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Venture Titans Gather at Circle T Ranch to Power North Texas’ ‘Next-Level’ Growth

by | Nov 9, 2023
The exclusive Circle T Ranch reception—an annual highlight of the Venture Dallas franchise—drew founders and funders for pivotal connections and conversations. But the headliner unfolded on stage as Anurag Jain, Hill Perot, and Brendan Gaffey strategized the future of the startup and venture ecosystem in North Texas.
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The Last Word: Dialexa’s Scott Harper on Founders Who Can’t Handle the Truth
by | Nov 6, 2023
Mizzen+Main Founder and Chairman Kevin Lavelle caused a bit of a stir on LinkedIn recently when he wrote candidly about the need for venture capitalists to provide feedback to founders— especially when they're passing on a pitch. 
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‘Innovation Meets Investment’: Venture Dallas Sets Sights on National Stage with New Branding, Expanded 2023 Summit
by | Sep 27, 2023
The rebrand "marks the start of our next chapter of growth," says Venture Dallas Chair Aaron Pierce. The nonprofit's 2023 summit, backed by JPMorgan Chase and Perot Jain, is set for October 25.
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The Last Word: Dialexa Co-Founders on How They Started Their Company, Which Was Just Acquired by IBM, With a Beer
by | Oct 6, 2022
Late last month, IBM acquired Dallas-based digital product engineering services firm Dialexa “to deepen its product engineering expertise and provide end-to-end digital transformation services for clients.” Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. But this week the company's co-founders, Scott Harper and Mark Haidar, disclosed something else on LinkedIn: How they both quit their jobs 12 years ago to launch a new adventure that would become Dialexa.
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How IoT, Artificial Intelligence will Affect Our Future

by | Nov 2, 2016
The future looks amazing yet scary, too, as people sacrifice privacy for convenience and rely on AI to handle repetitive tasks.
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The Future of the
Internet of Things
by | Aug 24, 2016
Digital Fight Club, Fight 2 | Scott Harper (Dialexa) vs Nathan Huntoon (Pepsi/Frito-Lay)
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Dialexa co-founders Scott Harper,CEO, (upper left) and Mark Haidar, Chairman, (center) win EY Emerging Technology Entrepreneurs of the Year 2016 Southwest Award.
Dialexa Co-founders Earn EY Emerging Tech Honor
by | Jun 28, 2016
The Dallas firm is known for creating world-class tech products.
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Dallas Is Never Going To Be Silicon Valley. And That’s Okay.
by | Dec 17, 2015
By acknowledging and building on our strengths, we can create an environment of innovation that not only rivals, but surpasses other cities.
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