Navigating Challenging Times as an Entrepreneur with WP Engine's Founder and CTO, Jason Cohen

Apr 9, 2020, 12:30 – 1:45 AM

Jason is the founder and CTO of WP Engine, the largest WordPress Digital Experience Platform serving 130,000 customers with 900 employees, both distributed and with major offices in the US, UK, Ireland, Poland, and Australia. As a successful, repeat entrepreneur (Smart Bear, sold 2008; IT WatchDogs, sold 2004), Jason became a founding mentor and angel investor with Capital Factory in 2009.

Virtual event

About this event

Join our virtual mentorship session with Jason Cohen, benefiting Austin Community Foundation's Stand With Austin Fund.

Jason is the founder and CTO of WP Engine (http://wpengine.com), the largest WordPress Digital Experience Platform serving 130,000 customers with 900 employees, both distributed and with major offices in the US, UK, Ireland, Poland, and Australia. As a successful, repeat entrepreneur (Smart Bear, sold 2008; IT WatchDogs, sold 2004), Jason became a founding mentor and angel investor with Capital Factory in 2009. He has written about startups for the last decade at http://blog.asmartbear.com; Twitter is @asmartbear.

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Speaker

  • Jason Cohen

    WP Engine

    Founder/CTO

When

When

Thursday, April 9, 2020
12:30 AM – 1:45 AM UTC

Agenda

Welcome
Fireside Chat
Question and Answer

Host

  • Damon Clinkscales

    Startup Grind

    Chapter Director, Austin

Organizer

  • Joe Famalette

    Cander

    Founder & CEO

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Dell Technologies

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