A Brief business history of Texas as it relates to modern startups. Presentation given to the Austin CoFounders Meetup presented by Tech^Map

1. Lone Startup Region
by tech^map
Marc Nathan

2. 1998 - 2007
2007 - 2010 2010 - 2012
2012 - 2013 2014 - 2015
2014 - Present
TEXAS-SQUARED
2016 - Present
My Favorite Subject

3. State ofTexas as a Business
French Texas 1684–1689 Research & Development
Spanish Texas 1690–1821 Early Traction
Mexican Texas 1821–1836 Growth
Republic of Texas 1836–1845 IPO
American Statehood 1845–1860 Acquisition
Civil War Era 1861–1865 Spin-Off
Reconstruction 1865–1899 Corporate Take-over
Modern Era 1865–Present Significant Business Unit

4. Texas Business Facts
#2 Area 268,581square miles
#2 Population 27,862,596
23% Largest Populations in US (69/304)
6 Top 20 Largest Cities in US
Avg. Income $56,473
20% 100 Fortune 500 Headquarters
#10 World Economy ranking

5. Transistors
IT Outsourcing
Laptops

7. DSP’s
Web Hosting
ElectronicTesting
eCommerce
Wireless Chipsets

8. Energy
Medical
Industrial
Real Estate
Retail
Technology
Texas

9. Central
Energy
Medical
Industrial
Real Estate
Retail
Technology

10. West
Energy
Medical
Industrial
Real Estate
Retail
Technology

11. Gulf Coast
Energy
Medical
Industrial
Real Estate
Retail
Technology

12. North
Energy
Medical
Industrial
Real Estate
Retail
Technology

13. TexasTravel Distances
Austin Dallas Houston
San
Antonio
Austin 195 165 80
Dallas 195 239 274
Houston 165 239 199
San Antonio 80 274 199

14. Texas Incubators / Accelerators
Austin Austin Technology Incubator
Austin Bunker Labs
Austin Capital Factory
Austin DivInc
Austin Seed Sumo
Austin SKU
Austin Tech Ranch
Dallas Dallas Entrepreneur Center
Dallas HealthWildcatters
Dallas TechWildcatters
Dallas REVTech
Houston The Circular Board
Houston GoodWorks Houston
Houston HoustonTechnology Center
Houston Station Houston
Houston TMCx
San Antonio Geekdom
San Antonio RealCo
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15. Texas Startup Email Digests Tech EventsTwitter
Texas-Squared https://eepurl.com/bxzI-X
Austin https://www.startupdigest.com/digests/austin @ATXTechEvents
DFW https://www.startupdigest.com/digests/dallas @DFWTechEvents
Houston https://www.startupdigest.com/digests/houston @HOUTechEvents
San Antonio https://www.startupdigest.com/digests/san-antonio @SATXTechEvents
Coworking Maps Texas Startup Facebook Groups
Texas https://goo.gl/1RRZ4Q https://www.facebook.com/groups/834769063285526/
Austin https://goo.gl/w1BhF7 https://www.facebook.com/groups/austinstartups/
DFW https://goo.gl/j3cIsZ https://www.facebook.com/groups/253228484728031/
Houston https://goo.gl/MSCG2i https://www.facebook.com/groups/houstonstartups/
San Antonio https://goo.gl/9Z6Ntu https://www.facebook.com/groups/480508775316731/
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16. Houston Angel Network
Houston
Central Texas Angel Network
Austin
West Texas Angel Network
Amarillo
North Texas Angel Network
Dallas
Baylor Angel Network
Waco
Cowtown Angels
Fort Worth
Concho Valley Angel Network
San Angelo
Texoma Angels
Wichita Falls
Aggie Angel Network
College Station
South Coast Angel Network
(Provisional)
Corpus Christi

17. Joshua Baer -
http://texasstartupmanifesto.com

18. Marc Nathan
marc1919@gmail.com
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