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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio form a massive startup Megalopolis that is attracting top talent, impact-focused investors, and the most innovative companies in the world. Are they running from high prices, high taxes, dysfunctional government, and wildfires? Startups and investors should treat Texas like one big city.

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Six Reasons You Need to be at Fed Supernova This September

Austin Startup

The result is up-down-and-across networking, accelerated problem-solving, and more robust solutions that serve the military and the commercial world. GRAB A PIECE OF THE PIE The government is known for its red tape and long processes, but it also has a huge budget to spend on innovation?—?and and business opportunities?—?with

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Capital Factory Doubles Down on Houston

Austin Startup

Startups in Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio shouldn’t need to move to Austin to scale. In 2018 and 2019, we connected together all four cities with staff, programming and a Texas-wide mentor network. This includes the Houston mentor network that we have been developing with The Cannon. The Network Effect?—?applies

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Austinites represent at SXSW 2018

Austin Startup

Salon C Register: SXSW badge required The Texas Startup Manifesto SXSW Panel with Joshua Baer The Texas Startup Manifesto is call to action to connect Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and the rest of the state into a Texas Startup Megatropolis, unlocking billions of dollars in capital and unleashing thousands of diverse entrepreneurs.

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Digital solutions for the streets of Austin

Austin Startup

Austin recently won a Smart Cities Readiness Challenge grant from Smart Cities Council , the world’s largest smart cities network. Both Dallas and San Antonio are rolling out their own initiatives. City Council will soon learn about the results of the Smart City Strategic Roadmap it tasked staff with creating last November.

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The Austinpreneur’s Guide to SXSW 2018 Panels & Parties

Austin Startup

Come network with your friends and share your secret parties, plan your conference sessions, and discuss whose undiscovered indy band is cooler. If you live in Texas, find out how you can tap into the network. Now everybody has an event the Thursday before, but you can tell your friends that you go to the original!

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Why You Should Know Your Local SBDC

Up and Running

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted here about the value of the local Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs), a network of about 1,000 locations in the United States, generally a great place to go for frontline, street-level small-business advice. at the conference in San Antonio. That happens tomorrow at 2 p.m.