Joshua Baer

Blogger, Educator/Teacher, Entrepreneur, Idea generator, Investor, Parent, Photographer, Promoter, Social entrepreneur, Technologist

Joshua Baer helps people quit their jobs and become entrepreneurs. He runs Capital Factory, the largest startup incubator and co-working space in Austin, Texas. 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 was recently recognized as a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute, a member of the National Committee on US-China Relations Young Leaders Forum, and an Eisenhower Fellow. Josh lives in Austin with his wife Amy and three children. You can follow him on Twitter @joshuabaer