Managing Director, RSH Ventures

Matthew Sechrest

CEO @waterfall-3, angel/advisor @ startups, ex-VC, conservationist/advisor @global_wildlife

David Crow

EiR at @OMERSVentures. Focused on custdev & productdev. Cofounder of @influitive. Worked at @microsoft, @reactivity, @trilogy. @carnegie-mellon-university MS in HCI + UWaterloo BSc.
http://davidcrow.ca/

Scott Kosch

Investor @on-ramp-wireless-1 @xyber-technologies @routehappy @safehostel @lemnoslabs @yourmechanic @hangify • Studied @wharton-school @claremont-mckenna-college
http://www.scottkosch.blogspot.com/

Joshua Baer

Founded 3 email companies and @capitalfactory. Teaching @longhornstartup at @university-of-texas-austin. @trilogy Alumni 1999. CS @carnegie-mellon-university .
http://austinpreneur.com/

Louis Marascio

Entrepreneur; Market Hacker; Troublemaker

David Cohen

Founder/CEO of @techstars. Investor in Amazing Startups. Geeky to the bone. http://www.davidgcohen.com
http://www.davidgcohen.com/

Bill Boebel

Founder & CEO of @pingboard; previously founded @capitalfactory & @webmail-us-acq-rax; Virginia Tech software engineer.
http://bb.co

Johannes Larcher

Founder @pikum • Worked at @hulu, @yahoo-search-marketing-overture , @academy123, @discovery-communications , @capitalfactory • Studied at @wharton-school

Higinio O. Maycotte

CEO at @umbel. Founder at @flightlock (acquired by Control Risks), Finetooth (now Mumboe), & most recently founding CTO of @the-texas-tribune.

David Hauser

Founder of @grasshopper. Founder of @chargify. Founder of @popsurvey. Angel Investor.

Alan Chesler

Founder, Investor, Advisor. MS Finance - Wisconsin

Sean Spector

Founded Dropoff in late 2013 backed by a strong list of VCs and Angels. Prior to that co-founded GameFly in 2002 backed by Sequoia Capital and Tenaya Capital.

Ryan Holiday

Dir of Marketing: American Apparel, Advisor: Tim Ferriss, Robert Greene, Tucker Max, creativeLIVE My books: Trust Me I'm Lying. Growth Hacker Marketing
http://brasscheck.net

Dave Verratti

Founder of Mercer Road Corp and @lookout-social . VP Business development at @vivox.

Ash Maurya

Founder Spark59 - Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.

Richard Jalichandra

Nick Macey

Chief Product Officer @rosetta-stone

Neal Rapoport

Investor in over 20 tech companies. Founder of @dealtaker-com (sold to Media General 2008, bought back 2012), Dude.
http://www.bikeneal.com

Matt Cohen

CEO/Founder OneSpot • Former early stage VC @G51.com • 24 years Media & Internet tech: registered the 1st news domain in 1988 (chron.com) • @rice-university CompSci

Erica Douglass

CEO, @marketvibe. As seen in Inc. & Forbes. Marketing expert. Running tech companies for 12+ years; run hugely popular entrepreneurship blog at erica.biz.
http://erica.biz/

Chris Boudreaux

Global Lead, Social Media at Accenture. Creator, SocialMediaGovernance.com. Author, The Most Powerful Brand on Earth. MSCS and MBA, Univ. of Chicago.
http://socialmediagovernance.com/blog

Dean Kakridas

MD @international-accelerator Founder @entreapp Worked at @frogdesign @opera-software @macromedia Strong background in Tech, UX Design, Business Development

Purav Patel

Owner of Village Liquors (Retail chain of Fine Wine and Spirits), active Angel and Advisor

Scott Miller

Bart Bohn

Founder - Embrace, Ravel. Dir ATI's IT & Wireless Incubators. Founder - 3 Day Startup. Board-Moodfish. MoMoAustin. Entrepreneur Lounge. Andersen, BearingPoint.

Joel Trammell

Founding CEO of NetQoS, sold for $200M to CA . Founding CEO of CacheIQ, sold to NetApp.
http://www.theamericanceo.com

Eric Gould Bear

Founded MONKEYmedia, 100+ patents & app's, former professor & executive, advises in user experience strategy & intellectual property, Partner @capitalfactory.

Adam Zeplain

Started off in VC, then jumped into portfolio company, Early stage investor, Advisor, Philanthropist, animal lover, husband.

Lloyd Armbrust

Founder of @ownlocal; Y Combinator W10; 10+ years in the newspaper industry.
http://itscalledwebdesign.com/author/lloyd-armbrust/

Steven "Mick" Giles

Former Exec: UTV, EA, @turbine, SOE, @jellyvision Former Advisor: @ncsoft, ZeroG, DreamWorks, @globant Current Advisor: @claritics, @scent-sciences, @smilu-2, Gazillion

Zachary Dell

Founder @thread-1, @camp-spark-1

JC Butler

Co-Founder @ dubizzle.com. Over 8 years grew from 2 to 200 in 11 markets before moving to board + partial exit. Believer in culture, talent, fun, and purpose.
http://jcbutler.me

Jake Moilanen

Founded and sold @crowd-ignite. Business and technical background (MBA McCombs, CS Michigan). Focused on product development with practical innovation.
http://jakem.net

Evan Kastner

Partner at leading technology and emerging growth focused firm in Austin

Kevin Koym

Founder of the @techranch. Serial entrepreneur that supports early stage tech entrepreneurs get their businesses launched.
http://kevinkoym.com/

Dr. MJG

Co-Founder @runcode @RCIT @Kyuda Ops and Finance @amazon @ge, @photobucket, @RebateNetworks. Angel Investor. Self-taught Engineer PhD in Finance, Uni. Mannheim

Neeraj Bansal

Co Founder and President - Siminars. Founded and Operated several ventures.

Seth Page

Experienced tech entrepreneur, operator, investment banker & financier. Last 2 firms co-founded were both acquired Nov 2011. Just acquired mSpot for Samsung.

Alan Schoenbaum

Sr. Vice President & General Counsel at @rackspace Hosting

Ravi Kotichintala

Founder BOXC • Cofounded SocialMD, Syntric • Scalability Junkie • Lifted heavy Java in B2B at @alterpoint, @commerce-one, @exterprise-acquired-by-commerce-one • Background in Physics, CS & Art

Sam Onat Yilmaz

Managing Partner @dapps-fund-i Board Member @mastercoin-foundation ED @bitangels Triple Major('10) & MS Engineering ('12) @johns-hopkins-university

Branndon Stewart

CEO and Founder of @outboundengine-1, VP Marketing @boundless-network ($60M Rev), Product Mktg @troux-technologies, Tech Mktg @motive
http://www.outboundengine.com/blog

Justin Kvasnicka

Sr. Strategy Advisor, Dell, Inc. Formerly Fund Manager, BR Venture Fund; Senior Analyst, Capital Southwest Corporation; Analyst, JP Morgan Investment Bank.

Bart Robertson

Experienced angel, CTO, cloud and big data - consultant, coach, and mentor - 20 years @msft

Mike Smith

Full stack marketer. Lover of B2B SaaS. Intimately involved in hyper growth companies for 10+ years. Grew GetResponse, @bigcommerce , @firehost , @call-em-all.
http://marketingmuze.com/about/

Chris McClelland

CEO at @brewbot. Technical director at @performa-sports. Almost finished a PhD in Computer Music at the Sonic Arts Research Centre.

Lauren DeLuca

Director @rivs, Advisor @chime-4, @archively @ginkgotree, Row One. MBA @kellogg-school-of-management, graduated Cum Laude @university-of-notre-dame 2001

Michael Walsh

Founder @cariloop and Health 2.0 Dallas, Personal Trainer, @purdue-university University alum, living in Dallas, TX.
http://healthsparx.com

Sebastian Hassinger

COO @brewbot, shipping the robots that make the beer. MBA @columbia-university & @london-business-school School, Startup advisor, product strategist

Khayyam Wakil

Created Transformational Gaming platform for Coke & Olympics. Winning team of game gets to carry the torch at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Laura Mayes

Studied at @baylor-university
http://thequeso.com

John Mao

Worked at @calxeda, @netqos • Studied at @university-of-texas-at-austin-1

David Henderson

Social, Mobile, Media, Entrepreneur - co-founder of socialeyes and socialmedia, early executive at @doubleclick and @matchlogic.

Mark Castleman

EIR @ Bell Labs

Gregory O. Odum

Founder Odum Capital LLC, Sinfra Resources • Worked at @wells-fargo, @t-mobile • Studied at @babson-college
http://fundless-sponsor.blogspot.com/

Brian McGowan

Founder @peracon, @capital-properties

Brandon Coleman III

Dynamic and forward-thinking leader with experience driving brand value and strategically positioning companies for profitable growth.

Harvey Ring

Investor Small Companies

Jason Gill

Consultant/Angel/Advisor. Marketing/sales/bizdev/strategy for early stage start-up's. @polycom, @sonicwall, @sun, @Vocera. 2X Entrepreneur, MBA from IU/BA U.Va.

Felix Menard

Product guy. Founded @weroll @exitlist. Well-travelled, designed-focussed, art-lover, dedicated coder, bicycle rider.

Sandeep Parikh

Worked at @apple, @10gen-2 • Studied at @university-of-michigan, @university-of-texas-austin

Lamar Romero

Worked at @ownlocal @dell, @fleet-physics - Sales systems driven marketer and promoter of products I believe in. Currently CEO Dragon Spirits Marketing

Andrew Saunders

Integrated Marketing & Content Solutions Executive at CAA (@creative-artists-agency). Featured in Wired, Fast Company and Banff Media Festival.
http://www.andrewsaunders.com

Ebetuel (Beto) Pallares

Worked at @at-kearney • Investor @lead Investor in Edioma Inc., @lead Investor in Fiberio Technology Corp. • Studied at @brandeis-university (Econ), UTEP PhD Intl Business

Son Hong

Chief of Staff @ HVF, LLC Strategy and Operations Associate and Program Manager at @liveops, Inc.

Brett Relander

Digital Marketing professional with specialties in social media, mobile, SEO, gamification, and lead generation. It's about results, nothing else.

Sam Gosling

Co-founder of @spotsi; Professor at UT Austin; Author of "Snoop: What your stuff says about you"; Expert in the psychology of social media.

Walt Roloson

Active Investor and Advisor. Currently leading Operations for Impossible Ventures. Previously at LinkedIn and Tiger Global.

Dan Eyman

Adviser and Service Provider
http://www.meldval.com/blog

Jason Schklar

Game & Digital Media UX Consultant, UX Director @disney @zynga

Anthony Richardson

Author of "FULL-SCALE: How to Grow Any Startup Without a Plan or a Clue". Growth marketer, founder, board member, advisor etc.,

Joe Milam

Former resident of 3000 Sand Hill Rd, Band of Angels founded in my office. Member of Ebay Angels/Sac Angels. Recognized money manager. Started Angel Legacy. Psychology of wealth, tax laws and private equity, philanthropy expert.

Steve Burt

Co-Founder @vobi • Managing Director at @9gauge-partners • Worked at @pwc-1 • Studied at The University Of Texas At Austin

Andrew Sanderson

@viral-industries • @pawnmystartup • Worked at @yodle, @innography • Studied at @university-of-north-texas, @southeastern-oklahoma-state-university

Jeff Muchnik

MCP, MBA, CMA Coursework as a Controller, Accountant, Internal Auditor, Financial Analyst, Business Developer, Project Manager, and Business Strategy Consultant

Jay Moran

VP/Distinguished Engineer. Startup mentor/advisor. End-to-end system architecture and tech infrastructure. Tech finance planning & analysis. AOL, Perot, Tenet.
http://jay.tp.org

Zaitrarrio Collier

Founder @Cubus Corporation, @cloudee • Worked at @autodesk, @lsi Logic • Studied at @Cornell

Kimberlie Dykeman

Insightful Marketing Maven, Producer & Corporate Spokesperson specializing in StartUps & Product Launches. Armed and ready to knock things out of the park!
http://www.puresoapbox.com

Ryan Jones

Design & Ops. Data nut. Startup consultant. @duke-university
http://iamconcise.com

Nelson Wells

Tech startup advisor, mentor,investor @fourathens CEO @TeamClermont: PR for indie music clients: Merge Records, Domino, Asthmatic Kitty, WB, #SXSW, Wilco & M83
http://nelsonwells.brandyourself.com

Peter Mantas

President & CEO ► Problem Solver ► Tech Evangelist ► Mentor/Advisor

Husayn Alvarez-Gomariz

Founder @global-communication-leader-inc, @value-optimized-solutions-inc • Worked at @micron-technology • Studied at @northeastern-university, @saint-louis-university

Rob Hanna

I guide social entrepreneurs and investors in blended value start-ups, meaning investing in businesses with ROI and net positive externalities for society.
http://socialwealth.blogspot.com

Jeffrey Chambers

Founder of @vacationrentalsforsale-com. Investor in @mommymixer-com, @shared-earth. Team member of @property-maps, @homeaway, @vrbo.

Omar Hakim

Managing Director of @aggie-angel-network

Bradley Coburn

Founder Denko Coburn Lauff LLP • Studied at @wharton-school, @university-of-texas-school-of-law

Saranyan Vigraham

Director of Product @bigcommerce (Developer ecosystem and Labs). Previously @ebay /@PayPal , @qualcomm. Comp Sci PhD.
http://www.saranyan.com/

Aaron Terwey

startup attorney; ambassador @the-dallas-entrepreneur-center

James Wyman

Raise capital for private companies. Extensive investor relationships, biz dev expertise, and transaction execution experience. 5yrs @morgan-stanley

Kyle P. May, MS PhD

20+ yrs exp operating multi-million dollar portfolios including Perot Systems, CSC & DynCorp. PhD in Internet regulation. 40 Under 40 Leadership Award 2011

Sammy Holaschutz

Graduate from @UT-Austin. Non-ferrous Metal trader

Michael Watts

MBA professional looking to stay away from corporate firms. Experience in business development, growth strategy, and SaaS sales.

John Dorsey

Attorney at Strasburger & Price, LLP

Duncan Dodds

Founder: Big Vision Advisors, Tops Global, Inc., Alliance Media Group. Advisor: Mach10Ventures, Moolala.com. Former CSO, Flippen Group & CEO, Joel Osteen Min.

Pedram Salek

Shlok Vaidya

Product manager, writer. Former defense consultant, terrorism analyst.

Richard Swanson

CEO @Resumoto Track record with over $500MM in sales and two successful exits. Former CEO @FreeMe.com @wopodo @OnLineStaffing

Feypiero Edris

Blake Mendez

Owned + operated several businesses. Enjoy the challenges of entrepreneurship. Seasoned, multidisciplinary business experience. Tulane finance graduate 2001.
http://www.menco-finco.blogspot.com

M. David Cloyd

From startups to Fortune 500s.

Kevin Farley

Director of E-Services at United Heritage Credit Union, Techy Marketing Traveler, Always on the way to a beach, Anguilla sounds good about now.

C. Enrique Ortiz

Founder @kloc, @mobile-monday-austin • Studied at @university-of-puerto-rico-bayamon
http://MobilityWeblog.com

Cort Bucher

Strategic senior technologist and operations manager. Have served as both CTO and COO for several successful companies. Excellent problem solver and strategist.

David A. Bryan

Entrepreneur and Technologist. Currently at Polycom. Previously Founder/CEO at SIPeerior, Co-Founder/CTO at @jasomi. Ph.D. William and Mary. Advisor.

Scott Rhodes

Worked @invodo, @razorfish, @tm Advertising • Studied @TCU

Fred Nazary

Graduated top of the class in Finance @smu • Placed 1st Nationally #GSB2012 • Addicted to Analytics, Analysis, Finance, and Models (all types)!