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Rise and fall: Three Lessons for Entrepreneurs

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Thanks to Walker Corporate Law Group , a boutique law firm specializing in the representation of entrepreneurs, for supporting A Smart Bear this month. I am sharing this personal story to help entrepreneurs. Unfortunately, many entrepreneurs today are looking for the quick home-run — the lottery ticket. Setting the stage.

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What Makes a Successful Startup Community? Is it Possible to Build One Where You Live?

Both Sides of the Table

It came from an amazing small startup in McKinney, Texas (30 miles North of Dallas) called NewToy , which they acquired. Think the next big startup can’t come from Dallas, TX? It creates recycled capital + 2nd-time entrepreneurs … on steroids. Didn’t come out of the SF facility. Think again. Angry Birds?

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Dallas Startup Happy Hour Tomorrow

The Startup Lawyer

Dallas Startup Happy Hour is tomorrow @ 5pm! 27, at Campbell Centre, will include Blake Burris of CoHabitat ; Gabriella Draney of Tech Wildcatters ; Danica Mathes of Ignite Dallas ; and Joey Pomerenke of Startup Weekend. Blake has long been involved in the Dallas startup scene, having helped organize the first BarCamp Dallas in 2005.

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7 Bookkeeping Habits Every Entrepreneur Should Adopt

Up and Running

Dallas-based financial writer and founder of Careful Cents, Carrie Smith, shared her advice on what good bookkeeping means for entrepreneurs, and the good habits to adopt that will guide your business to success. If you’re like many entrepreneurs, you likely went into business to pursue a passion, not to become an accountant.

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The Texas Startup Manifesto

Austin Startup

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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The Accelerator comes to the Dallas Entrepreneur Center

Austin Startup

The Dallas Entrepreneur Center (The DEC) is welcoming us to Dallas at the West End and soon the other locations such as Addison and Denton. By leveraging the strengths of different entrepreneurial ecosystems, we can make Texas the best state for startups and entrepreneurs in the US.”

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28 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Entrepreneurs They Consider to be Successful

Hearpreneur

In our societies and business, there’re entrepreneurs who have demonstrated exceptional personalities and demeanor to pull it through business. Here are the entrepreneurs and business owners, other entrepreneurs considered to be successful. #1- Jessica Livingston is one of the most successful entrepreneurs on the planet.