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What Makes a Successful Startup Community? Is it Possible to Build One Where You Live?

Both Sides of the Table

Today I’d like to talk about what startup communities outside of Silicon Valley look like, how they emerge and what makes them take hold. Most of what I think about startup communities came from mentorship by Brad Feld through hours of private discussion and debate. Think the next big startup can’t come from Dallas, TX?

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The Austin State of Entrepreneurship

Austin Startup

Hear more stories like theirs, and discover the extensiveness of Austin’s startup community by watching the entire State of Entrepreneurship at the top or the clips below. Thousands of entrepreneurs, programmers and designers gather day and night, in-person and online for meetups, classes and coworking.

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What does it mean to be Latinx in Tech Today?

Austin Startup

Latinx leaders delved into discussions on representation and how to navigate the tech ecosystem, as well as exploring cultural values, perceptions, and resiliency in the Latinx tech community. In order to get your demographics to understand your idea or product, you have to both relate and localize it in the community.

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AFWERX’s Virtual Conference Previews What’s Next for Our Startup Scene Amid Coronavirus…We’re…

Austin Startup

Despite the sudden setback, we quickly got up, dusted ourselves off and got to work pivoting to continue to support our community. AFWERX , a community of Air Force innovators who strive to connect Airmen to solutions across the force, was one such example. What happens when you’re handed lemons? You make lemonade.

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9 Austin Startup Week Sessions at Capital Factory That Blew Us Away

Austin Startup

From tips on international expansion strategies to using XR as a musical instrument, these sessions at Capital Factory showcased some amazing innovation in Austin’s startup community. Other trends you should keep on your radar include developing kid-friendly robots, scaling STEM learning statewide, and applying design-thinking within schools.

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Perot Jain steps up to support Dallas entrepreneurs

Austin Startup

Cindy Revol, Joe Beard and Anurag Jain from Perot Jain, LP We received a warm welcome from Trey Bowles when we first came to Dallas and there have been many others who have opened their arms to us since. We are glad that Capital Factory is in Dallas and thrilled to see that they are also community builders who grow through collaboration.”

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Female Founders! Pitch for a Fast Track into Capital Factory with a $100,000 Investment

Austin Startup

We’re dedicated to increasing diversity in the tech community and making Capital Factory an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds and identities. Dallas’ ShearShare has a marketplace connecting stylists with available seats at salons and $2.3 million Series A round. million in funding.