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Houston is too HOT for startups!

Longtime friend of Startup Houston, Stacey Higginbotham of GigaOM (Stacey is in Austin and used to write for The Deal), authored a post this week about the elements needed to develop a High-Tech-Hub:

“Money, big companies and good weather. That last one isn’t a joke; quality of life is important. For example, many people want to [...]

BioHouston Chili Cook-Off

Join over 500 of your friends and colleagues for a day of networking and fun at the 2008 Chili Cook-Off. Our Chili Cook-Off is more than just chili – it brings the attendees together as a life science community.

All individuals welcome – team participation is not required to enjoy the chili. With door prizes, activities, [...]

HTC Energy Tech VC Conference – This Week

The event has finally arrived and if you haven’t registered yet, you can here. This is the premiere conference on venture investing in energy technology and will have everyone who is anyone in attendance. I was speaking with Walter Ulrich of the HTC at Open Coffee this past Thursday and he was very excited about [...]

2008 Texas ACG Capital Connection

I have had several people around town ask me about this event and whether they should attend. First off, an overview of the event form the ACG Texas site:

“The Texas ACG Capital Connection is the largest and most significant private equity event in Texas and the Southwest. This national conference is one of the largest [...]

Don’t Forget: OpenCoffee Club is Tomorrow – Thursday, Feb. 21

Join us for the next OpenCoffee Club!

About : The Houston OpenCoffee Club encourages open and informal discussion and networking among entrepreneurs, technology enthusiasts, and investors to help grow startup companies in the Houston area.

Thursday, February 21st, 2008
8:00AM – 10:00AM

The Coffee Groundz
2503 Bagby St
Houston, TX 77006
(713) 874-0082
Map

You can RSVP and see who else [...]

HiMA: Hispanic Marketing Online

Our good friends at the Houston Interactive Marketing Association (HiMA) will be hosting a panel discussion February 21, 2008 on the myths and realities about Hispanics, demographic and cultural aspects of the Latino community, as well as offer tips about how to succeed in this untapped market. Panelists include:

Manuel Delgado, CEO, Agua Marketing
From Mass Marketing [...]

Got Social Media and HiMA Happy Hour is tonight (Wednesday)

Join the Houston Interactive Marketing Association (HiMA) and the Got Social Media network for cocktails and appetizers at their “countdown to Valentines Day” happy hour on February 13 at Zushi (hip, new sushi restaurant just east of Memorial Park).  The first 50 people receive a free drink on HiMA and one lucky person will win [...]

HBJ lists largest Venture Capital firms in Houston

 

The Houston Business Journal just came out with their annual list of the largest Venture Capital Firms in the Houston Area and I think you’ll find it very interesting.  The firms are listed in order of amount of capital under management.  You find more details about each of these firms, including specific information on Capital [...]

MBA Tech Transfer Challenge

This Friday (2/15/08), the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University will be holding its annual MBA Tech Transfer Challenge at the Texas A&M Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship:

“This event, a required part of the Mays MBA program, challenges teams of students to analyze and determine the commercial viability of an invention developed at [...]

OpenID Gets A Major Boost

Last month I put myself on the line and made some predictions about trends on the Web in 2008 at the Houston Technology Center and posted the presentation here. One of my big items for 2008 is profile management which I suggested would be driven by the adoption of OpenID. Well last week, OpenID got [...]