Calvin Carter

With a New CEO at the Helm, Bottle Rocket Creates Three Leadership Roles

by | Apr 29, 2022
Addison-based Bottle Rocket has promoted three execs into the new roles as it eyes continued growth.

The leadership moves come after the experience consultancy and app maker began the year with a new CEO. Founder and former top executive Calvin Carter is working on a new, stealthy venture called Talon Labs.
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Bottle Rocket Founder and CEO Calvin Carter working at home in May. [Photo: courtesy of Bottle Rocket]
Bottle Rocket’s Calvin Carter: ‘We estimate we are 10% more efficient working from wherever.’
by | Jul 1, 2020
The CEO talks with us about how the company is adapting to the future of work and business in the time of COVID.
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Where ‘Big D’ Stands for Digital
by | Jan 17, 2018
Dallas’ economy is powered by app and software development.
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The Evolution of
Dallas-Fort Worth Innovation
by | Jan 5, 2018
DFW has a long history of entrepreneurship and innovation — from the early days of Texas Instruments to today's emerging startups. Every year, that history grows and gets stronger.
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Best quotes of 2016

Need Inspiration? Find Your Mantra in Our Top 2016 Quotes

by | Dec 21, 2016
Read through our 10 favorite quotes from this year's stories.
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Calvin Carter
Bottle Rocket’s Calvin Carter on Embracing Innovation
by | Jun 20, 2016
Calvin Carter runs the Addison-based studio, which employs 215-plus people building custom apps for the likes of Starwood Hotels, Coca-Cola and Mary Kay.
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Journeys to Exit: Calvin Carter Brings Bottle Rocket to Apple’s New Moon
by | Jan 12, 2016
In meetings and interviews with Dallas startup community, a common theme has emerged: the desire for more coverage around startups and growth stage companies that have landed “big exits”—sales, mergers, and acquisitions. We’ve answered that call and will be telling the stories of the DFW entrepreneurs and companies who’ve gone from idea to exit, and share their ideas on what it takes to be successful in this new series, Journeys to Exit.
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