Tumbleweed Tiny Houses founder Jay Shafer says that smaller is much better (particularly when it comes to the structures where we live). Recently profiled in The New Yorker, he will deliver a solo presentation about the value and charm of tiny residential spaces at the SXSW Interactive Festival at 5:00 pm on Friday, March 9. Shafer's talk will occur at the programming themed as "New Business" at the Hilton Garden Inn. Browse the full panel schedule to learn more about all the exciting content coming to Austin in March!

Contributed by Hugh Forrest, photo by Chris Gonzales