Ryan Griege

The Last Word: TestFit CEO on What’s Different About Founders

by | Jul 9, 2025
Eight years after his first day at TestFit—a Dallas-based real estate development feasibility platform that's helped clients speed up site planning by as much as 10 times—Harness took to LinkedIn to share "8 things about founders." His insights include "We will work 80 hours a week for fun"; "We will not accept defeat, even at a 97% casualty rate"; and "Motivation is our own. No carrot. No stick. Just manic intent."
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Dallas’ TestFit To Launch Generative Design Tool for Building Site Planning
by | Jun 26, 2024
The new tool from TestFit allows AI to test building site solutions "on its own," based on specific project requirements. "With Generative Design, a machine can test every possible configuration, inclusive of what we would never even think to try.” says Co-Founder and CEO Clifton Harness.
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Venture Dallas Names Three Winners in Inaugural ‘Startup of the Year’ Awards
by | Nov 6, 2023
The winning companies were selected from 100+ nominees and eight semifinalists. They reflect "strong themes" in the Dallas-Fort Worth ecosystem: FinTech, DefenseTech, and PropTech, says steering committee member David Evans.
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Dallas’ TestFit Helps Prologis with Warehouse Site Evaluation Following 2022 Investment
by | Sep 27, 2023
San Francisco-based Prologis—whose venture arm invested in a $20 million Series A round for TestFit along with Parkway Venture Capital and Perot Jain last year—has now deployed TestFit’s real-time AI platform to help the company "better judge the feasibility of new warehouse sites."
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