We’re Partnering with SMU!

by Clarence Bethea

Feb 11, 2026

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We’re excited to share some big news with you.

We’ve officially partnered with Southern Methodist University (SMU) to work more closely with their students, founders, and entrepreneurial community.

This partnership is about expanding access and connecting more early-stage builders with real-world insights, practical guidance, and the kind of support that helps ideas turn into enduring companies. Through this collaboration, we’ll be engaging with SMU students and alumni through programming, conversations, and hands-on exposure to what it actually takes to build and scale a startup.

SMU has a strong and growing entrepreneurship ecosystem, and we’re energized by the founders, operators, and future leaders coming out of the community. We see this as a long-term relationship rooted in shared values: curiosity, ambition, and a willingness to do the hard work.

Read about why SMU chose to work with us here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/spearsinstitute

Thanks, as always, for being part of what we’re building.
- Clarence

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