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. 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, the HAUL Company. Muse contributes back to the startup community through his work with Startup America and several startups including Socialyzer, PayTap, Order Mapper, 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. Check out all education events at the DEC including PR and Marketing with Jackson/Spalding, Product and Interaction Design with SMU Advertising, Understanding Financials with Ernst & Young, and more. 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. Sign up for our newsletter at http://www.thedec.co/contact/ for new class announcements.

1. I N T R O T O
T H E D A L L A S
S T A R T U P
C O M M U N I T Y
P R E S E N T E D B Y : A L E X A N D E R M U S E , T H E H A U L C O M P A N Y

2. @amuse
Alexander Muse
Co-Founder at HAUL
Office: 214.550.2003
Mobile: 214.558.1079
1333 North Stemmons Fwy, Suite 110
Dallas, Texas 75207
Website: http://www.haulstudios.com
Personal Blog: http://startupmuse.com
LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/amuse
Twitter: http://twitter.com/amuse

3. Agenda
• 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. W H Y D A L L A S

5. Pros and Cons
• Concentration of Fortune 500 companies
• Fourth largest metro in the US
• Third largest in self-employment
• 19,000 new companies each year
• Ranked third for startup founders
~Kaufmann Foundation
• More tech jobs that Austin & Houston
combined
• Low cost of living/doing business
• Two major airports
• 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
• Inexperienced Startup Workforce
• Massive Geography (9,286mi v. 46.9mi)
PROs CONs

6. Startup
Growth in
Dallas
(in 5 minutes)
• startupmuse.com
• Barcamp/PitchCamp
• Startup Happy Hour
• Startup Weekend
• CoHabitat / Tech Wildcatters
• LOTS of startups

7. Notable Startups
• Koupon Media
• ShopSavvy
• Genband
• Firehost
• Epic Playground
• Bookshout!
• Connectcloud
• Hiplogic
• HAUL
• Pure Discovery
• Image Vision
• Traxo
• Architel
• Modx
• AllPlayers.com
• Mutual Mind
• ZenCash
• Order My Gear
• Convey Computer Corp
• ID90 Technologies
• Biscotti
• NetSocket
• Mobility Ventures
• Vivify Health
• Quiqq
• Who@
• Sparxlife
ShopSavvy

8. Notable Dallas Exits
• 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)
• New Toy (Zynga for $53M, 2011)
• Perot Systems (Dell for $3.9B, 2009)
• Quickoffice (acquired by Google, 2012)
• Softlayer (acquired by IBM for $2B, 2013)
• Texas Instruments (IPO)
• Woot.com (Amazon for $110M, 2010)

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

10. Angels
• 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
• Baylor Angel Network
• Texas Entrepreneur Network

11. Media Publications
• Dallas Morning News
• Dallas Business Journal
• LaunchDFW
• Dallas Observer
• Pegasus News
• Culture Map
• Dallas Startup Digest
• Texas Biotech News
• Geekbeat.tv

12. Accelerators
• Tech Wildcatters
• Forbes top 10 Accelerator
• 37 companies including: Key
Ring, Proxomo, Koupon Media
• Health Wildcatters
• Raised $1M from 30 investors
• VentureSpur
• Dual classes in session in Dallas
and OKC including mine: HAUL
• Pipeline at Bio Center
• NTEC
• Bootstrap Dallas

13. Incubators
• The Dallas Entrepreneur Center
(Dallas)
• North Texas Entrepreneur Center
(Frisco)
• Collide Center (McKinney)
• Tech Fort Worth (Fort Worth)
• Venture Development Center (UTD)
• United Way’s The GroundFloor
(Dallas)

14. Coworking
• Common Desk (Dallas - Deep Ellum)
• WELD (Dallas - Design District)
• SpryRocket (Dallas - Greenville)
• The Grove (Dallas - West End)
• XL Lounge (Dallas - Mockingbird)
• Oak Cliff Hive (Dallas - Oak Cliff)
• Dallas Fort Work (Dallas)
• Dallas Makerspace (Dallas)
• Connective Hub (Addison)
• CoLab (Fort Worth)
• Dallas Cafe Bedouins
• Creative Consortium Group

15. Networking
• BioCenter Dallas
• CEO Netweavers
• Creatives in Dallas
• Dallas Entrepreneur Center
• Dallas Maker Space
• Dallas Internet Marketing and SEO
• Dallas Startup Happy Hour
• Digital Dallas
• Entrepreneurs for North Texas
• EWomenNetwork
• Health Industry Council
• Mobile Monday Dallas
• Red Oak Hackerspace
• Social Media Club Dallas
• Texchange Dallas
• TIE Dallas
• Untyed

16. Meetups
• Dribbble
Meetup
• AIGA DFW
• Refresh Dallas
For Creatives
• Dallas Android
Developers Group
• iPhone
Developers Group
• Drupal Developer
Group
• HTML5 User
Group
For Developers
• Social Media Club
of Dallas
• Results Oriented
Web
For Marketing
• DFW Scrum
• Dal Mob
• DevOps Live
For Product
• Dallas Startup
Weekend
• CoFounders Lab
Misc

17. Conferences
• Big Design Conference (October)
• Circles Conference (September)
• Emerging Tech Conference (July)
• Big Android BBQ (September)
• Front Porch (Front End) Web
Developers (October)

18. Where to
find talent
• Campus2Careers
• Meetups
• LaunchDFW
• University Job Boards
• CoFounders Lab

19. Other
ways to
get
involved
• 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.

20. Q & A