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Maeve Wang and Kike Oduba pose for a selfie at MC|Innovate 2023. [Photo: Mass Challenge]
Global Accelerator MassChallenge Brings MC|Innovate to Dallas for Second Year
by Quincy Preston | Sep 19, 2024
Startups, investors, and corporate innovators will gather for the free two-day event at Pegasus Park in Dallas on September 24-25. As MassChallenge celebrates its 15th anniversary, expect a live $25K pitch competition, behind-the-scenes "founder diaries," and a special "I am an innovator" installation highlighting 15 years of startup impact.
by Lance Murray |
Jun 14, 2024
In Michelle Williams' previous role as executive director for The Dallas Entrepreneur Center's southern sector initiative, she helped build and launch The DEC @ Redbird. She brings more than 15 years of thought leadership in social impact and innovation to her new role at MassChallenge.
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by Alex Edwards |
Nov 2, 2021
The coalition—dedicated to hiring, promoting, and retaining more Black professionals in fintech—has doubled its number of partners and participating firms and served more than 250 students from four cities just a year after forming. Executive Director Michelle Williams leads the coalition from Dallas.
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by Alex Edwards |
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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Left to right: Steve Wanta, Michelle Williams, Sara Vassar, Salah Boukadoum, Kate Knight, Matt Myers (front), Benjamin Vann (back), Michael Thomas [Photo: Michael Samples]
Collective Impact: ‘Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming.’
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Oct 24, 2018
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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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Oct 23, 2018
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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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Oct 22, 2018
ROUNDTABLE | In this three-part series, a panel of experts explores Dallas-Fort Worth as a destination for global impact work.
Part one kicks off with eight thought leaders who explore what social innovation looks like from their unique perspectives — nonprofit, corporate, and startup — and how that is impacting the region.
Part one kicks off with eight thought leaders who explore what social innovation looks like from their unique perspectives — nonprofit, corporate, and startup — and how that is impacting the region.
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by Dave Moore |
Jun 20, 2017
Representatives from co-working/entrepreneur centers gathered recently to describe their progress, strategies, and aspirations for Southern Dallas.
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Panel Tackles Entrepreneurship
at Festival of Ideas Forum
by Lance Murray | Mar 20, 2017
The emphasis of the panel’s discussion will be on training and access to minority communities.
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