Dallas Innovates | A Look at the Industries Dallas-Fort Worth May Dominate Down the Road

By Jeff Bounds

The inaugural Venture Dallas conference this week was about connecting entrepreneurs with investors. But, the 300-plus attendees were also treated to possible answers to an overarching question: What industry will become synonymous with North Texas?

“We have an opportunity to be the electrification capital of the world,” Brad Hunstable, CEO and founder of Fort Worth’s Linear Labs, said Wednesday during his presentation at the Design District’s Hall on Dragon. “We have the pieces if we brand it properly to stake it, name it [and] claim it as a region.”