Launch DFW

For Immediate Release:
March 25, 2020

For More Information Contact:
Chris Soto, Council Liaison, District 3
[email protected]

Zoe Halfmann, Council Liaison, District 9
[email protected]

TeleTown Hall scheduled for small businesses impacted by COVID-19
Dallas, Texas – A TeleTown Hall meeting for small businesses impacted by COVID-19 will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 26. During this TeleTown Hall, Council Members and City staff will provide updates on resources available to small and local businesses.

Participants can register before the call by clicking on the following link: https://bitly.com/businessresourcemeeting. Residents can also listen in live on the call by dialing 1-888-400-1932 (English) or 1-888-400-9342 (Spanish). This is not an official meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee on COVID- 19 Economic Recovery and Assistance and no action will be taken.

Residents are encouraged to visit http://dallasecodev.org/562/COVID-19-Info-for-Small-Businesses to access current resources regarding the ongoing efforts at the City of Dallas to assist local and small businesses with COVID-19 recovery.

COVID-19 Information for Small Businesses | City of Dallas Office of Economic Development COVID-19 information for small businesses in the City of Dallas.

It’s time.

Launch DFW has had a great run. Sure, it’s been full of ups and downs just like anything else, but overall I’m proud of the impact its had on the DFW Startup Community.

But it’s time to move on.

Launch DFW has been a labor of love since the beginning, when it was just me writing as many blog posts as I could in my free time about the interesting companies I came across in the various parts of the metroplex.

Over time, it grew into something that was bigger than any one person and I did my best to shepherd it towards success and sustainability.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t my sole focus and misplaced trust in the leadership of others has led to its slow decline over the past few years. That is 100% on me.

If you’ve supported Launch DFW in some way over the past 11 years, thank you. It does mean a lot to me.

I hope the DFW Startup Community continues to thrive and grow, and that at some point a new organization comes along that can truly put the community first to help it succeed.

For now, Launch DFW will suspend all its activities. If you’re a community member who would like to carry the torch of some piece of what Launch has done in the past, please feel free to reach out.

All the best,

Bradley Joyce
Founder \ Launch DFW
bradley [at] launchdfw.com

Tonight's the night! Join Launch DFW and the Dallas Entrepreneur Center 6pm for a special edition of Dallas New Tech + WEDallas. Powered by Capital One, WEDallas is designed to equip, inspire and empower women entrepreneurs in North Texas through a series of events, workshops and conferences.

Special thank you to our venue host WeWork + WeWork Labs

For the first time ever, DNT will feature an all-female founder lineup!

DNT Host: Katie Wallace
Featured DJ: DJ Dawn
Fireside Chat: Rachel Bentley & Carly Nance, The Citizenry
Founder Spotlights: Shireen Abdullah Yumlish, Maggie Barton CuffedUp & Star Carter Kanarys.

A few tickets remain for what will be an unforgettable night: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dallas-new-tech-wedallas-powered-by-capital-one-tickets-71788731027

Thank you to everyone who joined us tonight at ! Incredible conversation on the future of transportation and driverless, automated buses thanks to our special guests, Richard Wolsfeld, EVP, North America Transportation, Aecom and Darryl E. Spencer, Sr. Assistant Vice President, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (Official DART page).

Big shout out to tonight’s presenting founders: Oros App and Getcheckapp!

Thank you to WeWork, host Katie Wallace, event lead Ashton Oates and McFadden Bartending for making tonight an event to remember. Stay tuned tomorrow as we reveal next month’s theme and featured guest. As always, first 50 tickets are free.

After a short break for the summer, Dallas New Tech officially returns on 9/10! Join us TONIGHT 6pm at WeWork Downtown Dallas for happy hour, tech demos from local founders and a very cool fireside chat on the future of transportation.

MEET THE FOUNDER: Amit Patel

Amit is the founder of Oros App, the first peer-to-peer network leveraging real-time group messaging with a dedicated audience.

Grab your tickets HERE: https://lnkd.in/eB3eAGE

After a short break for the summer, Dallas New Tech officially returns on 9/10! Join us tomorrow 6-9pm at WeWork in Downtown Dallas for happy hour, tech demos from local founders and a very cool fireside chat on the future of transportation.

MEET THE FOUNDER: Michael Odiari

Michael is the founder of Getcheckapp, an application that initiates safer interaction between law enforcement and motorist by allowing a video conversation where the officer doesn't have to get out of their vehicle.

Grab your tickets HERE: https://lnkd.in/eB3eAGE

After a short break for the summer, Dallas New Tech officially returns on 9/10! Join us 6-9pm for happy hour, tech demos from three local founders and a very cool fireside chat on the future of transportation, featuring special guest Richard Wolsfeld, EVP, North America Transportation, AECOM.

Grab your tickets HERE: https://lnkd.in/eB3eAGE

Throughout the last 47 years, Wolsfeld has managed more than 350 projects of varying size and scope around the country. His project experience includes multi-modal corridor studies, fixed guideway and roadway preliminary design/EIS, transportation planning, and traffic engineering.

Currently he is the Project Director for the AECOM sponsored consortium of 13 national transit agencies that are investigating the feasibility of deploying automated, full size, and accessible buses in Pilot Projects around the country. The goal is to deploy automated buses in a variety of geographies and applications to advance the industry understanding of the technology and to leverage the technology to improve safety, reliability, operating efficiency and customer experience.

Join us for a very special evening!

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