convore.json/groups/entrepreneurship/what-are-your-thoughts-on-the-state-of-the-tech-startup-environment-in-dallas-tx/messages.json

[{"user_id": 3413, "stars": [], "topic_id": 4476, "date_created": 1297483909.165545, "message": "More specifically: how is the current environment? Is there money there? How do the mentoring/incubation programs stack up to Silicon Valley? Etc.", "group_id": 250, "id": 86004}, {"user_id": 3552, "stars": [], "topic_id": 4476, "date_created": 1297502556.6344061, "message": "Pack your bags to Palo Alto, that is where it is at. or SF.", "group_id": 250, "id": 86485}, {"user_id": 7580, "stars": [], "topic_id": 4476, "date_created": 1297532873.059531, "message": "There is a new incubator for Clean Technologies being formed in Dallas. CleanTechOpen", "group_id": 250, "id": 87164}, {"user_id": 3413, "stars": [], "topic_id": 4476, "date_created": 1297549125.398845, "message": "What's the word on Tech Wildcatters or Star Tech? We can't all visit beautiful Cali.", "group_id": 250, "id": 87702}, {"user_id": 32, "stars": [], "topic_id": 4476, "date_created": 1297550139.3402021, "message": "leaving dallas to join a startup in SF was one of the best decisions i made", "group_id": 250, "id": 87717}, {"user_id": 3413, "stars": [], "topic_id": 4476, "date_created": 1297550597.9743459, "message": "How did you start your move? Did you have a company in mind before you left?", "group_id": 250, "id": 87752}, {"user_id": 32, "stars": [], "topic_id": 4476, "date_created": 1297553144.566678, "message": "hard to answer that question, my instinct is to say you should be a programmer type if you hope to get into a startup very early on, but there's an obvious need for marketing/bd types at a most startups", "group_id": 250, "id": 87890}, {"user_id": 32, "stars": [], "topic_id": 4476, "date_created": 1297553152.9692421, "message": "just not as many openings", "group_id": 250, "id": 87891}, {"user_id": 32, "stars": [], "topic_id": 4476, "date_created": 1297551513.435606, "message": "a friend from school joined joined me a few weeks later at the same startup", "group_id": 250, "id": 87831}, {"user_id": 32, "stars": [], "topic_id": 4476, "date_created": 1297551457.16609, "message": "yeah, I had a job offer from a startup, packed a bag and left", "group_id": 250, "id": 87821}, {"user_id": 3413, "stars": [], "topic_id": 4476, "date_created": 1297551570.7624199, "message": "What type of skills are most valued in the valley? Do you have to be a hardcore programmer, or do interdisciplinary ppl work as well?", "group_id": 250, "id": 87835}, {"user_id": 3413, "stars": [], "topic_id": 4476, "date_created": 1297553354.4378469, "message": "Thanks for the info!", "group_id": 250, "id": 87897}, {"user_id": 7580, "stars": [], "topic_id": 4476, "date_created": 1297569235.2204139, "message": "If you are lookung for a good source of information regarding technology incubator/accelerator look at the the Foundry Group and Tech Stars in Boulder, CO. Brad Feld and Cohorts do a great job.", "group_id": 250, "id": 88197}, {"user_id": 960, "stars": [], "topic_id": 4476, "date_created": 1297663312.367969, "message": "@benwmax Every major city in Texas has quite a bit going for it, but Austin seems to be where the majority of the tech startup scene is.", "group_id": 250, "id": 96592}, {"user_id": 7782, "stars": [], "topic_id": 4476, "date_created": 1297729813.491982, "message": "Austin is like the perfect storm. Tech, design, and money. It is also condensed, where DFW could sit beside the definition of \"sprawl\"", "group_id": 250, "id": 108240}, {"user_id": 3413, "stars": [], "topic_id": 4476, "date_created": 1298002217.804455, "message": "So what would it take to bring the startup \"vibe\" to Dallas?", "group_id": 250, "id": 139721}, {"user_id": 12424, "stars": [], "topic_id": 4476, "date_created": 1298011530.1548481, "message": "We like the guys at Dallas based Appvita & Magnt. Dave Onkels (http://daveonkels.com/) is a good guy and knows his way around the startup community there.", "group_id": 250, "id": 140212}, {"user_id": 11933, "stars": [], "topic_id": 4476, "date_created": 1298045992.2211699, "message": "I used to live in Dallas for 5 years and had a startup, but am now am in chicago.  Chicago is definitely more of a vibrant startup community than Dallas, but it's still no where near the valley or even NYC.  Both cities have a lot of work to do.  I know there are a few iOS app dev firms in Chicago, including Red Laser I believe.  But @jeffreyryanwho is correct that Dave Onkels is a good guy and releasing some cool stuff (predecessor to about.me)", "group_id": 250, "id": 144110}]