John Backes
RealTech Dallas Founder
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the #4 economy in the nation; real estate is our #2 industry; tech is our #1 industry, and Texas is the biggest exporter of technology in the nation; 60,000 sf of coworking space downtown; top 20 for VC money in the nation, and urban office rents of $15 per square foot. In San Francisco they are $60. Dallas offers unparallelled access to decision makers in our key industries, and the cohesiveness of our startup community is second to none.
Dallas is the best place in the country to innovate for real estate. Why? To name a few reasons: CBRE innovation lab, JLL innovation lab, Beck Construction innovation lab, Corgan Architecture media lab, HKS innovation to name a few. 3 of the 5 top CRM providers for commercial real estate are in Dallas. From established tech companies like RealPage, Ascendix, Think Tech Labs, and Fischer & Company, to bold startups like RealMassive, Glass Media, Roam, Integris, and OpenKey.
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