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Articles from February, 2013
OpenMarkets Raises Series A Funds, Applies Groupon-Like Model to Health Care
VentureWire | February 26, 2013
Category: Portfolio Companies
Hospitals looking to save money on big-ticket items such as an MRI machine can now turn to OpenMarkets Inc., a startup that’s raised funds from TEXO Ventures to apply a Groupon-like model to health care, VentureWire has learned.
Execution can be as valuable intellectual property as a patent
Austin Business Journal | February 22, 2013
Category: TEXO GP Publications
While few people would dispute that patents have played a pivotal role in our economic growth or our propensity to innovate, I would encourage entrepreneurs and investors alike not to become overly fixated on patents alone.