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I am a proud Mexican-American “Tejano” who grew up in South Texas.

Austin Startup

I love you New England, but Texas is calling me home Why we Moved Back To Texas I love you New England, but Texas is calling me home I am a proud Mexican-American “Tejano” who grew up in South Texas. As a teenager I moved away from Texas to Chicago to put myself through school and find opportunity outside of South Texas.

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Texas, this is not the Innovation you’re looking for…

Austin Startup

Texas is known for technology and business innovation, but right now our state government is being innovative in all of the wrong ways by finding legal loopholes to skirt around national laws and suppress voters they don’t agree with. Texas has become well-known for being one of America’s most business-friendly states.

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7 Ways to Destroy Board Engagement

Board Effect

Dottie Schindlinger, Executive Director of the Diligent Institute – the corporate governance research arm and think tank of Diligent – was a founding team member of BoardEffect. It’s now more important than ever before that your board of directors is highly engaged in the mission and business of your organization.

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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

Texas is the most promising technology market in the United States. Now the 9th largest economy in the world, it‘s clear that the rest of the world is waking up to the potential in Texas. Startups and investors should treat Texas like one big city. Are they drawn to Texas or moving away from California? Joe Lonsdale.

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Export Online Without Frontiers: A Global Map of B2B Marketplaces

The Startup Magazine

It is actually half Chinese: while based in Dallas, Texas, it has main offices also in Wuhan and Shanghai. You will not find a massive volume of users, but maybe you will find better partners. One company may be looking for a distributor, another for a contract manufacturer, yet another for a partner in a joint venture.

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Blockchain is more than memes, wild price fluctuations and my old pal Elon’s tweets

Austin Startup

of Austin, Texas announces our Cold Chain solution, built for Trust and Transparency Though many blockchain-focused headlines lately have been more concerned with Dogecoin, enthusiastic bitcoin conferences and price fluctuations, most blockchains have real utility in improving existing processes. Media Sourcery, Inc.

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The Investors Guide to SXSW 2019

Austin Startup

Amir Elaguizy pitching Cratejoy on stage at SXSW 2014 I know lots of investors from Texas and from around the world who are visiting Austin for SXSW and want to know where to go and how to plug in. Here are the lounges, parties, pitches and panels I can share publicly. You can see a much larger list at the end.