Madison Clark’s Post

Dallas Startup Week 2025 ~ it’s a wrap! ⭐️ The energy was high as usual— so many enthusiastic founders and entrepreneurs taking notes, asking questions, networking & engaging like their livelihoods depend on it! Thank you to Mike Wilkes for the opportunity to open up the panel discussion on “Women in Venture Capital” with Laura Baldwin, Contessa Hoskin, MBA, PMP, and Bora Laci, MBA Laura’s wise words as a family office director: “I’m betting on the jockey, not the horse,” and my take on that is who you are as an entrepreneur is almost more important than your product/service/etc. 🐎🏇 And, it’s always good to see folks like Chris Wilkes sharing his vast insights in the tech space and successful exits, lessons learned, etc. with a successful McKinney-based company! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Shoutout to Luke Gajary for repping McKinney with our suitcase of cash & to Troy Billett for sharing your wisdom with other industry leaders. We have a great team at MEDC! 🙂 🤑💸 #DSW25 #startups #entrepreneur #dallas #mckinneytx #founder #innovation #ecosystem #innovationfund #exits