In a time when progress demands innovation, Startups are A way forward.
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Lucas Lindsey | E-Month | Nov. 30th
#STARTUPTLH: Our Past, Present, & Future
Executive Director
Domi Station
@urbnist
That's Me!
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WHEN you build a business, you build a community.
- Tallahassee et al.
Our Past
In 1951, George Langford made a bet on Tallahassee.
"You have to have a vision for where the city is headed."
-Lawton Langford
"We are a 65 Year-old startup." -MuniCode
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As community builders, entrepreneurs are driven by constructive discontent.
- Tallahassee et al.
Our Present
In 2009, facing pressure to move to Austin, Uberops chose to Stay.
"It can be done here."-Eduardo gonzalez-Loumiet
"We live here. It's important for us to engage outside of work."-UberOps
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Innovation is not about new ideas. It is about the embrace of new ideas.
- Tallahassee et al.
Our Future
in 2015, Jasmine Anderson turned her hobby into a business.
"Whatever motivates my customers motivates me."
-Distressed
"Not everyone can move to a place and feel like it is home. I'm a part of Tallahassee now."
-Jasmine Anderson
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in today's world, AcCess to people matters more than access to information.
- Lindsey et al.
The goal is an organic ecosystem that fosters interaction among actors.
THINGS LIKE: CONNECTIVITY ACROSS SOCIAL BARRIERS + OPTIMIZING FOR SERENDIPITY.
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believe in collaboration over competition.
- Lindsey et al.
Source: https://www.instagram.com/tlhbrewdistrict/
Two things
people hate most:
Change
The Way Things Are
We have a big vision for where Tallahassee is headed, and we think entrepreneurs are going to take it there.
This is what the future looks like.
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lucas@domistation.com
Chamber - Entrepreneurship in TLH
By Lucas Lindsey
