Announcing EntrepreneurCamp Houston
What is Entrepreneur Camp? Entrepreneur Camp is a participant-driven gathering of like-minded individuals also known as an ‘unconference’ with the goal of bringing together entrepreneurs, investors, VC’s, business leaders, and anyone interested in starting a business to network, share ideas, and explore opportunities. The first Entrepreneur Camp will be held

Help the Houston Startup Happy Hour find a new home
We’re looking for a new venue for the Startup Houston Happy Hour held every first Thursday of the month from 6pm – 8pm. The venue should be easily accessible to most people – even the Katy-Sugarland-Woodlands-Clear Lake area folks. In the past we’ve held it at Sonoma Wine Bar, the Tasting Room on Alabama and most recently at Saute Bistro. Ideally, we would like lots of cheap or free parking, drink specials ($2-3 beer, $5-6 wine sounds about right) and plenty of  space for 100 or so startup entrepreneurs and the people who love them to chat in an open, comfortable environment. We’re not looking for ’scenesters’ or blaring music of o

No Happy Hour Tonight
Have a happy 4th of July and a safe weekend!!! We’ll see everyone next month at a new location. More details to come next week.

Venture Capital in Houston
Purva Patel, one of the journalists at the Houston Chronicle who ‘get it’ about emerging businesses recently wrote up an interview she had with Dennis Murhpree of Murphree Venture Partners: http://www.chron.com/disp/discuss.mpl/business/6489409.html# Mr. Murphree is stalwart advocate of the VC community in Houston

How to uncover and secure the right PR support for your company
Suzanne Tormollen of Atingo Public Relations is a 13 year PR veteran of the tech scene who has worked with many venture-backed companies in the Austin and Houston areas.  You can view her work history at www.atingo.com.  Suzanne is a new contributor to Startup Houston. Ok. You’ve secured funding; created a solid leadership team; and have a product in the market.  Now you want to increase exposure and awareness for your company.  But how? I’ve been involved in several new business meetings over the past few months in which this has been the prevailing qu