Month: April 2019

Don’t Miss These Local Flicks at This Year’s Dallas International Film Festival

by | Apr 9, 2019
This year's 13th annual festival, running from April 11-18, is featuring more than 130 films from over 35 different countries—and we've got the guide to those with local ties.
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Winners Take Home $100K in Cash Prizes From TCU’s Socially Conscious Business Competition
by | Apr 9, 2019
The event pitted the teams in a two-day competition that produced nine winners, two special place awards, and six awards for the Elevator Pitch.
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DI People: Celanese, Alerian, MTX Group Make Chief Executive Appointments
by | Apr 9, 2019
You’ll also find announcements from Associa, Tuesday Morning Corp., Lear Investment Management, Korn Ferry, and Addus HomeCare in this roundup of leadership and executive moves by companies with ties to North Texas.
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Finding the ‘Pathway to Success’: How Julian Placino Turned His Podcast Into a Full-Time Job
by | Apr 9, 2019
Former Bottle Rocket Sr. Recruiting Lead Julian Placino turned an interest in entrepreneurship into a permanent gig after he decided to launch a podcast called "Pathways to Success"—now garnering a loyal following, 60,000 downloads, and a perfect five-star rating.
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Capital One’s Innovation Summit Unites Corporations and Startups to Spark Real Change

by | Apr 8, 2019
"For innovation, you’re kissing a lot of frogs to get to the good stuff," Scott Emmons said during a panel on scaling without stagnating. Hear from Emmons, Sean Minter, Sterling Ingui, Tarek Hoteit, and Charlie Lass on how corporations can remain on the bleeding edge of recognizing and integrating entrepreneurial talent.
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DSW19: The Week Wraps at the Corporate Startup Innovation Summit
by | Apr 8, 2019
You'll also find who's saying what, social posts, and a day-by-day overview in the final recap of Dallas Startup Week. (Day 5)
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AfroTongues Launches as “the World’s First Crowd-Sourced App Exclusively for African Languages”
by | Apr 8, 2019
The new app was created for entrepreneurs and investors interested in business in Africa, as well as travelers who’d like to know some lingo, those interested in connecting with the community, and anyone wanting to share their language with the world, writes Ben Vann.
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Trend Micro’s IoT Joint Venture Offers a New Approach to Tackling Weaknesses in Cybersecurity
by | Apr 8, 2019
Trend Micro, an IT security company with U.S. headquarters in Irving, has partnered with Moxa to launch TXOne Networks. The joint venture will focus on security needs present in Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) environments, including smart manufacturing, smart cities, smart energy, and more.
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The DEC, North Texas Angel Network Announce Partnership at Dallas Startup Week

by | Apr 5, 2019
The organizations say the partnership is aimed at boosting innovation, deal flow, and company launches in North Texas.
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DSW19: Real Housewives of Dallas Highlight Rent My Wardrobe Launch Party
by | Apr 5, 2019
Rent My Wardrobe, an app that allows you to wear stylish clothes from local closets, celebrated its launch with a party at Circo that featured A-list guests—and a taping of the Real Housewives. Also, it is near securing $1 million in seed funding with a $4 million cap from a network of angel investors and family offices.
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Seesaw Art Installation to Turn Dallas Parks Into Playgrounds
by | Apr 5, 2019
IMPULSE's light-up (and musical) seesaw art installation is slated to turn the Dallas Arts District and downtown Dallas into an 'artistic, urban playground.'
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Alyce Alston: ‘Let’s Be Really Clear. The State of Entrepreneurship is Strong in DFW’

by | Apr 4, 2019
Also at the SOE19 event, The DEC announces a partnership with the North Texas Angel Network, Craig Hall remembers Herb Kelleher, Mike Rawlings looks at the city's history of innovation, Dumb Money talks success on YouTube, and the Dallas Startup Evangelist of the year is named.
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DSW19: The Women of Innovation Summit and State of Entrepreneurship Garner Powerhouse Speakers
by | Apr 4, 2019
You'll also find who's saying what, social posts, and photo opps in today's recap of Dallas Startup Week. (Day 3)
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Emerging Tech: Meet the Women Driving DARQ Power in Dallas
by | Apr 4, 2019
Hear from the women leading innovation in distributed ledger technology, artificial intelligence, and extended reality (VR/AR), and quantum computing in North Texas.
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The Women of Innovation Summit Brings Together Female Change Makers, Visionaries, and Leaders
by | Apr 4, 2019
Suzy Batiz, Nina Vaca, and other female game-changers gathered for a full-day of girl power at Dallas Startup Week.
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