Joshua Baer
Entrepreneur in Residence
Joshua Baer is the founder of Capital Factory, a coworking community and accelerator designed to help startups find their first investors, customers and employees. Josh founded his first startup in 1996 in his college dormitory at Carnegie Mellon University, and has since achieved enormous success in the entrepreneurship world, winning numerous accolades and serving on the Boards of Directors for several companies. He currently lives in Austin with his wife Amy and three children.
At UT Austin, Josh co-teaches the Longhorn Startup Seminar and Lab. He also acts as the Entrepreneur in Residence for the Department of Computer Science.
Research
Research Interests:
Bootstrapping Startups
Rapid Technology Development
Cloud Computing
E-commerce
Digital Media
SaaS Architecture
Awards & Honors
- February 2020 - Austin Chamber of Commerce 2019 Volunteer of the Year - Economic Development
- November 2019 - Central Texas Diversity Champion - Austin Black Business Journal
- October 2019 - Torch of Liberty - Anti-Defamation League of Austin
- 2016 - Braddock Scholar - The Aspen Institute
- October 2014 - Present - Eisenhower Fellowship
- 2013 - Tribeza Person of the Year
- March 2013 - Henry Crown Fellow - The Aspen Institute
- February 2013 - Entrepreneur’s Foundation Community Leader of the Year
- January 2012 - Austin Under 40 Winner - Technology & Science
- 2009 - Texas Social Media Awards finalist
Contact Info
Joshua Baer
Entrepreneur in Residence
GDC
After class