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Preventing Stupid: 3 Questions Every Business Owner Must Ask

YoungUpstarts

In western Oklahoma there are many companies depending on oil production for their livelihood. But the converse is true for you: You devoted your life to becoming a pro at what you do rather than the intricacies of business management. They may be forces of nature, such as a fire or hurricane, or market fluctuations.

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How Early-Stage Startups Can Utilize the SVB Collapse as a Wake-Up Call

The Startup Magazine

If the answers are no, have an honest conversation with your VCs today. Ten back and forth emails can often be resolved in a 30-second phone conversation. If the best client success person is in Oklahoma instead of LA, we’re going to hire her, (in fact, we did). Can you produce venture returns in this new economic reality?

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Book: Tulsa 1921

Feld Thoughts

Most of the surface level history I know comes from high school in Dallas (where, of course, we began with Texas history), a lifetime of museums, occasional TV documentaries, Wikipedia, or conversations. When I’m interested in something, I read a book on it. I lost myself in Tulsa in 1921 yesterday afternoon and into the evening.

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The Flaming Lips and Economic Development

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

As many of you know I’ve participated in the annual State of Creativity Forum in Oklahoma for several years. It’s in just a few weeks, so register, and make plans now to arrive in Oklahoma City for the March 31st one day event. Oklahoma City has turned the corner on talent exporting, let me explain.

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Pitching America’s mayors

Austin Startup

Austin Mayor Steve Adler The event was kicked off by Austin Mayor Steve Adler and MCed by Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett.

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Looking for Funds in All the Right Places

Austin Startup

at Oklahoma State University and his MBA at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Looking for Funds in All the Right Places was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. Dr. Altounian earned his Ph.D.

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Oppose HB 1192 – The “Software Tax”

VC Adventure

Do you tax a business traveler from Texas who orders TurboTax on his WiFi at Starbucks in Cherry Creek or a tourist from Oklahoma who does so from his SmartPhone while sitting on the chairlift at Vail? How can you tax those things, and would it even be worth it to try? Citrix Presentation Server 4.0, Citrix Presentation Server 4.5,