A working checklist of ways to make the tribute worthy of him. Click Copy on any action and paste it back to me to do it.
Deepen the tribute
Make the page itself richer and more complete.
1 · Build a full life chronology / timeline
A verified, visual timeline of Josh's companies and milestones — SKYLIST, Pluck, OtherInbox, Capital Factory (2009), Austin Technology Incubator, Army Futures Command, the $1B Texas push.
On texascoworking.com/JoshuaBaer/, add a verified visual timeline of Joshua Baer's life and companies — research each milestone, cite sources, no fabrication.
2 · Add a photo gallery
A respectful gallery of Josh on the Capital Factory stage and at the meetup, from the photos already on the capitalfactory page.
Add a respectful photo gallery to texascoworking.com/JoshuaBaer/ using the Capital Factory / meetup images already on texascoworking.com/capitalfactory/.
3 · Embed all of his talks & interviews
Find and embed Josh's recorded talks, podcasts and interviews (only embeddable ones) as a "In his own words" section.
Find Joshua Baer's recorded talks, podcasts and interviews online, verify which are embeddable, and add an "In his own words" section to texascoworking.com/JoshuaBaer/.
4 · An "Agents First" explainer in his honor
A short, clear section explaining the Agents First idea he gave the network — his lasting intellectual legacy.
Add a clear "Agents First — the idea Josh gave us" explainer section to texascoworking.com/JoshuaBaer/, honoring the principle and linking agentsfirst.dev.
Gather & keep current
It's a developing story — keep the record growing.
5 · Keep the sources directory updated
As more coverage, obituaries and tributes publish, add them to /JoshuaBaer/sources/ with summaries.
Search for new articles, obituaries and tributes about Joshua Baer and add them (with summaries) to texascoworking.com/JoshuaBaer/sources/.
6 · Add a condolences / guestbook
A simple, moderated form so people can leave a memory or condolence — reviewed before it shows.
Add a moderated condolences/guestbook form to texascoworking.com/JoshuaBaer/ (submissions reviewed before publishing), reusing the HulloShips submit-backend pattern.
7 · Collect founder & mentor testimonials
Reach out (or gather public statements) from founders Capital Factory helped, and add a testimonials section.
Gather public statements and testimonials from founders and partners about Joshua Baer / Capital Factory and add a testimonials section to the tribute.
Reach & legacy
Get it seen, and make it last.
8 · Share it everywhere
Post the tribute + video to Facebook, LinkedIn, X; submit to Austin outlets and Hacker News.
Prepare ready-to-post shares of the Joshua Baer tribute for Facebook, LinkedIn, X and Hacker News, and a note to Austin tech outlets — put each on my clipboard.
9 · Add Person schema + strong SEO
Structured data and metadata so the tribute is found by people searching his name.
Add Person/Article structured data and strong SEO metadata to texascoworking.com/JoshuaBaer/ so it ranks for "Joshua Baer".
10 · Propose a lasting memorial
Draft an idea for an ongoing honor — an Agents First memorial talk, award, or founder grant in his name.
Draft a proposal for a lasting memorial in Joshua Baer's name (an Agents First memorial talk, award, or founder grant) and add it to the tribute as a closing section.
11 · Reach out to Capital Factory
Draft a respectful note to Capital Factory offering the tribute and asking if they'd like anything added or corrected.
Draft a respectful email to Capital Factory sharing the tribute at texascoworking.com/JoshuaBaer/ and offering to add or correct anything — put it on my clipboard.
⚡ Agents First — this page is built to be read and used by AI agents, not just humans. Framework by Joshua Baer.