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A few startup community folks here in Houston have just launched a Facebook group for people to connect, ask and answer questions and generally be a part of the Houston Startup scene. The inspiration comes directly from the Austin Startup group that has become a very active forum in that community. http://www.facebook.com/groups/155392461211573/ Here’s the link to retweet [...] Javid Jamae, a startup entrepreneur and active member of the Houston hacking community is leading the charge to create a peer-led group of product focused technology startups here in Houston. It’s going to be a series of regular monthly meetings where startups can talk to one another in a comfortable, informal environment. It’s a great [...] July 11th, 2011 | Category: Conversations, Startup Mentors, Support Local, Grow Together |
 Leave a comment Article location:http://www.fastcompany.com/1702618/why-you-should-start-a-company-in-houston Tags: Leadership, Innovation, Technology, Careers Why You Should Start a Company in… Houston It’s the U.S. energy capital. It was the home of Enron. And for the most part, those two facts reflect the scope of startups in Houston, Texas. Enron, before it began conducting massive accounting fraud, was innovative in its approach to energy. And thanks [...] November 17th, 2010 | Category: BioTech/Life Science, Conversations, General, Houston Venture Capitalists, IT and Web 2.0, Interviews |
Leave a comment I got a email last night from a good friend and fellow Capital Factory mentor, Jason Cohen who writes one of the best blogs about startups, named A Smart Bear that has great posts like this and is also the cofounder of answers.onstartups.com along with startup rockstar Dharmesh Shah, the founder of HubSpot and author [...] Houston has enjoyed some positive national press lately from a NPR series to a CNNMoney.com photo essay.
I’ve had quite a number of conversations in the last few weeks with community activists, journalists, startups and established entrepreneur-support organizations about the perceptions of Houston. I think that this topic keeps coming up because many people [...] [This is a Guest Post by Kumar - I edited it slightly for some factual corrections and of course to make myself look better - Marc] — In the summer of 2009 from June-August I worked at the Houston Technology Center as an intern. I saw new technologies, worked with a talented staff, and most importantly learned [...] Aziz Gilani, a local VC writes on his personal blog http://texvc.com/2009/08/02/what-houston-really-needs/about what he thinks Houston needs to compete and the main conclusion he comes up with is that we are suffering from a relative lack of engineering research at our universities. I consider Aziz a personal friend, and I helped plan the party that got [...] August 2nd, 2009 | Category: Conversations, General, Houston Venture Capitalists, VC and Angel Funding |
11 comments This post comes to us courtesy of Graham Randall, Ph.D., MBA, who has agreed to become a regular contributor to Startup Houston and will write on the topic of biotech, life sciences and entrepreneurship. Graham is a Ph.D. candidate in molecular biophysics at Baylor College of Medicine where he was a fellow of the [...] I’m not sure what sparked this but the writers at Forbes have come to realize what we’ve known for some time. Besides being a Top 10 Up-And-Coming Tech City, Houston has topped the list of Best Cities to Buy a Home. What jumped out at me while reading this was the following statement: “Well known as [...] Continuing on our coverage about the Caroline Collective Opening and its impact on Houston’s technology startup and art scenes, we are posting interviews from various people who were at the opening party. Part of the reason that we felt that this opening was different and signified that something special was happening in Houston, was the attention it [...] |
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