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Load Balancing Between VC Partners

Feld Thoughts

I woke up this morning in Fort Worth, Texas. Fortunately, I’ve got amazing partners. As a result, we’ve always been active at moving primary responsibility for a company (which we define as a board seat) between partners. The post Load Balancing Between VC Partners appeared first on Feld Thoughts.

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3 Texas Cities Recognized in Inc.’s List of Best Places to Start a Business

Austin Startup

The article mentions local favorite consumer product companies, which Capital Factory has had the chance to collaborate with, such as Yeti Coolers and Kendra Scott. Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston were ranked ?29 Getting Austin to the top of Inc.’s s list has been thanks to everyone’s amazing efforts in the startup ecosystem.

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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

Houston is fourth, San Antonio seventh, Dallas ninth, Austin eleventh, and Fort Worth thirteenth. These are all potential customers and strategic partners for startups. Lockheed Martin is building the F-35 aircraft in Fort Worth. Texas is a leader in oil & gas but also in renewable energy.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 37: Michael Ingle and Graeme Gordon

Steve Blank

Partner disagreements and a lack of planning killed Michael’s beach volleyball bar venture, but he doesn’t consider it a failure: It cost me about $80,000, but the way I look at that is it was tuition money. ” I did a lot of groundwork before I moved forward. I’m entrepreneurial and creative.

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Why Veteran Entrepreneurs are Suited to Lead in the Tech Industry

Austin Startup

If we want to host an event, if we need support, if we need a partner?—?Capital Sabrina Wojtewicz , Southwest Regional Executive Director at Bunker Labs , moderated the session and began by asking Kelly about how one can make their MVP (minimum viable product) impeccable. “The answer is always yes to the veteran community.

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A Look Inside the Fascinating Cannabis Branding and Marketing Boom

crowdSPRING Blog

As Melanie Rose Rodgers, a Managing Partner at the Denver, Colorado-based marijuana marketing agency Cannabrand told me, “One major challenge our clients face is all the red tape that exists due to marijuana’s federally illegal Schedule I status.” I’m in Logo Love: The Fort Worth Zoo logo.

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Branching out: Why you shouldn’t limit your startup to just one location

The Next Web

Nicholas Petri is a market research analyst at OpenView Venture Partners , where he helps portfolio companies by providing in-depth research into their prospects and customer segments. FieldAware now have an office in Fort Worth. Read more from Nick on his blog , and connect with him on Twitter @NCPetri.