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Out of the Crisis #2: Mark Cuban on putting people first, the Dallas Mavericks, and what we'll want on the other side

Startup Lessons Learned

You may know him as the owner of the Dallas Mavericks or an investor on Shark Tank. You can listen to our conversation on Apple Podcasts , Google podcasts , or wherever else you like to download podcasts. You can find my conversation with Mark in that format below. Here's my conversation with Mark Cuban.

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

Austin Startup

In his book, Secrets of Sand Hill Road, he explains exactly how VC’s decide where and how much to invest, and how entrepreneurs can get the best possible deal while making the most of their relationships with VC’s. Scott advises that when you pick investors, you have to have compatible alignments and incentives. Couldn’t make it this year?

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Six Reasons You Need to be at Fed Supernova This September

Austin Startup

GRAB A PIECE OF THE PIE The government is known for its red tape and long processes, but it also has a huge budget to spend on innovation?—?and Learn how to traverse the government procurement system, and understand how it’s changing and evolving. and it’s looking for technology from beyond its traditional sources.

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Capital Factory Doubles Down on Houston

Austin Startup

In 2017, we released the Texas Startup Manifesto , outlining a vision of a united Texas startup ecosytsem where startup entrepreneurs treat the four major metropolitan areas as one big city when they are recruiting talent, fundraising, and acquiring customers. Our word of the year was “Dallas”. The money is flowing in Dallas too?—?our

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Why you should invest in Texas

Austin Startup

from the scrappy ranchers of the early days, to the oil wildcatters, culminating in today’s high-tech entrepreneurs. It’s no wonder that Texas is one of the most active states for entrepreneurs and startups. In the Dallas keynote , Dave Copps, CEO of Worlds was lamenting how things are different than a few years ago.

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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio form a massive startup Megalopolis that is attracting top talent, impact-focused investors, and the most innovative companies in the world. Are they running from high prices, high taxes, dysfunctional government, and wildfires? Twenty four are in Dallas and 22 are in Houston.

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The Austinpreneur’s Guide to SXSW 2018 Panels & Parties

Austin Startup

It’s stocked with free food, drinks and wifi but the real reason you want to be there is because we’ve curated all of the top entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators at SXSW and invited them to stop by. Then ask questions of our panel of experts and mix and mingle with other EdTech entrepreneurs visiting for SXSW.