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Security touring the back parking lot Houston OpenCoffee Club November Meetup 013 Matt Wettergreen w/ Caroline Collective, Alex Hillman w/ Independents Hall, Tara Hunt w/ Citizen Space
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Android surpasses iPhones in U.S. markets

According to ComScore, Android has now surpassed Apple’s iPhone in U.S. markets by capturing 6.4% of the market share. Android phones now possess 26% to Apples 25% market share putting it in second place in the smart phone market behind RIM, while also making it the fastest growing phone operating system in the United [...]

Tech Connection rocks the Houston Technology World

Houston is home to a number of organizations that offer the keys to building a successful technology company. Over 200 people made themselves present at the Tech Connection event taking place on January 20, 2010 at Hyatt – Houston to network and find the connections that would complement their entrepreneurial quest.  Guest companies showcased themselves [...]

Startup Weekend Houston 2011

Startup Weekend is being held here in Houston for the first time in a few years. By all accounts (Theresa Quintanilla has a great first day writeup), things are going extremely well. The purpose of Startup Weekend (originally founded by all-around good guy @andrewhyde) is according to the site:

Startup Weekend is an intense 54 hour [...]

Find Answers to Startup Challenges at Houston's First Founders Space Roundtable this Thursday

Founders Space Roundtable is a monthly meeting where startup founders gather around a table to share knowledge and work together to solve problems.  This is not a panel of speakers, seminar or business mixer.  It’s a working session focused on dealing with tough issues that startups face.

Each Roundtable tackles [...]

ZEBEC Center Launches to Support Tech Meetups and Startups

Enterprise Builders and Zebec Data Systems recently announced that they have combined forces to launch the Houston ZEBEC Center.  The ZEBEC Center is a center for new, emerging and established Computer Technology businesses to host meetings, to encourage knowledge sharing and a place to help with innovation and new ideas.  To do that, ZEBEC Center [...]

FastCompany: Why Start a Company in Houston

Article location:http://www.fastcompany.com/1702618/why-you-should-start-a-company-in-houston
November 15, 2010

Tags: Leadership, Innovation, Technology, Careers

Why You Should Start a Company in… Houston
By Laura Rich

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 [...]

Meet the Co-Founder of Hotmail Tonight at The Petroleum Room

Attend the Sabeer Bhatia Keynote on Thursday, Nov 11th

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Thursday, Novermber11, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Petroleum Room, 44th Fl, 800 Bell Street, Houston , TX -Houston, [...]

Rice Alliance IT/Web 2.0 Venture Forum Call For Presenters due October 8th

Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship

One of the biggest individual events for Houston-based early stage technology startups is the 8th Annual Rice Alliance IT/Web 2.0 Venture forum being held on December 9th. This is a perfect venue to hone your pitch skills and rub elbows with fellow entrepreneurs – not to mention the Who’s [...]

BizCrawl 2010

TiE Houston is hosting the first inaugural BizCrawl 2010 that brings you the opportunity to connect with founders, CEOs and head honchos of Houston for mentoring and knowledge-sharing .

What is BizCrawl?Inspired from Houston’s ArtCrawl, an 18-year old legacy, that allows visitors to meet local artists in the Artist Warehouse District on a select date, BizCrawl creates an [...]

Local PR Shop is looking for Black Sheep in a their video contest

Black Sheep recently launched a contest to find other businesses/organizations that identify with standing out in their industry…Self-proclaimed “Black Sheep,” if you will. And I’d like to ask for your help in spreading the word.

If you’re a Black Sheep yourself, I’d love for you to apply. If you don’t fit the bill, but know a [...]