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Hugh Boyle (left) and Bob Wagner, founders of Doable and the Consumers with Disabilities Research Foundation
Dallas-Based Doable Launches as ‘First-Ever’ Creative Agency Founded, Staffed by Talent With Disabilities
by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray | Aug 2, 2023
Pioneering a new frontier in advertising, Doable's founders have forged a strategic partnership with global network Worldwide Partners and independently established a research institute. Their target: an underrepresented $480 billion consumer market.
by David Seeley |
Jul 31, 2023
OK, your house is a showplace. Your pool? Priceless. That $100K kitchen you never cook in? "Top Chef" ready. You've got a man cave to die for, and your she-shed cred's incredible. But you're missing one big thing—a swanky crib that your car can call home. Trailblazers is coming to change that—starting at $501K per unit.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jul 31, 2023
Five Liters, an offshoot of Spark Biomedical, begins 'first-in-human' trials to explore wearable neurostimulation technology for managing inherited blood disorders and more. Parent Spark Biomedical is focused on its FDA-cleared wearable device for drug-free opioid withdrawal.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 31, 2023
Voice plays an "increasingly vital role" in digital transformation, says John Cooper. The new managing director–voice transformation will help clients capitalize on the opportunities.
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Turvo CEO Billy Sarracino. [Photo: Turvo]
The Last Word: Turvo’s Billy Sarracino on How To Become a CEO
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Jul 28, 2023
In a Q&A with the DBJ's David Moreno, Sarracino said he aims to "plant a flag [in Dallas] permanently" and to build Turvo into "a billion-dollar company through M&As and innovation" in the next four or five years.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 28, 2023
Island, the Dallas-based tech unicorn startup valued at $1.3 billion in 2022 has named Steve Tchejeyan president of the company that is a leader and pioneer in the Enterprise Browser market....
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 28, 2023
Patrick Gundersen has joined Dallas-based Prolucent, a provider of enterprise-wide healthcare workforce optimization software and services, as chief revenue officer.
He will oversee all aspects of sales and customer success, maximize revenue growth, and accelerate Prolucent’s market position in workforce optimization solutions, the company said....
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by David Seeley |
Jul 28, 2023
Dallas-based JetWind Power Corp.—whose founder and CEO is Dr. Tarek O. Souryal, a former Dallas Mavericks team physician—is testing its revolutionary Energy Capturing Pod system near the control tower at Dallas Love Field. Could aircraft carriers be next?
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[Image: Lyndon Stratford/istockphoto]
Local Hospitality Platform Craftable Gets Strategic Investment from Southlake’s Gauge Capital
by Lance Murray | Jul 27, 2023
Farmers Branch-based Craftable said the strategic investment further enhances its position "at the forefront of cutting-edge technology shaping the hospitality industry." Craftable founder Samuel Zats launched the startup in 2014 after watching his friends in restaurant management struggle to keep up with their businesses "by constantly taking important notes on pen and paper."
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 27, 2023
Think your lawn's big? DFW Airport has a whole 14,000 acres of grass to trim. McKinney-based Robin Autopilot and L.A.'s Graze launched an initiative in June to snip some of that acreage with robotic mowing and landscaping technology. No pushing required.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jul 27, 2023
During a keynote discussion at MassChallenge's recent MC | Innovate 2023, event at Pegasus Park, Khawaja stressed the importance of trust and community-building in the innovation process.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 26, 2023
By leveraging SB22's ability to create immersive and interactive sports entertainment experiences and PICO's hardware and technology capabilities, the collaboration seeks to transform how users engage with VR content, the companies said.
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Author and "super connector" Kirk Barnes is co-founder of TransPharMed, a sales excellence firm driving digital health innovation through strategy, coaching, and connections.[Courtesy/MassChallenge]
Super Connectors: Where the ‘Power of One’ Meets ‘Always Be Networking’
by Quincy Preston | Jul 26, 2023
Drawing from his own powerful lesson after losing a multimillion-dollar deal, TransPharMed CEO Kirk Barnes helps founders and leaders to be primed and ready to connect when opportunity knocks. Will Magruder, VP of partnerships at MassChallenge, lends his expertise to crafting a "handshake pitch" in nine words or less. Here's how.
Plus, the votes are in. MassChallenge announced its Handshake Pitch Winners at Pegasus Park: “We're the Tesla of jet skis,” “Net-zero concrete by 2050 by 2022," "We personalize treatment down to your genes," and more.
Plus, the votes are in. MassChallenge announced its Handshake Pitch Winners at Pegasus Park: “We're the Tesla of jet skis,” “Net-zero concrete by 2050 by 2022," "We personalize treatment down to your genes," and more.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jul 26, 2023
From an old car parts garage, Vertex Founder Joshua Boger launched the Boston-based biotech giant in 1989, running it for two decades as CEO. Boger "unretired" in June to join fast-moving Alkeus Pharmaceuticals as executive chairman.
In Dallas, he shared the "mistakes" that led to his success with innovators at Pegasus Park. Here's his no-holds-barred dose of truth for all entrepreneurs.
In Dallas, he shared the "mistakes" that led to his success with innovators at Pegasus Park. Here's his no-holds-barred dose of truth for all entrepreneurs.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jul 26, 2023
The U.S. Early Stage Accelerator cohort kicked off its program in July at Dallas' Pegasus Park. For the first time, the flagship program split into two categories: Growth and Foundations.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Jul 26, 2023
The Boston-based nonprofit accelerator prepares to launch Human Potential Program with a Demo Day in Dallas, seeks North Texas corporate partners.
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