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Austin startup events this week (Oct 20–27) A mix of builder meetups, a founder community night and a GTM bootcamp. Everything below is free. 1. Agent Builders Breakfast Austin Wed Oct 21, 8:00 AM CT · East Cesar Chavez (location shared after registration) Informal breakfast with demos for people building AI agents at startups. Free · host approval required luma.com/… 2. Sovereign AI Club Austin: Local AI & Open Models Wed Oct 21, 5:30 PM CT · Bitcoin Park Austin, Downtown Discussion meetup on running local AI, open models and owning your AI stack. Free · open registration luma.com/… 3. Austin International Founders Meetup (Vol. 10) Thu Oct 22, 6:00 PM CT · Capital Factory (Station Austin), Financial District Monthly meetup for international founders building in Austin. Free · open registration luma.com/4429vmwc 4. Tech Talks: AI Leaders (Austin Tech Week) Mon Oct 26, 6:00 PM CT · Holly (location shared after registration) Evening of talks from AI leaders, presented by Entre and Silverton. Free · host approval required luma.com/laxyn7dm 5. Founder & Startup CEO Bootcamp with Mucker, Day 1 Tue Oct 27, 2:00 PM CT · Windsor Park (location shared after registration) Afternoon sessions for early-stage B2B founders on founder-led go-to-market and pitch decks. Free · host approval required luma.com/… Heading to one of these during Tech Week? Reply with which, and let us know if there's a good Austin event we missed.
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