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Don’t Settle When You Decide Where to Settle

Austin Startup

The leadership centers of the microcomputer world shifted from Albuquerque to the San Fernando Valley (LA), the Bay Area, and Seattle. There are startups that need to integrate themselves into the Valley culture for a host of reasons, and, if yours is one, go for it. Deals were getting done there.

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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

In short, the first wave of internet companies were widely distributed and brought people online (AOL in Virginia, Microsoft in Albuquerque and Seattle, Dell in Austin, etc.) Capital Factory hosts an annual $100,000 cash investment challenge for Black founders and another for female founders.

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