
Joshua Baer helps people quit their jobs and become entrepreneurs. He’s the founder of Capital Factory, a startup community that helps entrepreneurs find investors, customers and employees. Josh founded his first startup in 1996 in his college dormitory at Carnegie Mellon University and now teaches a class at the University of Texas for student entrepreneurs. He is a Henry Crown Fellow and Braddock Scholar at the Aspen Institute, a member of the National Committee on US-China Relations Young Leaders Forum, an Eisenhower Fellow, and a recipient of the Anti-Defamation League Torch of Liberty. Josh lives in Austin with his wife Amy and three children. The best way to reach him is on Twitter @joshuabaer or by email josh@quityourjob.com My Life Strategy: 1. Plant lots of seeds 2. Water everyone's 3. Repeat "That which you manifest is before you." - The Art of Racing in the Rain
austinchamber.com
ncuscr.org
ferris.com
trilogy.com
utexas.edu
returnpath.com
wpengine.com
Austin, Texas, United States
Founder & CEO
Capital Factory
• www.linkedin.com/company/capital-factory
Jan 2009 - Present
Austin, Texas
Eisenhower Fellow
Eisenhower Fellowships
• www.linkedin.com/company/eisenhower-fellowships
Oct 2014 - Present
Henry Crown Fellow
The Aspen Institute
• www.linkedin.com/company/the-aspen-institute
Mar 2013 - Present
Founder & Organizer
Austin Startup Week
Aug 2011 - Present
Austin, Texas Area
Entrepreneur in Residence, Computer Science Department
University of Texas at Austin
• www.linkedin.com/company/theuniversityoftexasataustin-
May 2011 - Present
Austin, Texas
Managing Partner
Capital Thought
Mar 2004 - Present
Board of Directors
Pingboard
• www.linkedin.com/company/pingboard
Nov 2013 - Dec 2023
Austin, Texas Area
Founder & Organizer
Inbox Love
Nov 2010 - Oct 2015
Board of Directors
Greenling Organic Delivery
Dec 2006 - Sep 2014
Publisher
Deliverability.com
Nov 2003 - Jan 2014
Austin, Texas
Founder & Advisor
BUZZMGR
Jun 2004 - Dec 2012
Committee Chair
Email Senders and Providers Coalition (ESPC)
Jan 2004 - Dec 2008
Board of Advisors
Hoop-a-paluza
Oct 2007 - Sep 2008
Board of Directors
Charity Partners of Austin
May 2006 - Apr 2008
Board of Directors
EFF Austin
Sep 2006 - Nov 2007
Founder & CTO
URaPI
May 2001 - Jan 2005
Founder & CEO
Netmonitor, Inc.
Jan 2000 - Jan 2005
Entrepreneur in Residence
VentureBeginnings
Sep 1999 - Jan 2001
Director of Business Development
IveBeenGood.com
Oct 1999 - Aug 2000
Intern
StarNine Technologies
Apr 1995 - May 1997
Grocery Bagger
DeMoulas Market Basket
Jan 1992 - Dec 1993
capitalfactory.com
aspeninstitute.org
efworld.org
texastribune.org