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Live from Health Supernova: Austin’s Rise as a Bio & Health Frontier Powerhouse
June 24, 2025

Live from Health Supernova: Austin’s Rise as a Bio & Health Frontier …

What does it mean to build the future of Bio & Health at the frontier, and why is Austin the place to do it? Recorded live at Health Supernova, this episode explores the deep structural shifts underway in bio, health, and tec...

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Bitcoin and the Future of American Power | Brian Morgenstern, Riot Platforms
June 18, 2025

Bitcoin and the Future of American Power | Brian Morgenstern, Riot Pl…

Is Bitcoin just a financial instrument, or is it a wedge into the future of energy, policy, and power? Brian Morgenstern, head of public policy at Riot Platforms, lays out how mining is becoming critical infrastructure and wh...

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How Specificity in Vertical AI Rewrites Industries | Nick Tippmann, TipTop VC
June 11, 2025

How Specificity in Vertical AI Rewrites Industries | Nick Tippmann, T…

Specificity isn’t just a design choice. It’s the differentiator when inches matter. Nick Tippmann, founding partner of TipTop VC, explains how vertical AI is rewriting the software industry by going deeper, not wider. From th...

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Austin Attracts the Cowboy Class
June 30, 2025

Austin Attracts the Cowboy Class

A clip from our episode "Live from Health Supernova: Austin’s Rise as a Bio & Health Frontier Powerhouse"

#InnovationCulture #FounderMindset #AustinFrontier #BuildOutsideTheSystem

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How Austin Could Eradicate Heart Attacks
June 29, 2025

How Austin Could Eradicate Heart Attacks

A clip from our episode "Live from Health Supernova: Austin’s Rise as a Bio & Health Frontier Powerhouse"

#PreventiveHealth #DigitalHealth #BioTech #PublicHealth

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Austin's Bio & Health Tech Boom
June 27, 2025

Austin's Bio & Health Tech Boom

A clip from our episode "Live from Health Supernova: Austin’s Rise as a Bio & Health Frontier Powerhouse"

#AustinTech #BioInnovation #HealthTechEcosystem #FutureOfHealth

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Regulating the Future with PDFs
June 25, 2025

Regulating the Future with PDFs

A clip from our episode "Live from Health Supernova: Austin’s Rise as a Bio & Health Frontier Powerhouse"

#InnovationPolicy #HealthcareReform #FutureOfRegulation #HealthTech

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Austin’s Bio & Health Frontier Is Rising
June 24, 2025

Austin’s Bio & Health Frontier Is Rising

A clip from our episode "Live from Health Supernova: Austin’s Rise as a Bio & Health Frontier Powerhouse"

#FutureOfHealth #InnovationEcosystem #AustinNext #BuildTheFuture

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EP 157: Live from Health Supernova - Austin’s Rise as a Bio & Health Frontier Powerhouse
June 24, 2025

EP 157: Live from Health Supernova - Austin’s Rise as a Bio & Health Frontier Powerhouse

What does it mean to build the future of Bio & Health at the frontier, and why is Austin the place to do it? Recorded live at Health Supernova, this episode explores the deep structural shifts underway in bio, health, and tech. From trillion-dollar ambitions to FDA bottlenecks, from digital-first hospitals to the rise of cowboy talent in Bio & Health, Austin is staking a claim not as a follower but as the system and stack that comes next.

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• Austin’s Bi…

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Live from Health Supernova: Austin’s Rise as a Bio & Health Frontier Powerhouse
June 24, 2025

Live from Health Supernova: Austin’s Rise as a Bio & Health Frontier Powerhouse

What does it mean to build the future of Bio & Health at the frontier, and why is Austin the place to do it? Recorded live at Health Supernova, this episode explores the deep structural shifts underway in bio, health, and tec...

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Austin Isn’t the Next Silicon Valley. It’s the Frontier.
June 23, 2025

Austin Isn’t the Next Silicon Valley. It’s the Frontier.

Austin is Rising This is What’s Next. Subscribe.
#Austin #Innovation #FutureOfTech #Podcast #Startups #Tech

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What Is Austin Next?
June 23, 2025

What Is Austin Next?

#Austin #Innovation #AustinNext

Austin is rising.

Austin Next chronicles and amplifies the region's transformation into the next mythic innovation ecosystem.

This isn't a news show. I'm not a journalist.

We're exploring, theorizing, and shaping the future through tech, innovation, capital, and culture.

Subscribe to see What's Next!

#TechPodcast #StartupEcosystem #InnovationEcosystem

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Why Texas Is Winning the Bitcoin Race
June 23, 2025

Why Texas Is Winning the Bitcoin Race

A clip from our episode "Bitcoin and the Future of American Power | Brian Morgenstern, Riot Platforms"

#Texas #Bitcoin #Bitcoinming #Energy #AI #AustinNext

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Why Bitcoin is National Security Infrastructure
June 21, 2025

Why Bitcoin is National Security Infrastructure

A clip from our episode "Bitcoin and the Future of American Power | Brian Morgenstern, Riot Platforms"

#Bitcoin #NationalSecurity #DigitalInfrastructure #Geopolitics #Resilience #AustinNext

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The US Needs Bitcoin. Bitcoin Doesn’t Need the US.
June 19, 2025

The US Needs Bitcoin. Bitcoin Doesn’t Need the US.

A clip from our episode "Bitcoin and the Future of American Power | Brian Morgenstern, Riot Platforms"

#Bitcoin #EnergyPolicy #InnovationStrategy #USDebt #DigitalAssets #AustinNext

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EP 156: Bitcoin and the Future of American Power | Brian Morgenstern, Riot Platforms
June 18, 2025

EP 156: Bitcoin and the Future of American Power | Brian Morgenstern, Riot Platforms

Is Bitcoin just a financial instrument, or is it a wedge into the future of energy, policy, and power? Brian Morgenstern, head of public policy at Riot Platforms, lays out how mining is becoming critical infrastructure and why the US can’t afford to fall behind. From sovereign wealth strategies to regulatory fragmentation, this conversation unpacks how Bitcoin could reshape geopolitical leverage and why Texas may be at the center of it.

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• Mining as energy mone…

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Bitcoin and the Future of American Power | Brian Morgenstern, Riot Platforms
June 18, 2025

Bitcoin and the Future of American Power | Brian Morgenstern, Riot Platforms

Is Bitcoin just a financial instrument, or is it a wedge into the future of energy, policy, and power? Brian Morgenstern, head of public policy at Riot Platforms, lays out how mining is becoming critical infrastructure and wh...

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Same Software Talent, New AI Mindset
June 16, 2025

Same Software Talent, New AI Mindset

A clip from our episode "How Specificity in Vertical AI Rewrites Industries | Nick Tippmann, TipTop VC"

#VerticalAI #AILeadership #FutureOfWork #GTM #StartupHiring

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New Report says Austin is turning into life sciences
Aug. 12, 2023

New Report says Austin is turning into life sciences "superstar" hub

Thrilled to have been featured on 'Tech this Out' with Walt Maciborski, discussing the booming Austin Life Sciences Sector!Our report, 'Austin Life Sciences Sector: A Powerhouse Emerging at a Pivotal Crossroads,' was born from a desire to catalyze a…

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Austin's Venture Funding Challenges the Global Stagnation
July 20, 2023

Austin's Venture Funding Challenges the Global Stagnation

The global venture funding landscape narrative for the first half of 2023 has been portrayed as one of stagnation. Headlines from notable publications, such as Crunchbase's "AI Was Q2’s Big Hope To Reverse The Global Venture Funding Slowdown. …

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Austin Life Sciences Sector: A Powerhouse Emerging at a Pivotal Crossroads
July 12, 2023

Austin Life Sciences Sector: A Powerhouse Emerging at a Pivotal Cross…

Welcome to Austin Next, where we explore Austin's ascension into a global innovation powerhouse. We delve into the region's evolution, examine the building of robust ecosystems, and consider the impact of emerging trends and technologies. With Austi…

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Jason Scharf

Founder & Host

Jason Scharf has spent nearly two decades pursuing his life’s mission of catalyzing innovation. As an early stage investor, he targets the bio innovation tech stack and the business of health. He has held key leadership roles in strategy and market intelligence at industry pillars such as Illumina, BD, and Amgen. Through the Austin Next podcast and Substack Ecosystem Metacognition, he explores innovation, Bio & Health, tech, ecosystems, Austin, and their convergence.

Austin Next

Austin's evolution into a global innovation superstar is at the heart of Austin Next. We uncover insights into the region's transformation and what it means for ecosystem building.

Our exploration extends to emerging trends, technologies, and their convergence. Using Austin as our real-world case study and experts from around the world, we aim to understand the true nature and mechanics of innovation.

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