ABOUT THE CLASS This is a free orientation to help new and aspiring entrepreneurs learn how to plug in to the Dallas startup scene. Get the inside scoop from one of the local community leaders to get acquainted with the exciting entrepreneur scene in Dallas. You’ll learn where the entrepreneurs hang out, what investors are active in town, what blogs to read, where to talk to media outlets, where to find talent, and more. THE OBJECTIVES Startup growth in Dallas Why doing business is good in Dallas What we do well Big companies you need to know Top startups you need to know VC’s, angels and media Accelerators, Incubators and Coworking spaces Networking events Other ways to get involved Q&A ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR, Alexander Muse Alexander is a serial entrepreneur with more than a decade of startup experience. In October he transitioned from CEO to Chairman of ShopSavvy to dedicate full time on his latest startup, HAUL, a video focused e-commerce startup with offices in Los Angeles and Dallas. Muse contributes back to the startup community through his work with Startup America and several startups including Socialyzer, PayTap, iTag and recognize.im. PRESENTED BY, The Dallas Entrepreneur Center The Dallas Entrepreneur Center (DEC) is an entrepreneurial support system dedicated to bringing together the resources, support and opportunities that Dallas-area entrepreneurs need to start, build and grow their businesses. Launched in 2013, the DEC connects entrepreneurs, corporations, investors, educators and other business and community leaders in order to advance the economic interests of the Dallas community. Learn more at thedec.co. The DEC is located in the SoftLayer building. Parking is available in the front of the buidling. Please arrive with a photo ID to check in at the front desk. Make sure to follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/DallasEntrepreneurCenter and Twitter at @theDECtx. To get a sneak peek at the happenings inside the DEC, follow us on Instagram at theDECtx.

1. INTRO TO THE
DALL AS STARTUP
COMMUNITY
P R E S E N T E D
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A L E X A N D E R
M U S E ,
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H A U L
C O M PA N Y

2. @amuse
Alexander Muse
Co-Founder at HAUL
Office: 214.550.2003
Mobile: 214.558.1079
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Website: http://www.haulstudios.com
Personal blog: http://startupmuse.com
LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/amuse

3. Agenda
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Entrepreneurial hub?
Growth of the Startup Scene
Notable Dallas Startups
Notable Startup Exits (M&A and IPO)
VC’s, angels and media
Accelerators, Incubators, Coworking
Networking Events, Meetups, Conferences
Where to Find Talent
Other ways to get involved
Q&A

4. WHY DALLAS

5. Pros and Cons
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Concentration of Fortune 500 companies
Fourth largest metro area in the US
Third largest in self-employment
19,000 new companies each year
Ranked third for startup founders (Kaufmann Foundation)
More tech jobs than Austin & Houston combined
Low cost of living/doing business
Two major Airports
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Dearth of experienced VCs
VCs have very little committed capital
Very little early stage capital
Few high growth entrepreneur angels
Few startup focused service providers
Leveraged Workforce
Inexeperienced Startup Workforce
Massive Geography (9.286mi vs. 46.9mi)

6. Startup
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startupmuse.com
Barcamp/PitchCamp
Startup Happy Hour
Startup Weekend
CoHabitat/TechWildcatters
LOTS of startups

7. Notable Startups
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Koupon Media
ShopSavvy
Genband
Firehost
Epic Playground
Bookshout!
Connectcloud
Hiplogic
HAUL
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Pure Discovery
Image Vision
Traxo
Architel
Modx
AllPlayers.com
Mutual Mind
ZenCash
OrderMyGear
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Mobility Ventures
ID90 Technologies
Nimbix
NetSocket
Mobility Ventures
Vivify Health
Quiqq
Who@
Sparxlife

8. Notable Dallas Exits
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Broadcast.com (Yahoo for $5B, 2001)
EDS (HP for $13.9B, 2008)
Gamestop (IPO)
Gearbox Software (IPO)
Hotels.com (IPO)
Id Software (ZeniMax for $105M, 2009)
ITKO (CA Technologies for $330M)
Metasolv (Oracle for $219M, 2006)
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New Toy (Zynga for $53M, 2011)
Perot Systems (Dell for $3.9B, 2009)
Quickoffice (Google, 2012)
Softlayer (IBM for $2B, 2013)
Texas Instruments (IPO)
Woot.com (Amazon for $110M, 2010)
Bottle Rocket (WPP, 2013)
MetroPCS (T-Mobile, 2013)

9. VC
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Trailblazer Capital
Silver Creek Ventures
Dallas Venture Partners
Remeditex (Pharma/Life Sciences)
Cypress Growth Capital
Green Park and Golf Ventures
Naya Ventures
Pangea’s Edge Holdings, Ltd.
Aristos Ventures
Mark Cuban Companies
New MainStream Capital
Dead Pool
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Covera Ventures
Sevin Rosen
HO2
Orix Fund

10. Angels
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Dallas Angel Network
Dallas Ventures Angel Network
Dallas Women’s Venture Fund
North Texas Angel Network
Lone Star Angels
Cowtown Angels
Golden Seeds - Dallas
Southwest Venture Forum
Texas Mezzanine Fund
Tyler Texas Angel Network
Dallas Venture Partners
Baylor Angel Network
Texas Entrepreneur Network

11. Media Publications
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Dallas Morning News
Dallas Business Journal
D Magazine (inc. D CEO & D Money)
KERA
WFAA
LaunchDFW
Dallas Observer
Pegasus News
Culture Map
Dallas Startup Digest
Texas BioTech News
Geekbeat.tv

12. Accelerators
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Forbes top 10 Accelerator in 2011 and
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37 companies including: Key Ring,
Proxomo, Koupon Media
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Raised $1M from 30 investors
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Dual classes in Dallas and OKC
VentureSpur
Accelerate NFC
Accelerated Ventures Program (Baylor)

13. Incubators
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The Dallas Entrepreneur Center (Dallas)
NTEC (Frisco)
Collide Center (McKinney)
Tech Fort Worth (Fort Worth)
Venture Development Center (UTD)
United Way’s The GroundFloor (Dallas)
BioPipeline at BioCenter, UT Southwestern
BioTech Manufacturing Center of Texas

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Common Desk (Dallas - Deep Ellum)
WELD (Dallas - Design District)
The Grove (Dallas - West End)
SpryRocket (Dallas - Greenville)
The Foundry Group (Dallas-Mockingbird)
XL Lounge (Dallas - Mockingbird)
Oak Cliff Hive (Dallas - Oak Cliff)
Dallas Fort Work (North Dallas)
Dallas Makerspace (North Dallas)
The Garage (Dallas-Deep Ellum)
Connective Hub (Addison)
CoLab (Fort Worth)
The Lab (Plano)
The Backlot (Fort Worth)

15. Meetups
For Creatives
iPhone Developers Group
LaunchDFW
AIGA DFW
North Dallas Cloud Computing Group
Metroplex Technology Business Council
Big Design Meetups
Red Oak Hackerspace
Mobile Monday Dallas
Creatives in Dallas
HackerNest DFW
NEXT Dallas (Google for Entrepreneurs)
Dallas User Experience Group
HTML5 User Group
SCORE Dallas
Dribbble Meetup
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Refresh Dallas
For Entrepreneurs
Tech Cocktail Dallas
WELD Creative Labs
1 Million Cups Dallas and Fort Worth
Texchange Dallas
DFW Usability Professionals Association
Big D Open Coffee Club
TiE Dallas
BioCenter Dallas
Untyed
For Developers
CEO Netweavers
VentureSpur Happy Hours
Dallas Android Developers Group
CoFounders Lab
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Dallas IGDA
Dallas Entrepreneurs Network
For Marketers
Dallas.JS
Dallas New Tech
4A’s Dallas Council
Dal Mob
Dallas Startup Weekend
Dallas Internet Marketing and SEO
Dallas Makerspace
Dallas Startup Happy Hour
DFW AMA
Dallas Ruby Brigade
DigitalDUMBO Dallas
DFW IMA
DevOps Live
EWomen Network
DFW Wordpress Meetup
DFW Big Data
Entrepreneurs Organization (EO)
Social Media Club of Dallas
DFW Pythoneers
Health 2.0
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DFW Scrum
Health Industry Council
Events Calendars
Drupal Developer Group
House of Genius
LaunchDFW
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Startup Grind Dallas
Startup Digest Dallas

16. Conferences
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Big Design Conference
Circles Conference
Emerging Tech Conference
Big Android BBQ
Front Porch (Front End) Web Developers
AIGA Big Design Week
Results Oriented Web
Dallas Digital Summit
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17. Where to
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Campus2Careers
Startup events, meetups
LaunchDFW job board
University Job Boards
CoFounders Lab
AngelList

18. Other
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Join the conversation online - comment
on articles, tweet, spread the word that
you’re a part of the audience.
Volunteer your time at meetups, events,
startup weekend, mentor, host open
office hours
Contribute your own stories or event
recaps on your own blog or write for
LaunchDFW
Give before you get, and when you get,
pay it forward.

19. Q&A