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Why you should invest in Texas

Austin Startup

In Austin, the innovation departments of the US Defense departments have taken up residence, many within Capital Factory and are curating, funding and buying technology from local startups. We went public in 2012.” Each city hosted break out sessions around topics that are especially relevant in that city.

Texas 97
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Out of the Crisis #11: Jeremy Howard on the power of masks, health policy, and data science in medicine

Startup Lessons Learned

So my Twitter feed is fairly carefully curated. And they got really into the idea of wearing masks and within three days, the whole country had masks, within three days with no government support. And for them, a lot of it was this kind of weird anti-government thing. We don't have to wait for the government.

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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. The 16th floor kitchen and coworking area will be buzzing with even more energy and excitement than normal.