In Memory Of
Joshua Baer
1975 — 2026
Founder of Capital Factory. Father, husband, friend. The man who helped people quit their jobs and chase their best ideas — and then helped them again the next morning.
Plant lots of seeds. Water everyone’s. Repeat.
Josh was an Austinpreneur. A connector. A teacher disguised as an investor. For more than two decades he built ladders for other people to climb — through Capital Factory, through Longhorn Startup, through countless quiet introductions made on a couch on the 16th floor of the Omni.
He sometimes said his hobby was startups. It was more than that. His hobby was people. He found out what they were trying to do, figured out who they needed to meet, and made the introduction before the day was over. He asked, over and over, the only question that mattered: How can I help?
This site is a place to remember him. The words he left behind, the milestones he passed, the voices of the people he lifted, the legacy that keeps growing without him. Wander through, in any order. There is no rush.
“I help people quit their jobs.” — His X bio, for years