Julia Austin

A little about me…

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I started my career as an IT professional working as a consultant and operator in the healthcare industry. I got the startup bug in the late 1990s and have been there ever since. I have been in technology leadership roles during the early days of some of the most successful infrastructure companies of our day (Akamai, VMware, DigitalOcean), have invested in and advised hundreds of startups across just about every industry vertical, sit on boards and run a non-profit organization Good For Her to support founders who identify as women.

I have been teaching at Harvard Business School since 2015 and for many years I taught Product Management and was the faculty lead of Startup Bootcamp. In 2021 I launched a new course, Startup Operations, designed for student entrepreneurs.

Coaching entrepreneurs through their startup journeys brings me joy. There is nothing more energizing than helping people realize their dreams and allowing them step into their power. Read more about my coaching practice here.

For more details about my professional life go to my LinkedIn profile.

I also have a book coming out on June 10, 2025!

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  1. Hi Julia,
    It was great meeting you yesterday. Thanks for the pep talk on visibility in the workplace.
    Your talk about being pulled back to Boston really resonated with me. This new Pivotal Labs office is the latest thing that keeps me here–which I definitely have mixed feelings about–but we’re really building an amazing team!

    While we have the great guidance of Pivotal Labs’ larger offices, most of our office is brand new to Boston. We’d benefit a lot by hearing about your experiences starting the VMware Boston site.
    Any chance you’d be free for a lunch time talk?

    We’re currently working out of the WeWork space in Boston across from South Station, as we patiently await our EMC space. We’d love to host you here in one of the large conference rooms and I can connect you with our site director directly if you have the bandwidth.

    Best,
    Larisa

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