Christian Watson

Building in Capital Markets; Formerly Powering ATX Start Up Community ⚡️

[Christian Watson @CMWATX]

@ZacSolomon Austin Staples/Restaurants:
Italian: Red Ash, Sammie’s, North Italia
Sushi: Soto, Uchi, Uchiba, or Uchiko
Barbecue: Terry Black’s or Lamberts
Japanese BBQ Fusion: Loro
Japanese: Lucky Robot
Chinese: Qi Austin, Wu Chow
Seafood: Perla’s, Monger’s, Clark’s

[Mo Shaikh 🇺🇸 @Moshaikh]

Global cities are realigning in this new chapter of world order.

And it’s not even close for America.

Texas cities take top three and it is very quickly becoming the center, quite literally, of America.

[Jawwwn @jawwwn_]

Palantir CTO @ssankar in 2024:

“For $10 billion, @elonmusk put 300 rockets in orbit.”

“For $11 billion the state of California has built 1600ft of elevated rail, with no rail.”

[David Sacks @DavidSacks]

Craft + Austin 🚀

[Christian Watson @CMWATX]

⁦@chamath⁩ ⁦@theallinpod⁩ “Predictions” episode working title of Definitely, Maybe, “All-Ready-N” Motion🤘🏼 https://t.co/2hu1rUuFHL

[Balaji @balajis]

media → AI
money → crypto
military → drones
manufacturing → robots

[Christian Watson @CMWATX]

@NickPrijic I had to drive to Cuero to get mine done

[Christian Watson @CMWATX]

@NickPrijic @NickPrijic Ignorance is bliss!!

[@jason @Jason]

If you're applying to the wonderful YC program this week, please forward me your application at [email protected]

... or apply at https://t.co/mRHfT4uHXI

I'm reading and giving feedback to applications as they come in, sometimes in the same hour (!!!).

We have approximately 10 meeting slots open this week and 15 next week.

Both YC and @launch programs can only accept ~ 1%, so it’s best to apply to both and double your chances from 1 in 100 to 1 in 50.

Also, we do direct investments — so great to get to know you now, so if you get accepted and choose to raise a seed round we understand your vision.

Good luck founders!

[Christian Watson @CMWATX]

@Jason La Piscina @hotel_proper @Jason

[Christian Watson @CMWATX]

@NickPrijic @danhightower unfortunately for consumer accounts not managed in a private bank/wealth management division… from my 9 yrs of experience, sadly i would say this is par for course… This CX is primed for disruption

[Christian Watson @CMWATX]

@NickPrijic @danhightower Brutal… Banks CX and protocols too often prioritize compliance/regulatory risk over customer service… they derive the customer experience from the back office protocols instead of customer experience driving back office operations.

[Christian Watson @CMWATX]

@adele_bloch @ellebeecher @theboardtalks Thank you!!

[Christian Watson @CMWATX]

@ellebeecher do you know if there is an SF equivalent to @theboardtalks ? Struggling to find one on X and Google…

[Alex Friedman 🤠 @heyalexfriedman]

happy “thank god SXSW is over” day to everyone who celebrates

[Capital Factory ⚙️ @CapitalFactory]

🤝 4300+ attendees from across the 🌎
🎤 215+ compelling speakers
📆 125+ keynotes, panels, & workshops
🏠 1 House

That's a wrap on #CFHouse @ #SXSW® 2024! 🤖 ⚙️✨ Pre-register for next year TODAY and be first in line to claim an Early Bird ticket 👉 https://t.co/qpecsd8g1Y

[Christian Watson @CMWATX]

@jamesDmorin - Ocean’s Eleven
- Moneyball
- LOTR
- Remember the Titans

HMs: John Q, A Time to Kill, A Few Good Men, Braveheart, Lethal Weapon, The Italian Job, Four Brothers, Cocktail, Cool Hand Luke, Wedding Crashers

[Christian Watson @CMWATX]

@FounderUni Thank you for hosting @preshdkumar & @FounderUni - It was awesome!! 👏🏻 Can’t wait for the next one!

[Founder University @FounderUni]

our last live session for cohort 7 with Christian Watson (@PNCBank)

great insights on how to use your banking partner to:

- manage cashflow
- extend runway $
- get introductions to customers
- & more

[Christian Watson @CMWATX]

@AdamDraper Would recommend validating w Neuvation Venture Fund

https://t.co/0f6lQHe03p

[Christian Watson @CMWATX]

@Liber_Rex @ellebeecher @ZacSolomon 😂 😂 😂 accurate!!