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Startup scene in Dallas?
A couple weeks ago there was a question about the Pittsburgh startup scene on here... What about Dallas, TX?
I am also starting to look for a summer internship and thought it couldn't hurt to ask around here. So I guess my question could be split in to two parts:
1) Is Dallas a good city for startups?
2) Any startups in Dallas taking interns?
- ejs 19y agoThis might interest you: http://hackrtrackr.com/ http://hackrtrackr.com/
- chaostheory 19y agoYou'll have better chances in Austin...
- unexpected 19y agoI'm an avid HN reader/dreamer/schemer in Dallas, and didn't know anyone else existed.... There are a lot of telecom startups in Dallas, but there are not a lot of Silicon Valley style software startups. You'd have better luck in Austin. Hopefully, I'll soon be changing that ;)
- jsjenkins168 19y agoA lot of big tech and wireless companies in Dallas (Verizon, Texas Instruments, IBM, etc). Some noteworthy game companies are located in Dallas too. I would say Austin has a better investment climate for startups than Dallas, but thats not to say there are not any good startups in Dallas too. The problem I see with Dallas is the personality of the city is a bit bureaucratic. At least relative to other startup hubs such as SV, Austin, and Seattle, which seem to have more of an outdoor-loving hippie vibe. Dallas is sufficiently "young" though. Lots of new young talent coming in. I believe Dallas is actually one of the fastest growing cities in the US right now.
- utnick 19y ago+1 for dallas texasstartupblog.com has some info about local startups the owner of that blog runs the only web 2.0 like small company i know of in dallas, you should give him an email, he might be able to hook you up are you a designer or do you code too?
- goofygrin 19y agoI'm here in Dallas and there are some startups (some well funded too). There is a lot of bigger business moving here and dragging a lot of california imports with it, so we're starting to see more of the free spirit vs. the traditional "work for a big company for security" that is standard here.
- aseever 19y agoI moved from Dallas to Seattle and haven't looked back. No comparison - much better startup scene here.
- matthewer 19y agoI am from Texas, but now live in NYC. From what I hear, the money is drying up in Dallas. People are having a hard time fundraising; which, doesn't mean anything other than companies are going to move to where the money is. The Angels I have talked to out of Dallas are having a hard time.
- omfut 19y agoI have been living in dallas for the past 8 years. I dont think dallas is the place for web 2.0 type startups. Well, there are couple of telecom startups. I dont see a vibrant VC community here.
- freikwcs 19y agoHow is Austin?
- SwellJoe 19y agoAustin is known to be the best startup city in Texas (as others have pointed out), and frankly, Austin leaves a lot to be desired. I moved from there to the Valley, and while I miss the Texas weather (only two seasons: "hot" and "a little chilly") and plan to eventually go back...it won't be until I've got a successful business or two under my belt. The startup investment climate in Silicon Valley is a world apart from anything else (only two seasons: "hot" and "a little chilly").
- oxtopus 19y agoThere are some notable startups, but no real Startup Culture to speak of. There are some ++s: - Cost of living is relatively low - Modern luxuries, infrastructure, mobility, etc. afforded by a large metropolitan area. - Central location, with major airports (AA and Southwest are based in the DFW area) - Strong technical economy (TI, Lockheed Martin, telecom) - UT Dallas, UT Arlington, SMU - Mark Cuban? In my personal experience, I work for a startup in Dallas and we are doing quite well (profitable, growing). We're also hiring for full-time, permanent developers.
- bretthoerner 19y agoWhich is that? I'm always interested to hear what's going on around here (I didn't realize there'd even be this many people from Dallas here).
- oxtopus 19y agoSiSTeR Technologies, best known for our videocarlot product. Link: http://videocarlot.tv http://videocarlot.tv
- aquaphile 19y agoI've lived in Dallas for 9 years and Austin for 4 years. I've been a part of 2 consulting startups and 1 product startup, and most recently raised a Series A for my company. I know of many startup companies in Dallas, but the scene is very different from Seattle and the Valley. VC money is non-existent, with a few exceptions. While many companies are started in Dallas every year, most of them are focused on non-software industries. On the software side, here are a few current ones I know about: 1) Swarmforce is a content system using swarm AI 2) Roov is a social network for the faith community 3) MileMeter sells auto insurance buy the mile 4) Viewzi provides view-based search A list of some others can be found at http://www.texasstartupblog.com/2007/12/17/founders-in-dallas/ http://www.texasstartupblog.com/2007/12/17/founders-in-dalla... A good way to get involved in the Dallas software startup community is to visit Refresh Dallas, Dallas BarCamp, and Dallas.rb Reading texasstartupblog occasionally provides insight to a new local company.
- bigtoga 18y agoI just came across this and wanted to add my thoughts and reach out to the other Dallas startups. 1) Is Dallas a good city for startups? That depends on your involvement/wants/definition. There's a lot of money here and a lot of good MBA schools/programs around. If you had asked, Is Dallas a good city for hackers?, I would've probably said, "Not really since we don't have a quality tech school." 2) My startup, LearnItfirst.com (video training), is hiring both permanent and interns: http://www.learnitfirst.com/jobs/ http://www.learnitfirst.com/jobs/ Someone posted a StartUpDrinks.com group: http://dallas.startupdrinks.com/ http://dallas.startupdrinks.com/