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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

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The University of Texas System is massive including UT Austin , UT Dallas, UT Arlington, and UT San Antonio. 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.) Texas dominates every top ten list.

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24 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

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While I was contracting for the US Army in Arlington, VA, I ran into a problem: there were no existing systems capable of processing a massive amount of data streaming in in real time. First, we built relationships with 10+ colleges, getting distribution rights to their students. And that’s exactly why I love owning my own business.