The State Of Houston Startups Report

Slide 1: The ‘State of the Startup’ Report

Slide 2: Why StartupHouston? • Break the Chicken and Egg Cycle • Promote Houston startup companies • Provide information on resources • Create the informal, as well as the formal

Slide 3: What We’ve Found: Lots of Houston Startups

Slide 4: What We’ve Found: Talent and Capital Not enough interested talent Not enough available capital

Slide 5: How do we foster a better startup community for Houston? • Our take – Promote all Houston Startups – Provide information on Resources – Provide connection opportunities

Slide 6: 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

Slide 7: 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

Slide 8: Get Plugged In • Investor – Watch StartupHouston for opportunities – Promote yourself on StartupHouston – HTC, Rice Alliance, MIT Forum events – Open Coffee Club

Slide 9: 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

Slide 10: 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