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The Texas Startup Manifesto

Austin Startup

Texas has 4 of the 11 largest cities in the United States and they are all within driving distance of each other. Texas is the most promising technology investment opportunity in the United States and Capital Factory is going to turbocharge it. I believe it will take all of Texas working together. Texas cities are diverse.

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Money Out of Nowhere: How Internet Marketplaces Unlock Economic Wealth

abovethecrowd.com

In many cases, a deeper focus on a particular category or vertical allows these marketplaces to distinguish themselves from broader marketplaces like eBay. We estimate that the global GMV for ride sharing was over $100B in 2018 (including Uber, Didi, Grab, Lyft, Yandex, etc) and still growing handsomely.

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Tech Diversity & Inclusion Allies at SXSW

Austin Startup

Austin Diversity Evangelists Mellie Price Director of Diversity Capital Factory Managing Director, Health CoLab Dell Medical School Mellie Price is a successful entrepreneur, angel investor, venture capitalist, and now university commercialization disruption at the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas. Carolyn was recognized by Inc.

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Learn your Austin ABC’s and become a local super-connector

Austin Startup

Colonel) is the Director of the Texas Military Department Joint Innovation Unit, a DARPA and NSIN Fellow, and now leads the Defense Innovation Unit across Texas. Ben lives the Texas Startup Manifesto having lived in Austin and Dallas and with Hypergiant offices in both cities plus Houston. STOIKY is his callsign.

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Mark Siffin: The Visionary Genius Behind Maefield Development

YoungUpstarts

Maefield Development is a privately-owned, vertically-integrated real estate development firm headed up by Chairman and CEO Mark Siffin , who has been with the company since its formation in 1991. Mr. Siffin is the driving force behind the company’s success, thanks to expertise in global markets and a passion for real estate.

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Should Early Stage Startups Move to Austin because of Competencies?

Austin Startup

In September 2017, I spent 2 weeks in Austin, Texas to understand what makes this vibrant startup ecosystem tick. The University of Texas in Austin is particularly strong in fundamental research, even if it doesn’t have the track record of MIT or Stanford in commercialising intellectual property. The talent, however, cuts the mustard.

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SXSW Pitch: Applied Bioplastics

Austin Startup

Their mission is to end the global addiction to petroleum-based virgin plastics by providing affordable high-grade recycled alternatives. He knows Applied Bioplastics mission to serve humanity and our future global environment may sound like a cliche, but he’s determined to do it. Commit to this or walk away?—?there’s Just kidding.