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The 10X Effect: 15 Minutes with Billionaire Grant Cardone Completely Transformed My Business

by | Feb 25, 2021
A short conversation with the CEO of CardoneCapital, international speaker, entrepreneur, and author of The 10X Rule completely changed the trajectory of Dennice Johnson’s Dallas-based business. Here are her three biggest takeaways.
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Dallas Invents: 134 Patents Granted for Week of Feb. 9
by | Feb 23, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Bank of America's neural mesh protection system for data transmission, Building Materials Investment's roof integrated photovoltaic system, Intuit's method to proactively manage alerts, Lynntech's fuel cell storage system, Mary Kay's stable vitamin c compositions, Prova Group's live auction system, Texas Instrument's projection system with offset image, Texas A&M's Zoysiagrass named DALZ 1308, and Toyota's methods for communicating with a guide animal.
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This Fort Worth Couple Brews Small Business Collaborations at Trinity Coffee House—Including a Local CBD Company
by | Feb 23, 2021
TCU alum Jennifer and Sam Demel are keeping business local at their recently opened coffee shop and coworking space.
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Meet AECOM’s Dev Rastogi, the Local Exec Spearheading Infrastructure Projects That Could Redefine Transportation
by | Feb 23, 2021
To Rastogi, a high speed rail and the Texas Hyperloop aren’t the only exciting transportation technologies on the horizon. The VP at AECOM is part of gamechanging ideas—like electrifying roadways and automated/connected vehicles—that could soon transform our day-to-day lives.
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14 Emerging Tech Trends for 2021—and Dallas-Area Companies That Are Innovating for the Future

From ABIA to Zyvex, Dallas-Fort Worth companies are at the forefront of innovations in AI, 5G, quantum computing, genomics, and more.
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Dallas-Based Eat. Sweat. Undress. Creates Hair Perfume Line Manufactured in France
by | Feb 22, 2021
In 2020, Alexia Hammonds transformed her blog into a online lifestyle brand. Just a few months later, she is launching a line of hair fragrances in a market with less than 70 brands.
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DI People: Taysha Gene Therapies, FranFund, PureAcre, and More Make Moves
by | Feb 19, 2021
In this weekly roundup of executive moves in North Texas, you'll also find news from Azzur Labs, The RealReal, Harvest Returns, OxeFit, and KAI Engineering.
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Community Toolbox: A Winter Storm and a Pandemic. Here’s a Round Up of Resources to Help North Texans
by | Feb 19, 2021
Here's a round up of resources that can help in North Texas' unprecedented winter storm.

You'll also find updates on funding, grants, and assistance for navigating the COVID-19 crisis in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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The Founder of Envy Gaming Says the Popularity of Esports Is ‘Enormous and Growing’ in a Virtual Pandemic World and Beyond

by | Feb 18, 2021
2020 was "really an opportunity for esports to shine with traditional sports on hiatus" says Mike Rufail. The esports innovator talks about the team's new HQ in Victory Park, the pandemic's impact on esports, efforts to "get out the gamer" vote, and what's next.
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New Dallas-Headquartered Tech Company Aiden Unveils ‘Blockbuster’ Expert-Filled Advisory Board
by | Feb 17, 2021
Leaders from Microsoft, TaskRabbit, VISA, Charles Schwab, and other major companies form the board for the new tech venture that automatically helps keep computers up to date and safe from cyber attacks at scale. Part of Aiden's mission is to solve the technological challenges and vulnerabilities brought on by WFH.
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‘Highly Selective’ Illumina Accelerator Picks Dallas-Based Doloromics for its Second Funding Cycle

by | Feb 16, 2021
Doloromics, a local therapeutics discovery startup that uses technology to find better ways to treat chronic pain, is one of nine companies selected.
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DI People: Perot Museum, Women’s Foodservice Forum, Nicholas Residential, and More Make Moves
by | Feb 12, 2021
In this weekly roundup of executive moves in North Texas, you'll also find news from Stack Sports, Perkins Coie, Duane Morris, INTRUSION, Plutus21, and more.
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Founded by PEAK6, This Action-Oriented Fintech Coalition to Fight Systemic Racism Is Led in Dallas
by | Feb 11, 2021
Fintech in Action will advance the hiring and promoting of more Black employees in finance and financial technology. Founded by Dallas-based Apex Clearing and its parent company, PEAK6, the coalition will be helmed by local Executive Director Michelle Williams, who previously led The DEC Network's efforts in Southern Dallas.
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Riding the Funding Wave: These DFW Startups Got the Money in 2020
Here are 32 North Texas startups that successfully pulled in capital to back their ventures. Fitting the digital demands of a global pandemic, it's a tech-heavy group, with liberal doses of biotech and healthcare-related firms.
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