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Mark Cuban Talks About Pickleball, Pharmaceuticals, and His ‘Addiction to Helping Entrepreneurs’
by Kevin Cummings | Nov 10, 2022
Whether he's buying a pro pickleball team or disrupting big pharma with his cost-plus drug company, Mark Cuban says he's a "ready, fire, aim" businessman. So he surrounds himself with "ready, aim, fire" perfectionists to keep him from "screwing everything up."
That's just one insight the billionaire shared in a fireside chat with Backstage Capital founder Arlan Hamilton at the Venture Dallas conference last week. “There's always going to be somebody smarter, there's always going to be somebody faster, better," Cuban added. "I just try to work a little harder.”
by Kevin Cummings |
Sep 29, 2022
Husband-and-wife co-founders Patrick and Jennifer Coddou launched their men's grooming startup Supply out of their spare bedroom, stored products in their garage, and shipped from their laundry room. After raising $256K on Kickstarter and getting a $300K investment on ABC's "Shark Tank," they expanded their business. Now, with the acquisition by Foundry Brands, Patrick is living what he calls the most attainable American Dream:
"Have an idea, work your tail off for years, scale it to millions, sell it for millions," he wrote on Twitter.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Feb 18, 2022
What companies are finding funding or having a big exit? From startup investments to grants and acquisitions, Dallas Innovates tracks what’s happening in North Texas money.
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by Alex Edwards |
Aug 30, 2021
Poppi continues to get the Hollywood treatment after signing a deal with Rohan Oza on "Shark Tank" in 2018. Some big pop culture names—The Chainsmokers, 24kGoldn, Kygo, Kevin Love, Ellie Goulding, Olivia Munn, and Nicole Scherzinger—are joining in the beverage brand's latest funding round, along with Oza's CAVU Ventures and a group of social media influencers.
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Mark Cuban Foundation Offers Free AI Bootcamps Through Partnerships with Walmart, Elevate, and Headstorm
by Lauren Hawkins | Aug 24, 2020
In its second year, the initiative brought tech programming to 42 underserved DFW students through three virtual sessions. It plans to host another round of AI Bootcamps in Dallas, El Paso, Omaha, Chicago, and Green Bay later this year.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Jul 27, 2020
The heavy-equipment entertainment company featured on Shark Tank is moving its only Texas site to The Station in Sachse in September. Here's a look at what you can expect.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jul 13, 2020
The Dallas Cowboys linebacker and his team at the Minority Entrepreneurship Institute hosted a "Shark Tank"-style pitch competition to help Texas-based minority entrepreneurs grow their businesses.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 7, 2019
In this weekly roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity involving North Texas businesses, you’ll also find news from Supply, Double Eagle Capital, RealPage, Madelinetosh, Bombardier, Vivify Health, Principal Solar, Zona Energy, ClubCorp, and Del Frisco’s.
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Innovator Q+A: Dmitri Love on Founding Bundil, the Evolution of Cryptocurrency, and Swimming with the Sharks
by Alex Edwards | Mar 13, 2019
The UI/UX Developer who caught the attention of a Shark Tank investor calls his micro-investment platform a fun, simple, and beautiful way to help younger people invest and save their money.
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Nov 15, 2018
On Nov. 15, six local nonprofits battle it out for the chance to receive grant money in the annual Fast Pitch competition put on by the Dallas Influencers in Sports and Entertainment.
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by Blair Welch |
Sep 17, 2018
Second chances filled the Addison Tree House last week as Cornbread Hustle members pitched their newest innovative ideas in the yearly graduation.
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by Nicholas Sakelaris |
Jul 13, 2018
Several successful CPG entrepreneurs told their stories at the Dallas Consumer Product Innovations Day at the Addison TreeHouse Thursday. Other companies got to pitch their ideas to the experts and the audience.
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TREC Seeks Real Estate Proposals for 2018 Shark Tank: GrowSouth
by Lance Murray | Feb 26, 2018
Finalists will make their real estate pitches to investors during the live event on Sept. 27.
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by Nicholas Sakelaris |
Nov 3, 2017
All three finalists won investments from the sharks in The Real Estate Council Shark Tank event Thursday night at Gilley’s Dallas.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 13, 2017
The finalists will pitch their GrowSouth-related projects before a live audience and a panel of real estate professionals Nov. 2 at Gilley's.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 5, 2017
TREC is seeking real estate projects aimed at driving economic development in Southern Dallas,
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