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The Texas Startup Manifesto

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By connecting Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and the rest of the state into a Texas S tartup Megatropolis we can unlock billions of dollars in capital and unleash thousands of diverse entrepreneurs. Austin is different from Dallas which is different from Houston and San Antonio.

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How to Create an Effective Branding Campaign That Inspires a Movement

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Using offbeat humor and a conversational voice, we play with language to bring joy to their work. We created Lemonade as a purpose-built, technology-first, vertically integrated and legacy-free insurance carrier. Instead, the company uses Twitter to share news and engage in direct conversations. Take Mailchimp.

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Tech Diversity & Inclusion Allies at SXSW

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janryan (@janryan) | Twitter Kerry Rupp Kerry is a Capital Factory Mentor and founding partner of True Wealth Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in women-led companies in the sustainable consumer and consumer health verticals. We actively search out diverse founders and mentors to join our community.

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

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Ben previously co-founded Simply Interactive, Chaotic Moon, and Conversable leading all of them to successful exits. Ben lives the Texas Startup Manifesto having lived in Austin and Dallas and with Hypergiant offices in both cities plus Houston. If there is a really important conversation, you want Evan to moderate it.

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Austin: Airbnb “Super City” and Hotspot For Emerging Boutique STR Purveyors

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but it’s not a place ordinarily discussed among with the likes of Venice and Berlin … unless Airbnb happens to be the topic of conversation. million in seed funding , though it already had 150 apartments under management in Austin, Houston and Nashville beforehand. has no mention at all of its Austin presence.

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The Ezra Klein Show: VC Bill Gurley on Transforming Health Care

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The reason I wanted to have him on was that we have been having this conversation in Washington about how do you reform the healthcare system? It is a very narrow conversation. It’s a fun interesting conversation. Ezra Klein : Yeah, that’s totally … I do not believe in linear conversations.

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SXSW Startups: Fluidity

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Due to its overall simplicity and intuitive feel, Fluidity pilots will require substantially less initial and proficiency training to fly safely and acquire the imagery they desire across a wide range of drone verticals. Tell us about the startup ecosystem in Houston, where Fluidity is based. Houston is ripe with innovation?—?it’s