Saturday, 1st of March 2008 at 02:26:54 PM
So I was curious today about what you, Startup Houston readers, are truly interested in hearing about. Houston is a vibrant technology community and has many industry specializations. Of them, what are you interested in us covering. This will not mean that something will get dropped due to non-interest, but like I stated earlier, I was curious:
- Energy tech
- Nanotech
- Biotech
- Aerospace
- Enterprise IT
- Social Media
- Other (please let us know what)
Give us your feedback so we can work to make Startup Houston even better.
Josh, if you were asking for industry specifics, my apologies for a financial answer. But what I’m wondering is what will startups need to do to obtain funding in a frightened economy.
Dan, not what I was looking for but a very good questions, worthy of a post. I’ll put something together today on my thoughts.
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My vote is for IT (enterprise & social) Seems to be the most active at your various casual events and those that are commenting on your blog
. But, I might offer one suggestion. Our effort to get things going in Houston is not unique. There are other cities attempting to achieve the same effect. Traveling to various conferences on IT topics I have heard the same issues associated with startups we are having. You might pick a similar community which may have a similar blog / information service and cross-pollinate. Could be Texas, or may even be interesting to look outside? The financing question is relative in many cities, and some are trying different strategies that haven’t yet caught on with our crowd. Plus, it would be interesting to hear the different governmental efforts and their success / failure.
IT (enterprise IT, consumer applications and social media.)
I’m interested in aerospace, internet and in particular, creating a rich environment for interdisciplinary research that links together Houston’s varied research centers.
We need a lot more cross-pollination between NASA, medical/biotech research, the universities, the energy industry, & computer/internet companies (which are many but more diverse).