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SXSW Panel Picker
Vote Until August 21st
 

It's that time again - thousands of potential speakers are begging for your vote to speak on a coveted panel at SXSW in Austin next year. Here are a few selected ones that I've already voted up - there are hundreds more that I'm missing. Every vote counts so be sure to search for topics or speakers you want to see at the conference. It's also a good time to start thinking about activations and events during SXSW - I can help: https://bit.ly/sxswvip.

• Super Connectors Meet Up - VOTE [Selfishly, this is my meetup for professional networkers at SXSW and I would certainly appreciate your vote]
• Leading Texas' Venture Networks: The New Wild West - VOTE
• Building our Innovation Ecosystem w/Austin Next - VOTE
• Using Technology to Bridge the Systemic Skills Gap - VOTE
• How to Win the Great Reshuffle by Fostering Divers - VOTE
• How to Use Storytelling to Pitch And Get Yes - VOTE
• Startup Consumer Brands Helping to Save The Planet - VOTE
• Cannabis eCommerce Limitations and Opportunities - VOTE
• Foundational Learnings of CPG as a Cannabis Brand - VOTE
• Turning Traditional VC Upside-Down - VOTE
• Community as a Service (CaaS) - VOTE

Softeq Demo Day Roadshow and Happy Hour
 

BigIdeasATX
 

Empowering Women in Venture
 

• Sputnik ATX VC, Austin-Based Venture Capital Fund, Announces Cohort X - Link
   
• Axiacore Creates Custom Software Solutions for Small to Medium Sized Businesses - Link
  - Silicon Hills News' Laura Lorek
   
• Founderpath secures $145M in debt and equity to help B2B SaaS startup founders avoid dilution - Link
  - Techcrunch’s Mary Ann Azevedo
   
• Westlake students win national competition with medical app pitch - Link
  - KVUE
   
• The Changing Austin Venture Scene with CS Freeland, Executive Director of the Austin Venture Association - Link
  - Austin Next Podcast
   
• A bookshop and a boutique grocery store are headed to Hyde Park’s former post office space - Link
• City seeks developer to partner on transformation of two historic blocks - Link
• Music census leaders try new approach with lessons from other cities - Link
• New water quality rules aim to promote green infrastructure - Link
  - The Austin Monitor
   
• This national survey says Texas is a great state for business - Link
• Pink Panther app takes 'detectives' on a tour of Austin's hidden gems - Link
• New automated cocktail bars 'serve drinks in seconds' at Austin's COTA - Link
  - Culture Map Austin
   
• Things old Austin hates that are just part of the city to newcomers - Link
• From mayor to startup: Adler signs up to advise California real estate company Pacaso - Link
• Shopping for an EV? Tax credits for your dream car might slip away soon - Link
• After a run at Whole Foods, former executives creating new chain focused on dining and wellness - Link
• Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Jennifer Garner spotted filming show under Congress bridge - Link
• $280B Act Biden signed into law could ramp up chipmaking in Central Texas - Link
• University of Austin offering new business program this fall - Link
• Workers turn the tables as 'ghosting' employers becomes new trend - Link
  - Austonia
   
• Why Not You? How Four Austin Tech Leaders Talk Down Imposter Syndrome - Link
• Govalo Partners With Bold Commerce to Help Shoppers Gift Subscriptions - Link
• 6 Engineering Teams That Exemplify Ownership - Link
• Smarter Sorting Adds $7M to Recent $25M Round With Plans to Hire - Link
• Robotic Process Automation Experts Launch Macami.ai in Cedar Park - Link
• Why Udemy Is the Place to Work For People Who Love Learning - Link
• These 5 Austin Tech Companies Raised a Combined $507M in July - Link
• VC Firm FRAMEWORK Plans to Open an Austin Office - Link
• How This Austin Medtech Company Helps Save Lives - Link
  - Built in Austin
   
• Amazon’s palm-to-pay technology is expanding to grocery - Link
• Mark Cuban suggests buying crypto, not digital real estate - Link
• Russian hackers are at it again, this time on Google Drive - Link
• Let an AI actor or actress star in your next company video - Link
• Email is outdated, but this alternative makes it more efficient - Link
• Facebook forgoes live shopping feature to focus on Reels - Link
• U.S. producer price inflation (PPI) eases slightly in July - Link
• NYT author’s comment on working from home sparks controversy - Link
• Locket, the trendy new photo-sharing app you should try - Link
• Get paid for reviewing brand products on TikTok - Link
• Consumer Price Index: Inflation jumps another 8.5% - Link
• How a $36 customer service move won long-term loyalty - Link
  - The American Genius
   
• Public Education’s Fundamental Structure is Flawed - Link
  - University of Texas
   
• Austin crypto miner Core Scientific cuts 10% of staff - Link
• Why Disco's Kiwi Camara loves new downtown Austin office, IPO ripple effects - Link
• Journal Profile: How gym time helps Carl Rounds as a leading manufacturing exec - Link
• US chipmaking surge forges stronger links in Austin supply chain, presents new challenges - Link
• Austin real estate startup Homeward lays off 20% of staff as housing market cools - Link
• San Diego startup with $300M in revenue opens Austin office - Link
• BAE Systems to bring 100 more jobs to Austin, many focusing on electric aircraft - Link
• Self-driving cars, autonomous tech lead region from industrial past to innovation economy - Link
• Robotics, AI, self-driving cars: The innovation economy requires real estate for growth and manufacturing - Link
• Austin in running for autonomous lawnmower factory from Scythe Robotics - Link
• Vista Equity-backed software maker Khoros changes CEO - Link
• Vista Equity to acquire tax compliance software company Avalara for $8.4B - Link
• Canadian venture capital firm Framework plans Austin office - Link
• Funding wrap: Ghost Security, Smarter Sorting have fresh cash to spend - Link
• Austin is 'squandering opportunity' to partner on airport expansion, South Terminal operator says in lawsuit - Link
  - Austin Business Journal & Austin Inno's Brent Wistrom
   
• Elon Musk sells nearly $7B in shares of Austin-based Tesla - Link
• Samsung supplier seeks $11M in tax breaks for possible Taylor plant - Link
• Whole Foods co-founder John Mackey plans chain of wellness centers, cafes - Link
• Austin real estate startup Homeward to lay off 20% of employees - Link
  - Austin American-Statesman

• 2022 Geekdom Pre-accelerator Application - Link
   
• Geekdom Incubator Program Helps Founders Launch Startups - Link
  - Startups San Antonio’s Iris Gonzalez
   
• Walmart partners with Getaway for mini-retail experience in Wimberley - Link
  - San Antonio Express-News
   
• Air conditioning technology needs an update — and San Antonio could be on the cutting edge - Link
• Pro-veteran, politics-minded Black Rifle is betting on its brand to sell more than coffee - Link
• Multimillion-dollar sale of former Geekdom startup thrills San Antonio tech community - Link
• County allocates $45 million toward digital divide, affordable housing - Link
• Who benefits from renewable energy subsidies? In Texas, it’s often fossil fuel companies - Link
  - San Antonio Report
   
• 7-Eleven buys San Antonio-based startup delivery company Skipcart for undisclosed amount - Link
• San Antonio nonprofit to host Texas Fashion Week October 1-7 - Link
• Suit accuses founders of San Antonio-based DeLorean electric car firm of intellectual property theft - Link
• Engineers at San Antonio's Southwest Research Institute unveil self-driving bus - Link
  - San Antonio Current
   
• What Victory Capital's asset report says about equity markets - Link
• GALLERY: Near capacity crowd gathers to celebrate 2022 Women's Leadership honorees - Link
• San Antonio company lands contract to build construction robots on the moon - Link
• Spurs minority-owned restaurant program follows larger shift - Link
• 2022 Women's Leadership Awards - Lifetime Achievement winner: Tracy Wolff - Link
• 2022 Women's Leadership Awards - Woman of the Year: Kate Rogers - Link
• Greater:SATX nearing $38M private-sector funding goal to boost corporate recruitment - Link
• UTSA to evaluate options for Institute of Texan Cultures - Link
• Texas added nation-leading 82.5K jobs in June - Link
• SA biotech company expanding its footprint - Link
• VelocityTX welcomes Florida-based biomedical solutions client - Link
  - San Antonio Business Journal

• #8: Bootstrapped to $100M exit with just one employee – Jeremy Clarke - Link
  - Practical Founders Podcast's Greg Head
   
• B2B SaaS Sales Start-up Kennect Raises USD 700k in Seed Funding Led by FortyTwo.VC - Link
   
• Perryman: Texas is still cranking out jobs – and still struggling to fill them - Link
• Feds deliver $2.2 billion for infrastructure, Texas gets $25M - Link
• This 2003 Texas law could shield Alex Jones from paying most of the $50 million defamation judgment - Link
  - Fort Worth Business Press
   
• For Vinli's Mark Haidar, Failure Was Not an Option - Link
• DFW Execs Launch NIL Initiative to Pay SMU Athletes - Link
• How to Keep Dallas-Fort Worth at the Top - Link
• Can ScriptCo Upend the Pharmacy Industry With an At-Cost Membership Model? - Link
• The Zivot: Pivoting to Attract and Retain Gen Z - Link
• Hot Property: This ’40s-Era Ranch Has a Tiny Kitchen Door for the Milkman - Link
• Finalists Announced: D CEO’s 2022 Energy Awards - Link
• Expert: How Hospitals Can Prepare for Supply Shortages - Link
• Meet the Dallas 500: Rob C. Holmes - Link
• The 2022 Big Tex Choice Awards Finalists Are Here, and Bucc-ee’s Got Snubbed - Link
• Scenes from D CEO’s 2022 Nonprofit and Corporate Citizenship Awards - Link
• McKesson and HCA Team Up for Cancer Research Joint Venture and Blue Cross’ Deal to Bundle Payments for Hip and Knee Replacements - Link
• Texas Dichotomy: Top-Five for Business But Bottom-Ten for Healthcare - Link
  - D Magazine
   
• Gallery: Scenes From Digital Fight Club 2022 - Link
• DI People: JCPenney, Sabre, Toyota Connected, Magellan Health, Sonrava, and Dallas Next Make Moves - Link
• Texas Lawyer Honors BAL Law Firm CTO With Legal Innovator Award - Link
• Local Tech Founders Duke it Out at Digital Fight Club, Capping Off Dallas Startup Week - Link
• The Last Word: Architect Elizabeth Diller on Bringing the DMA’s Cartier Exhibit to Life - Link
• The Last Word: Wired’s Steven Levy on How Tech Is Changing Us, and Why There’s No Stopping Innovation - Link
• DSW Dispatches: Investors Offer Tips on Navigating the Changing Startup Economy - Link
• UT Arlington, Texas A&M Partner to Advance Aerospace Manufacturing in Texas - Link
• Stellar Speakers: DFW*ATW Announces Lineup for Its Executive Leadership Forum - Link
• The Last Word: Mark Cuban on the Real Estate Value of the Metaverse - Link
• Check Out the Emerging Tech Trends This Dell Technologies Leader Is Tracking - Link
• SXSW’s 2023 ‘PanelPicker’ Opens For Voting—and DFW Companies Are Vying to Take the Stage - Link
• Addison-based HundredX Surpasses $10M in Donations for 700+ Causes - Link
• The Last Word: John Goff on Why GameSquare Is Moving its HQ to The Star - Link
• Lendistry Expands to Texas With Dallas Office, $5M Funding From Texas Capital Bank - Link
• DSW Dispatches: Startup Mentor Helps Founders Craft Their Pitch - Link
• Dallas Medical Device Company Wins Top Prize at Dell for Startups Pitch Competition - Link
• From Trout Jerky to Bike Safety to Cancer Fighters: 13 DFW Startups Selected for MassChallenge Accelerator - Link
• The Last Word: SMU’s Dr. Simon Mak on Entrepreneurship as a Calling - Link
• Follow the Money: Southlake Biotech Raises $14.9M, American Airlines Invests in Innovative Engine Maker, and More - Link
• Toshiba’s Retail Division Plans New Innovation and Incubation Hub in Frisco’s Hall Park - Link
• #DSW22 Schedule: Your Unofficial Guide to Dallas Startup Week’s 100+ Events - Link
  - Dallas Innovates
   
• Peloton will cut nearly 800 jobs, including staff in Plano - Link
• NIL deal means $36,000 per year for some SMU athletes - Link
• Form D Friday: Dallas energy firm raises $50M - Link
• Dallas food company Better Balance secures first vendor partnership with the Frisco RoughRiders - Link
• Office space in North Texas is cheaper than most other major markets - Link
• European investment firm acquires Fort Worth-based Parker Food Group - Link
• Salad & Go CEO Charlie Morrison on the 'perfect opportunity' to grow and scale another restaurant brand - Link
• From Santander Tower to supply chain, AP's Will Pender dives into what he's seeing in Dallas and beyond - Link
• POWERHANDZ CEO: 'My goal is to make sure that I'm not the last' - Link
• Envision Dallas launches $15 million capital campaign - Link
• Executive Insights: Nancy McDonnell-Head of Treasury Solutions, Texas Capital Bank 2022 Women in Business Honoree - Link
• Executive Insights: Brian Bullard, Dallas Office Managing Partner, Polsinelli - Link
• Executive Insights: Most Admired CEO - Jean Claude Tissot, Coca-Cola Southwest Beverage - Link
• Several North Texas-based businesses named as best places for disability inclusion - Link
• Truist Insurance will purchase Dallas-based benefits agency BenefitMall - Link
• Van Alstyne positioning to cash in on chips factories in Sherman - Link
• Texas governor touts Tesla HQ win, claps back at Gavin Newsom at conservative conference - Link
• Behind the IPO: How TPG's Fort Worth office helped the firm go public with a $9-billion valuation - Link
• 5 reasons why an IT staffing company is expanding to the U.S. and joining the Tech Titans - Link
• 'Dallas is the capital of diversified businesses': Q&A with JPMorgan Chase middle market lead - Link
  - Dallas Business Journal & NXT Inno

• Liftoff Houston Business Plan Competition - Link
   
• N.H. Investors Commit $5M to Softeq Venture Fund - Link
   
• ReturnLogic Raises $8.5 Million in Series A Funding From Mercury and Other Leading Investors - Link
   
• Houston doctors recognized among top creative leaders in business - Link
• Samsung sets sights on nearly $200 billion expansion in Texas - Link
• 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week - Link
• Gwyneth Paltrow, VCs to headline exciting upcoming Houston summit - Link
• Local startup to upgrade EV charging in Houston and beyond - Link
• Houston expert weighs in on the trustworthiness of cryptocurrency - Link
• Houston steps to top of list of U.S. cities with lowest carbon footprints - Link
• Comcast deploys $1M in Houston to shrink digital divide - Link
• This Houston innovator is making sure musicians are getting paid - Link
• Houston startup raises $25M, biz plan competition opens apps, and more local innovation news - Link
• Houston robotics company announces partnership with Shell - Link
• You shouldn't be just trusting your gut when hiring, says this Houston expert - Link
• Houston-based gig economy startup raises $1.2M, launches beta platform - Link
• 5 Houston energy tech companies named to Rice accelerator - Link
• 3 Houston innovators to know this week - Link
  - InnovationMap's Natalie Harms / Culture Map Houston
   
• Lori Burgess On Why Esports Athletes Are The New Celebrities| Pok-A-Talk Ep. 19 - Link
  - Pokatok Podcast
   
• OpenStax to publish new edition of bestselling organic chemistry textbook — and it will be free for all to use - Link
  - Rice University
   
• Mark Cuban accused of defrauding investors with $5 billion crypto 'Ponzi scheme' - Link
• Houston Methodist to build a tech hub within the Ion - Link
• What does Gen Z want? Tips to hire, work with the demographic - Link
  - Houston Chronicle
   
• Houston startup Nurseify growing gig-work platform for nurses, eyes more fundraising - Link
• Data Gumbo raises Series C funding for industrial blockchain contract network - Link
• Houston Methodist to create tech hub at the Ion - Link
• Economic uncertainty beginning to slow Houston's venture capital investment ecosystem - Link
• Houston billionaire Robert Brockman dies while awaiting trial over alleged $2B tax scheme - Link
• Here’s how much Houston Texans' share of national TV revenue jumped last year - Link
• Dow eyes small modular reactor tech at Gulf Coast site to support carbon-reduction goals - Link
• Texas added nation-leading 82.5K jobs in June - Link
• Hydrogen startup Utility Global raises $25M Series B round for hiring, product development - Link
  - Houston Business Journal

• Buying a Business: Checklist for the Business’s First 90 Days - Kirk Coburn - Link
• Structuring Real Estate and Your Small Business. - Michael Girdley - Link
• Using Cinema Robots for High Precision - 3rd & Lamar - Link
• Common Causes of a Messy Cap Table - Shockwave Innovations’ Gordon Daugherty - Link
• Marketing Tips for Host Kitchens. - Cole Graham - Link
• Summer heat, drought impacting Lick Honest Ice Creams - Link
• Founder-Investor Fit - VC Cafe - Link
• What Happens When Your Femtech Startup Can’t Use Social Media For Marketing? - Link
• Illuminating the Power of Venture Capital | Venture Houston 2022 - Link
• Why It's Time To Invest In Early-Stage VC - Link
• Lyft Creates Media Division to Expand Its Advertising Services - WSJ - Link
• VC fund decks that close LPs - by Weekend Fund - Link
• Israeli Companies Find A Familiar Home Away From Home In The Lone Star State - Link
• Global Startup Scout Directory Intake Form - Link
• Venture Capital’s Cash Stockpile Swells Amid Slowdown - WSJ - Link
• Episode 47: Tyler Norwood - The Puck: Venture Capital and Beyond | Podcast on Spotify - Link
• Seed Stage Founders Undervalue Angels With Marketing & Comms Expertise – Hunter Walk - Link