35-year veteran Austin serial entrepreneur Gary Hoover brings his unique, iconoclastic perspective to envisioning the future of Austin and Texas. Gary co-founded the first chain of giant bookstores, BOOKSTOP, and business information service Hoovers. He teaches entrepreneurial thinking worldwide to organizations and leaders of all types, mentors hundreds of startups, and served as the first entrepreneur-in-residence at the University of Texas business school. His thinking can be found at hooversworld.com