Summary: This week we discuss the recent Pando Daily article which critiques Austin's "intensity" and vis á vis why we'll never be successful as a startup town. We're also joined by former webshow intern Michael Way from the Taecho Group. Pando Daily: Will the Austin startup ecosystem ever live up to its promise? (http://pandodaily.com/2013/03/08/will-the-austin-startup-ecosystem-ever-live-up-to-its-promise/) Austin Gunter: What’s the difference between Austin and San Francisco? (http://www.austingunter.com/2013/03/whats-the-difference-between-austin-and-san-francisco/) Economist: Let’s all be Texas (http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2012/11/business-cycles-0) #RWD at TX State (http://christopherschmitt.com/2013/03/27/rwdtxst-a-new-toolbox-secrets-from-happy-cog/) Classes and conferences Young Coders (https://us.pycon.org/2013/events/letslearnpython/) One of the instructors is Barbara Shaurette (@bshaurette) -- she runs @PyLadiesATX HTML5 Roadshow (http://html5roadshow.com/) April 15th TX.JS (http://2013.texasjavascript.com/) May 13-15 Artifact Conf (http://artifactconf.com/) Texas Monthly’s new BBQ Editor @BBQsnob (https://twitter.com/BBQsnob)
