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Dallas and Austin Startup Ecosystems Combine Forces

Austin Startup

The Capital Factory, insert and The Dallas Entrepreneur Center (aka The DEC) announced a key partnership that will bring the Capital Factory accelerator to Dallas. The city also adopted “Silicon Hills” as a nickname in the 1990s due to a rapid influx of technology and development companies.In

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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've probably seen him on TV, or you know him as the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, or just a larger-than-life personality in our society. I own the Dallas Mavericks. My partner, Martin, and I did just that. Mark Cuban is a legend.

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No more Bathroom Bills!

Austin Startup

Discriminatory legislation will damage the business-friendly reputation that has allowed us to build innovative technology and startup communities in all corners of the state. Therefore, we urge you to oppose these bills and instead focus on issues that have allowed Texas to be a leader in the innovation economy.

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Austin, Meet Dallas

Austin Startup

I arrived in Dallas a little more than six months ago, April 1, to begin my new role at the University of Texas at Dallas. At UT Dallas, as we call it for short, I’m a clinical associate professor in the Jindal School of Management , where I teach entrepreneurship. just under $6 billion, respectively.

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Capital Factory + E-Capital Summit $100,000 Cleantech Investment Challenge

Austin Startup

Technology isn’t the answer to all of our problems, but it’s hard to imagine how we can progress without it. E-Capital Summit “We’re thrilled to partner with Capital Factory on this cleantech investment challenge and believe this collaboration is just the beginning of a long-term, fruitful relationship.” The time is now. Any takers?”

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

Austin Startup

Opening Night Happy Hour and Keynote with Scott Kupor: Secrets of Sandhill Road | Fundraising Track Joshua Baer , Founder and CEO at Capital Factory, delved into the transforming realm of venture capital with Scott Kupor , Managing Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. The unit cost fell and this idea of pay as you go.