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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 [...]

DFJ Mercury VC Office Hours June 25th

I just received this email from Aziz Gilani who was inspired by the wildly successful Office Hours hosted by First Round Capital. It seems like an incredible opportunity for aspiring startups to meet informally with the VC’s that have the biggest presence for early stage deals in Houston.

At DFJ Mercury, nothing excites us more than [...]

TEDxHouston

Yesterday represented what the Houston community is all about – taking a great idea, adding our our local flavor and executing it flawlessly. The Culture Pilot team deserved the thunderous applause they received for all the hard work that obviously went into pulling off an incredibly successful event.

The theme that emerged through all [...]

NutshellMail gets Acquired by Constant Contact

Houston-bred startup founders Mark Schmulen and David Lyman sold their web-based aggregation tool, NutshellMail to email giant Constant Contact: Press Release

I’ve spoken with Mark and he named a few Houston-based advisors and investors, specifically Phil Fraher, a seasoned CEO and now a special advisor to the Houston Technology Center, Andrew Clark also an Executive-in-Residence [...]

TIE Houston Presents Entrepreneurship in Tough Times

Join us as we LiveBlog the TIE Houston event – Entrepreneurship in Tough Times. Some quick info:

It does not get any bigger than Kanwal Rekhi! Rekhi’s venture capital firm, Inventus Capital Partners has generated over $30 Billion in aggregate wealth and market value in their 15 year track record.

Rekhi is one of [...]

Primer Grey + Colab Block Party

Date: Thursday, April 8, 2010
Time: 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Location: pg+co loft
Where: 1305 Sterrett Street Houston, TX 77002
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We’re making it a neighborhood affair… with an open house at our new digs slated for April 8th, the lovely colab ladies and the Primer Grey team wanted to make it about more than just us. Over [...]

TEDXHouston

TEDXHouston is Houston’s very own, independently organized TED event. A team of creative professionals have volunteered to bring together some of Houston’s most innovative and inspiring minds.

Our leadership team has been very busy doing a lot of groundwork to make sure this first TEDxHouston is a huge success for all involved. Make sure to keep [...]

Open Mixer with the Houston Innovation Initiative Tonight

The Houston Innovation Initiative is a group started by Houston Council Member Jarvis Johnson and Yvette Golan of World Innova and here is a quick summary of what they are all about:

The Houston Innovation Initiative (HII) joins government leaders focused on solving city challenges to the technology and innovation leaders who can help. [...]

StartupHouston LiveBlog of TiE Houston Legal Workshop

Join us as StartupHouston liveblogs the TiE Houston Legal Workshop that offers advice on how to protect your Small Business Intellectual Property and More.

FreeTimeStudios Launches new SlapHappy game for iPhone

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FreeTimeStudios, an independent mobile game development studio founded by Nathan Eror and headquartered in Houston, TX, announced yesterday that their new game, SlapHappy, is now available via the iTunes Store for an introductory price of 99 cents.

For those of you not aware, Nathan has been very active in Houston’s development community and is [...]