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Smoothie King’s CEO on ‘Smoothies With a Purpose,’ Backing Into Solutions, and Work-Life Balance

by | Nov 4, 2018
Wan Kim talks about the company's relocation to Dallas and how Smoothie King aims to become an integral part of your' fitness and health with a mix of new ideas such as the Cleaner Blending Initiative.
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ICYMI: Toyota and Pizza Hut Team on Robotic Pizza-Making Truck, Dallas Startups, Prop Tech, and Mobility
by | Nov 3, 2018
From tech talk (OnRobot, Sam's Club, Aurora) to our weekly Top 10 (DreamHack), here's your briefing on innovation, ideas, and impact in North Texas.
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Knock currently operates in five markets, with plans to expand and grow moving forward. [Photo: Courtesy Knock]
Knock-Knock: Real Estate Startup With a Trade-In Platform Expands To Dallas-Fort Worth
by | Nov 1, 2018
Co-founder Sean Black says Knock has found its niche in residential real estate because it's the only company doing a trade-in—and, it'll do everything for you.
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Dollars for Good: Hall Commits $1M for Entrepreneurs; Good Returns & ORIX Name Recipients

by | Oct 31, 2018
Plus, grants for Southern Dallas Thrives, a state grant for mental health, and fundraising by A Conversation with a Legend and TWO X TWO for AIDS and Art, as well as other social efforts to boost nonprofits in North Texas.
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HKS and the LINE team designed the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis to reflect the culture, climate and context of its city — drawing inspiration from ice formations on nearby St. Anthony’s Falls and Scandinavian design such as Viking longboats. [Image: HKS]
Building With Data: How HKS’ LINE Innovation Team Drives Change Using Algorithms, Creativity, Nature
by | Oct 30, 2018
Dallas-based HKS' LINE — short for "Laboratory for INtense Exploration" — is a collection of researchers, designers, and architects who solve design puzzles and test theories that lead to real world solutions.
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Travelocity App Launches Augmented Reality Experience With Roaming Gnome Feature
by | Oct 30, 2018
Dallas-based Travelocity's AR allows you to capture the Gnome from anywhere in the world. We tested the tech for ourselves, and took him on a mini photo tour around our downtown HQ. But, the little guy isn’t just for pics — sharing Gnome content through Nov. 18 could win you a trip to Mexico.
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‘So Cute, it Hurts’: Blingsting Founder Wants to Keep Women Safe With High-Fashion Pepper Spray
by | Oct 29, 2018
Dallas-based Blingsting takes aim at attackers with a line of safety products turned fashion accessories.
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The Groove Jones team worked with the Dallas Mavericks CMO, Jerome Elenez on the development for the season opener.  The Mavs are the first team to “do something this big” with augmented reality, Elenez said in a Groove Jones blog post.

ICYMI: What’s New in Augmented Reality, Social Impact Making Headlines, Women in Tech, and What We’re Reading

by | Oct 27, 2018
From awards and accolades (Locavore, Health Wildcatters) to our weekly Top 10 (a tour of Facebook's Fort Worth data center) to our favorite read (ShangriLlama), here's your briefing on innovation, ideas, and impact in North Texas.
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First Look: The ‘World’s Largest Digital Festival’ DreamHack is Coming to Dallas in 2019
by | Oct 26, 2018
From esports to cosplay to LAN, DreamHack has anything you can imagine for the digital generation. The 2019 festival and arena experience is expected to be the largest U.S. footprint yet — and, it's going to be in Dallas.
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Follow the Money: Impact Shares Gets $1M from Rockefeller Foundation, Phynd Adds $4M in VC round
by | Oct 25, 2018
You'll also find news from WiredScore, Jacobs Engineering, BNSF Railway and GE Transportation, as well as Bay Capital Ventures and Eyevance. Here are notable funding and acquisition deals with North Texas ties.
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Dallas’ MAG Impact Collective: Disrupting the Traditional Agency Model with Social Impact
by | Oct 24, 2018
The geographical diversity of the collective is by design to place a distributed team in influential markets—such as Dallas—allowing it to stay on top of innovation nationally, and even internationally.
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Collective Impact: ‘Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming.’

Roundtable | Our panel talks about what we can do better, right now. In the final installment of the latest Dallas Innovates roundtable series, we look at systemic issues that still need to be addressed, and the areas ripe for innovation. The discussion closes with a look into the future.
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WiredScore Garners $9M in Series A Funding for Expansion and New Products
by | Oct 23, 2018
The firm has made Dallas one of its flagship markets, and said the raise follows a year of domestic and global expansion propelled by more commercial real estate firms prioritizing investment into their digital connectivity strategies.
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It’s Supernatural: Poo-Pourri Founder Suzy Batiz Launches New All-Natural Cleaning Line
by | Oct 23, 2018
Supernatural is good for the environment, good for your home, and good for you. Crafted with essential oils, plants, and minerals, the new line is so natural, it literally wants you to #CleanButtNaked.
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Collective Impact:
Making Dallas-Fort Worth a Hub for Social Innovation
What makes North Texas a place—or a potential place—for social innovation? In part two of our roundtable series, eight experts discuss how Dallas-Fort Worth may be a unique breeding ground for social good, what attracts (and keeps) talent in the nonprofit sector, and more.
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