The ‘State of the Startup’ Report

Why StartupHouston? Break the Chicken and Egg Cycle Promote Houston startup companies Provide information on resources Create the informal, as well as the formal

Break the Chicken and Egg Cycle

Promote Houston startup companies

Provide information on resources

Create the informal, as well as the formal

What We’ve Found: Lots of Houston Startups

What We’ve Found: Talent and Capital Not enough interested talent Not enough available capital

How do we foster a better startup community for Houston? Our take Promote all Houston Startups Provide information on Resources Provide connection opportunities

Our take

Promote all Houston Startups

Provide information on Resources

Provide connection opportunities

Get Plugged In Entrepreneur Promote yourself through StartupHouston Entrepreneurial Meetup Groups Technical Meetup Groups HTC, Rice Alliance, MIT Forum events HTC Emerging Technology Council OpenCoffee Club

Entrepreneur

Promote yourself through StartupHouston

Entrepreneurial Meetup Groups

Technical Meetup Groups

HTC, Rice Alliance, MIT Forum events

HTC Emerging Technology Council

OpenCoffee Club

Get Plugged In Technical Technical Meetup Groups Watch StartupHouston for startup opportunities Watch Cachinko.com and nPost.com for startup opportunities BarCamp WebDesign Smackdown Startup Weekend Open Coffee Club

Technical

Technical Meetup Groups

Watch StartupHouston for startup opportunities

Watch Cachinko.com and nPost.com for startup opportunities

BarCamp

WebDesign Smackdown

Startup Weekend

Open Coffee Club

Get Plugged In Investor Watch StartupHouston for opportunities Promote yourself on StartupHouston HTC, Rice Alliance, MIT Forum events Open Coffee Club

Investor

Watch StartupHouston for opportunities

Promote yourself on StartupHouston

HTC, Rice Alliance, MIT Forum events

Open Coffee Club

How do we foster a better startup community for Houston? <Add Audience Input Here> Interact with local universities more Stop the brain drain Show them alternatives in Houston Get involved with the OpenSource community Everyone communicate with other thought leaders to let them know about Houston startups Need more Mentors

<Add Audience Input Here>

Interact with local universities more

Stop the brain drain

Show them alternatives in Houston

Get involved with the OpenSource community

Everyone communicate with other thought leaders to let them know about Houston startups

Need more Mentors

Keep the Buzz Going! HTC’s Emerging Technology Council Tuesday, August 28th OpenCoffee Club Thursday, August 30th Web Design Smackdown Wednesday, Sept. 26th Startup Weekend Houston Friday, Sept. 28th – Sunday, Sept. 30th http://www.startuphouston.com

HTC’s Emerging Technology Council

Tuesday, August 28th

OpenCoffee Club

Thursday, August 30th

Web Design Smackdown

Wednesday, Sept. 26th

Startup Weekend Houston

Friday, Sept. 28th – Sunday, Sept. 30th