{"id":122574,"date":"2020-01-06T16:56:52","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T22:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.dallasinnovates.com\/?p=122574"},"modified":"2020-12-23T12:23:34","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T18:23:34","slug":"dallas-innovates-2020-the-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dallasinnovates.com\/dallas-innovates-2020-the-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Innovates 2020: Let’s Raise Our Flag"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a moment for innovation in Dallas-Fort Worth, one that we\u2019ve been working toward for a long time.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Spirited founders paved the way for our region\u2019s success:<\/strong> as legend has it, Herb Kelleher jotted down the business plan for an upstart company, Southwest Airlines, on a cocktail napkin. H. Ross Perot ushered in the business services era when he founded EDS in 1962. The founders of Texas Instruments\u2014Eugene McDermott, J. Erik Jonsson, and Cecil Green\u2014 established the \u201cGraduate Research Center of the Southwest\u201d to help build a talent pipeline in 1961. You may now know it as the University of Texas at Dallas.<\/p>\n

Fast forward to 2020. A new generation of innovators is taking its place in Dallas-Fort Worth lore, creating the next wave of great companies, services, and ideas. These leaders are more diverse than ever before; they draw creativity and inspiration from their international backgrounds and always-connected worlds. You may spot them collaborating at incubators and corporate innovation hubs or brainstorming at one of the many local events and meetups. Regardless of their product, Dallas-Fort Worth is their home base, and in their diversity of experience, background, and creativity lies our power.<\/p>\n

In this way, the future follows the tradition of our innovative forefathers, as the region has never been defined by one industry or technology\u2014and we are stronger for it. Dallas-Fort Worth is the growing center for everything from mobility solutions and fintech to AI and blockchain innovation. Not to mention the exploding fields of esports and gaming, of which we\u2019re a national leader. From biotech to retail, this is a place where unicorns are built. Our startups are more than overvalued, hyped-up ideas\u2014they are revenue-producing, heads-down, get-the-work-done businesses.<\/p>\n

Investors are taking notice. Capital is flowing in from around the country; corporations are building their innovation hubs here because of the access to tech talent. The region\u2019s universities are uniquely collaborative, partnering with industry to build innovative programs that create access and opportunity. We are a socially conscious innovation community that wants better outcomes for our region and the world.<\/p>\n

The future is here in Dallas-Fort Worth. Let\u2019s raise our flag and tell the world what we already know\u2014we are a leader of innovation, with a great track record and an even brighter future. There is no better place than Dallas-Fort Worth right now.<\/p>\n

Dallas Innovates is built to tell that story. These are the people and companies driving our future forward. We invite you to read the stories in our third annual magazine (digital edition below<\/em>) and sign up for our daily newsletter<\/a> to learn how Dallas innovates\u2014every day.<\/p>\n

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Dallas Innovates is a collaboration of D Magazine Partners and the Dallas Regional Chamber.<\/em><\/p>\n

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