14 Entrepreneurs on What It’s Like to Be a Startup in Dallas
Summary
In fact, you should go ahead and get out your startup city checklist, because the Dallas area hits all the marks fairly well: diverse workforce, growing economy, pro-business community, central location, and an affordable cost of living. Since all those pros and cons deserve a closer look, heres a list of CEOs and startup founders who spoke with Tech.Co on the variety of challenges and benefits to life in the Metroplex. Any region that welcomes different perspectives will remain a healthy, intelligent community, so Im happy to report on two founders who have opened a window into a few Dallas demographics worth mentioning. From my experiences here and based on the people I have met and the projects they are working on I dont think it is too long before the Dallas startup community is recognized as established as opposed to up and coming.” Cole Egger, CEO and co-founder of Cosmunity, has been an entrepreneur in the Texas city for the last 13 years, creating a dozen companies from the ground up as well. Pros: Being self-funded and starting Circle Seven Five as a young person was definitely easier in Dallas than in someplace like Silicon Valley or New York City because the cost of living and operating your business is relatively low.
