Texas-Squared Startup Newsletter #232

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The Zebra Raises $38.5M For Insurance Comparison Site After 200% Growth In 2019 — Link

- Crunchbase’s Mary Ann Azevedo

“The investment brings The Zebra’s total raised to $101.5 million since it was co-founded in 2012 by Joshua Dziabiak. The Austin-based company last raised $40 million in an Accel-led Series B in September 2017. As part of that funding round, Accel and The Zebra tapped Keith Melnick, former president of travel metasearch engine Kayak as its new CEO.” — Mary Ann Azevedo

AI-Powered Oil And Gas Startup Secures $15 Million From Houston VC Firms In Its Series B — Link

- Innovation Map’s Natalie Harms

• Ambyint Secures $15 Million to Expand AI-Powered Production Optimization — Link

“Houston-based Cottonwood Venture Partners led the round, and Houston-based Mercury Fund also contributed — as did Ambyint’s management team, according to a news release. The money will be used to grow both its Houston and Calgary, Alberta, offices and expand its suite of software solutions for wells and artificial lift systems.

Ambyint’s technology pairs artificial intelligence with advanced physics and subject matter expertise to automate processes on across all well types and artificial lift systems.” — Natalie Harms

Lifelong Houstonian Weighs In On Growth Within The City’s Innovation Ecosystem Over The Past 20 Years — Podcast

- Innovation Map’s Natalie Harms

Thank you, Natalie, for a lively and fun discussion about the history and growth of the Houston startup ecosystem and how it relates to the Texas startup scene in general. I have to admit that I haven’t listened to it yet because I hate the sound of my own voice — but I meant every word.

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• Advice from Austin CBD Startup Tessera Naturals — Link
• Are Tiny Homes Really A Socially Responsible Option? — Link
• What job is the customer hiring your product for? — Link
• Workflow optimization tips for Product Marketers — Link
  - Austin Startups
• Innovation Versus Imitation. What Do You Do When a Multi-Billion Dollar Company Rips Off Your Startup? — Link
  - Future/Proof
• Austin Company Files Lawsuit Against Beverage Giant Over Hard Seltzer Trademark — Link
  - CBS’ Bettie Cross
• Austin tumbles in new ranking of best U.S. cities for women in tech — Link
  - Culture Map Austin
• Rane Acquires Geopolitical Intelligence Platform Stratfor — Link
• Unbiased Surveillance: AI Security Tech That Spots Guns, Not People — Link
  - The Observer’s Harmon Leon
• Techstars Farm to Fork Alum PurPics Closes on $920K Pre-Seed Round — Link
  - MinneInno’s Maddy Kennedy
• ‘Shark Tank’ style: Vista Ridge HS students learning how to become entrepreneurs — Link
  - KVUE.com
• Texas Startup Builds Software That Tracks Workplace Diversity — Link
  - Christopher Calnan
• OutboundEngine Launches ‘Harmony,’ The Platform to Unify Marketing Across Franchise and Agent Networks — Link
• PicPocket-Labs, Inc. Awarded Patent For Location/Event-Based (Geofence-Driven), Targeted Advertising And Custom Media Creation — Link
• Austin’s Upland Software Acquires Localytics for $67.6M — Link
• Concordia University Texas Brings First Collegiate eSports Team to Austin — Link
• An Austin Area Tesla Gigafactory? Elon Musk’s Poll Says “Hell Yeah” to Giga Texas — Link
• The Top Austin Tech and Startup Hires and Departures of January 2020 — Link
• The Austin Tech Startups That Raised Venture Capital or Got Acquired in January 2020 — Link
• Austin Biotech Startup Looks to Double Its Team After Raising $13M — Link
• Check Out the 5 New Startups in the Sputnik ATX Accelerator — Link
  - Austin Inno’s Brett Wistrom — Subscribe Here
• C3 Presents partnership will bring touring acts to Moody Amphitheater starting in 2021 — Link
• Capital Metro to modernize information delivery with onboard displays — Link
  - Austin Monitor
• 2020 marketing calendar — plan this year’s marketing strategy — Link
• Defense startups are getting beaucoup bucks from the DoD — Link
• How to ask your manager for better work equipment — Link
• Goal-based project management tool simplifies your work life — Link
• New device stops your smart speaker from listening without a safe word — Link
• Google takes a shot at competing with TikTok, Pinterest videos — Link
• 7 ways AI will transform health care — Link
• Minimalism doesn’t have to be a quick process — Link
• Next! Fitness offers an AI trainer and rewards for meeting goals — Link
• Goldman Sachs takes a stand for diversity… barely — Link
• Security features keep haters quiet about the Edge Chromium — Link
• Revised Vine aims to take a Byte out of TikTok — Link
  - American Genius
• Silicon Hills News Unveils the Companies Featured in its 2020 Austin Startup Calendar — Link
• Pattern Bioscience Lands $13 Million in Funding to Develop Rapid Diagnostics Tests — Link
• The Zebra Lands $38.5 Million in Funding — Link
• SXSW 2020 Pitch Finalists Include Five Austin-Based Startups — Link
• Is Elon Musk Considering Texas for a Tesla GigaFactory? — Link
• Sputnik ATX Selects Four Startups For its Winter 2020 Accelerator Program — Link
• February Tech Events to Attend in Austin — Link
• Austin-based Invoiced Finds Success in Processing Billions of Dollars in Invoices for Companies — Link
  - Silicon Hills News’ Laura Lorek
• Giant SXSW Announcement Feb 11 — Link
• SXSW Pitch Finalists: echoAR — Link
• SXSW Pitch Finalist: AVA Byte — Link
• SXSW Pitch Finalist: StrongSalt — Link
• SXSW Sessions for the Big Game! — Link
• Extend Your SXSW Experience for 5 Days of Inspiration, Learning & Connection at SXSW EDU — Link
• Now Announcing 10 Finalists for 2020 SXSW Release It Pitch Competition — Link
• Let’s Talk About Mental Health in the Workplace — Link
• Find Your People at SXSW 2020: Announcing Meet Ups — Link
  - SXSW’s Hugh Forrest
• UT Professor and Three Alumni Elected to National Academy of Engineering — Link
• First-of-Its-Kind Hydrogel Platform Enables On-Demand Production of Medicines and Chemicals — Link
• Brené Brown Brings ‘Dare to Lead’ Program to UT as New Visiting Professor of Management — Link
• UT System plans to establish first medical school in East Texas — Link
• Marijuana-themed sandwich shop Cheba Hut coming to Austin — Link
• UT-Austin business student competes to win $100,000 in ‘Jeopardy!’ — Link
• UT-Austin students launch art-based makeup brand, zine Musée Beauty — Link
• How UT-Austin became the №6 best college for veteran students nationwide — Link
• UT-Austin scientists develop strategy to protect bees from pests, pathogens — Link
• Nutritional sciences master’s program partners with online course provider edX — Link
• Human Rights Commission in Austin recommends cashless business ban — Link
• Online service provides babysitting, tutoring jobs for students — Link
• Masri Foundation gifts Jackson School of Geosciences $10.5 million endowment — Link
• Students, UT work towards zero waste goals — Link
• Students advocate for Universitywide parental accommodations — Link
• Artist behind Jester East drawings talks inspiration, care for students — Link
• New UT display ‘Interface Architecture’ shows push toward AI — Link
• Dell Medical launches initiative to reduce preadolescent obesity among girls — Link
  - University of Texas
• Unlock Your Professional Potential at 8 Austin Tech Companies — Link
• Tesla’s Next Gigafactory Might Be in Austin, If You Believe Twitter — Link
• Insurance Marketplace The Zebra Raises $38.5M — Link
• SourceDay Announces Record Growth as One of Austin’s Fastest-Growing Companies — Link
• Code Review Matters: Best Practices From Pinpoint Networks’ Director of Engineering — Link
• What’s In a Tweet? Tesla Teases Texas As Potential Factory Site — Link
• Austin-Based Accelerator Sputnik ATX Announces Its Winter 2020 Cohort — Link
  - BuiltinAustin
• M&A wrap: Stratfor acquired; Upland drops $68M — Link
• Austin in 2040: Experts predict what’s in store — Link
• Future requires us to think big, act responsibly — Link
• Person to know in Austin tech this week: Maggie Key — Link
• Viewpoint: Why we should all hate health insurance — Link
• Austin in 2040: A look at the amazing, somewhat scary, future of Central Texas — Link
• LeadingReach lauds new executive team, vision of future — Link
• Hill Country counties partner up to fight digital divide — Link
• Software startup relocates HQ, preps for new funding amid rapid growth — Link
• Journal Profile: When she’s not running, CEO Kimberly Davis is rocking out — Link
• Elon Musk teases Giga Texas facility, changes Twitter bio location to Austin — Link
• New study highlights Austin’s expanding clout in biopharma — Link
• The Zebra details finances, plans for ‘exponential’ growth after another investor windfall — Link
• Former Spredfast CEO now president at another Austin tech firm — Link
• Biotech startup wants to double in size after raising $13M — Link
• A week after fire, rocket maker scores another deal — Link
• C3 to book musical acts for big, new park — Link
• Former Goodwill CEO joins startup in Austin — Link
• Livestrong Foundation gets brand revamp, new mission — Link
• Austin startup connecting beer, cannabis to circular economy scores deal — Link
• In the money Feb. 3: $40M in new fundings — Link
  - Austin Business Journal
• Austin’s Silicon Labs aims to become leader in Internet of Things technologies — Link
• Dallas Fed: Revised data shows no slowing in Austin economy — Link
• Austin’s Upland Software buys Boston mobile engagement platform — Link
• Austin‘s Hypergiant Industries aims to build space supply chain — Link
• Trump threat could make it harder to get your favorite wine in Austin — Link
• Austin-based Stratfor acquired by N.Y. firm — Link
• Amazon Fresh grocery delivery service coming to Austin — Link
• Bank of America CEO: Austin economy ‘growing and active‘ — Link
• On Twitter, Elon Musk has a tease for Texas — Link
• Austin biotech firm gets new name, new funding — Link
• Austin online festival hub Everfest sold to Qcue — Link
• TikTok longshot: How a viral video doubled the paycheck of an Austin designer — Link
  - Austin American-Statesman

SAN ANTONIO

• San Antonio Startup Events for the Week of February 10, 2020 — Link
• Easy Expunctions Shares Vision for Social Impact — Link
• Renu Robotics Uses Crowdfunding to Scale Autonomous Robotic Tractors Company — Link
  - San Antonio Startups
• SA medical school gets millions from state to stymy a shortage — Link
• Power Couples: San Antonio couples navigate the business of life and love — Link
• Power Couples: Dawn Lafreeda and Lupita Corbeil balance fitting in while standing out — Link
• Power Couples: The Barreras write their own love story — Link
• Power Couples: August-Chambers marriage means business and family — Link
• Power Couples: Kathryn and John Keeton found love at work — Link
• Power Couples: Harigs’ chance romance now a labor of love — Link
• Schertz names new executive director of economic development — Link
• Local manufacturer bringing air conditioning control to your smartphone — Link
• Luby’s CEO on lackluster earnings: ‘These results are not acceptable’ — Link
• Scaleworks blends two of its recently acquired portfolio companies — Link
• Rackspace, USAA execs among national list of influencers to watch — Link
• See SA’s rising stars celebrate the business community’s biggest night — Link
• UTSA downtown expansion now hinges on hunt for more funding — Link
• How SA tech is pushing for young entrepreneurial talent — Link
• Texas business journals to launch interview podcast — Link
  - San Antonio Business Journal

• Q+A: TestFit CEO Clifton Harness Has Some Reservations About His Successful Generative Design Tool — Link
  - Architect Magazine’s Wanda Lau
• UTEP inaugurates Student Business Accelerator Center Studio G — Link
  - El Paso Herald-Post
• In Overhauling Its Bus System, Dallas Faces a Much Different Challenge Than Houston — Link
• Origins of the Opioid Epidemic — I Was There — Link
  - D Magazine
• Viewpoint: The Iowa Caucuses Shouldn’t be This Hard — Link
• New Hypergiant AI Company Emerges From Stealth with a Bang — Link
• This Dallas Founder Wants to Open One of the First New Banks in Texas in 10-Plus Years — Link
• Developers Design Blockchain-Enabled HashLog to Track Coronavirus Outbreak — Link
• Tracking the Money: January Funding Rounds, M&As and VC Activity in North Texas — Link
• Making Moves: The DFW Tech Hires and Departures in January — Link
  - North Texas Inno’s Kevin Cumming
• Addison Tech Firm Securonix Raises Nearly $12M in New Funding — Link
• 7-Eleven Pilots Cashierless Concept Store at its Irving Headquarters — Link
• Reata Pharmaceuticals Extends 122K Sublease as it Awaits New HQ Tower in Plano — Link
• Discovery: UNT Prof Puts Virtual Chem Lab Inside Supercomputer and UTA Studies Groundwater Contamination — Link
• Q+A: ThinkWhy’s Co-Founder, President, and COO on Labor Market Economics and Talent Strategy — Link
• Tricolor Reports $30M Investment for Affordable Car Loans — Link
• Q+A: ThinkWhy’s Co-Founder, President, and COO on Impacting the Labor Market — Link
• Follow the Money: Shiftsmart Raises $16.3M, Alto Scores $6M, BG Staffing Makes $21.6M Acquisition — Link
• ThinkWhy Launches its Flagship Labor Market Data Platform — Link
• Q+A: Meet Dave Copps, CEO and Co-founder of Worlds — Link
• Worlds Raises $10M in Series A Funding as it Launches From Stealth — Link
• Digital Transformation: Achieving Sustainable Agility — Link
• Registration for Dallas Startup Week 2020 is Now Open — Link
• High-Tech Nuts & Bolts: Hilti Brings IoT-Enabled ‘Smart’ Fasteners to Construction Industry — Link
• The Eagle has Landed: American’s New $350M HQ is 300 Acres of Opportunity — Link
• Dallas Invents: 116 Patents Granted for Week of Jan. 28 — Link
• Power Couple: How Jamie and Melbourne O’Banion Both Operate Two of the Fastest-Growing Brands — Link
• Mobile Delivery App Brings Food Straight to Your Seat — Link
• Stuhoundious: Get Your Dog in a New (Card) Game With This Kickstarter — Link
• DI People: Polsinelli, Killick Aerospace, JCPenney, Stream Realty Make Leadership Moves — Link
• Thought Leaders: Dallas Innovates 2020 The Magazine — Link
• Jobs of the Future: The Hottest Areas of Tech Education — Link
• Ryder Expands Truck Sharing Platform to North Texas — Link
• Hedera Hashgraph Joins Fight Against Coronavirus With Data Visualization Tool — Link
• Future World: How Area Universities Prepare Tech Workers for Rapid Change — Link
• Dallas Innovates’ 10 Most Popular Stories in January — Link
• Dallas Innovates 2020 Thought Leaders: TaskUs — Link
• Dallas Innovates 2020 Thought Leaders: A Cloud Guru / Linux Academy — Link
• Dallas Innovates 2020 Thought Leaders: JPMorgan Chase — Link
• Dallas Innovates 2020 Thought Leaders: Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses — Link
• Dallas Innovates 2020 Thought Leaders: Corgan — Link
• Dallas Innovates 2020 Thought Leaders: Collin County Business Alliance — Link
• The Future Is Here: 50 North Texas Innovators and Disruptors Having a Breakout Moment — Link
• DFW Universities Rank Among Nation’s Top Online Educational Programs — Link
• Discovery: UTSW Scientists Use AI to Improve Radiation Therapy, UTD Prof Gets $2.7M in Grants for Protein Research — Link
• Atmos Energy Commits to Methane Emission Reduction by Joining ONE Future — Link
  - Dallas Innovates
• Unlocked: Meet the 2020 40 Under 40 honorees — Link
• Behind Mark Cuban and Live Nation’s Design District music venue — Link
• UK investigation into Sabre’s planned acquisition finds competition concern as U.S. trial ends — Link
• This Plano firm wants to help the region get the ‘respect that it deserves’ — Link
• Majority of revenue from North Texas’ minority-owned businesses is local — Link
• Overwatch season to kick off this weekend at Arlington’s esports stadium — Link
• 7-Eleven is testing its cashier-less store as Amazon, others push new approach to shopping — Link
• Celebrating the Minority Business Leader Awards class of 2020 (Photos) — Link
• Form-D Friday: Oak Hill Advisors raises more than $200M — Link
• Fresh off its HQ move to Frisco, this foodservice distribution company is growing — Link
• DFW tech firm raises $12M more as it finds big-name customers — Link
• Roundup of recent deals and dollars: PE firm invests $41M in Dallas marina company — Link
• Dallas Cowboys, UNT team up for new MBA program — Link
• Tech entrepreneur Dave Copps is leading a new DFW spinout that just landed $10M — Link
• Here’s how Southlake plays into the future of Macy’s — Link
• North Texas’ tight worker supply could threaten corporate relocations, expansions, U.S. labor secretary says — Link
• Get to know the Minority Business Leader Awards Class of 2020 — Link
• Dallas-based auto seller raises $30M as it targets Hispanic buyers with tech-powered features — Link
• This Richardson exec is eyeing international expansion to grow his travel firm — Link
• She’s data focused, but relationship driven in her health care role for the underserved — Link
• Why he still considers consulting for this giant firm the best way to gain broad industry experience — Link
• Her desire to ‘build things from scratch’ has fueled her tech firm — Link
• She thinks education is the top way to amplify impact for future generations — Link
• His mission? Help the uninsured afford colonoscopies, radiology — Link
• How she’s helping to address the opportunity gap one child at a time — Link
• He’s responsible for guest experience for 50M people each year — Link
• His Plano IT staffing firm allows him to nurture and grow careers — Link
• This CIO is using her varied experience to help to increase revenue at this Richardson manufacturer — Link
• AT&T’s new downtown hub at headquarters set for May opening — Link
• He’s guiding strategy at his family’s fast-growing vision practice — Link
• Plano public company makes $21.6M acquisition to kick off the year — Link
• Dallas-based Topgolf unveils small venue plans (Renderings) — Link
• Dallas company with 400 employees acquired by investment firm — Link
• This CEO is bringing his banking chops to a fast-growing steel fabrication shop — Link
• Dallas County Community College District consolidating 7 colleges into 1 — Link
• These are the 10 franchises to watch in North Texas — Link
• Is Amazon pursuing an office in DFW that could employ hundreds? — Link
• Dallas-Fort Worth economy ranks among nation’s healthiest in new index — Link
• Why she’s dedicated to marketing to a bicultural, bilingual consumer — Link
• Amazon taps Dallas-Fort Worth for new fulfillment centers — Link
• Supreme Court of Texas: Emails do not equal contracts (at least not here) — Link
• Leading a company with over $20M in funding, this newly named CEO is tackling ‘wildly underserved’ market — Link
• She is shining example of survivability, success — Link
• Dallas is beating the nation on perks for techies — though trailing its Texas neighbors — Link
• Entrepreneurs, M&A, syndication: This bank is looking to grow in Texas — starting with Dallas — Link
• How will Dallas technology execs outrun the digital tsunami? — Link
• Dallas companies are struggling to expand tech projects — Link
• How she’s fulfilling her passion for community development at this commercial bank — Link
• Texas manufacturers express uncertainty about own optimism to Dallas Fed — Link
• Company providing key software service in child care has a new leader who sees ‘explosive growth’ — Link
• Dallas residents spend less than national average on food — Link
• She’s bringing reinvestment to North Texas for this banking giant — Link
  - Dallas Business Journal

• Houston Tech Rodeo — February 29 — March 7
  https://www.htxtechrodeo.com/

• Houston-based HX Venture Fund Adds Four Proven Venture Capital Funds to Its Roster — Link
• Texas A&M New Ventures Competition — Apply Now
• With Over 240,000 Trips, Houston BCycle Shatters City Records in 2019 — Link
• Meet Jean-Marc Buytaert — Link
  - Voyage Houston Magazine
• Houston’s ‘carb-loading queen’ launches hot fitness app for women — Link
• This brainy Houston ZIP code declared the smartest in Texas — Link
• Houston named among the top cities for women in technology — Link
• First female-focused coworking space opens in Houston — Link
• 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week — Link
• Self-driving delivery company with Houston pilots gets historic government approval for new model — Link
• Hobby Airport continues to grow as hub for business travel with new commitments from 2 airlines — Link
• Houston isn’t Silicon Valley — and that’s a good thing, according to these experts — Link
• Here’s what 6 Houston startups have raised millions of dollars this year so far — Link
• This Houston ZIP code declared the smartest in Texas — Link
• 6 things this Houston entrepreneur wishes he’d known before starting his company — Link
• AI-powered oil and gas startup secures $15 million from Houston VC firms in its series B — Link
• TMCx names 19 startups to be considered for 2020 cohort — Link
• 10+ can’t-miss Houston business and innovation events for February — Link
• Houston-grown partnership completes innovative pilot program promoting affordable housing — Link
• 3 Houston innovators to know this week — Link
  - InnovationMap’s Natalie Harms / Culture Map Houston
• Using magnetism to target breast tumors — Link
• Exposure to green light may reduce pain — Link
• PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE — Link
• Managing the coronavirus at home and abroad — Link
• A new biologic alternative to an electronic pacemaker — Link
• Six questions for David Callender, M.D., President and CEO of Memorial Hermann Health System — Link
  - Texas Medical Center
• Rice students pitch solutions to improve criminal justice policies — Link
• Rice duo named to National Academy of Engineers — Link
• Feb. 12 Kinder Institute event to focus on how buses can make cities better — Link
• Rice to host expanded Texas Investment Portfolio Symposium for professionals and students — Link
• Diversity on city councils increases noninfrastructure spending — for better or worse — Link
• Grooves hold promise for sophisticated healing — Link
• Deep learning accurately forecasts heat waves, cold spells — Link
• Doerr Institute spearheads leadership education effort — Link
  - Rice University
• ‘Port of the Future’ Coming to the University of Houston — Link
• Lizzo Rising — Link
• Targeting Chronic Infections and Deadly Bacteria — Link
  - University of Houston
• Meet the women selected for Mentoring Monday 2020 — Link
• Houston biotech firm raises millions; pharma co. enacts reverse stock split — Link
• Houston restaurant group CEO leaves, forms own company — Link
• Houston space startup to hire 200, build new spaceport facility — Link
• Houston same-day delivery platform launches, targets acquisitions in nearby markets — Link
• Local coffee co. raises money for organizations with its cause-specific blends — Link
• Macy’s appears to be planning a new type of standalone store in Texas — Link
• Exec: ‘Solar is here to stay in Houston’ — Link
• Delivery-only chicken wings concept launches in Houston, 15 other markets — Link
  - Houston Business Journal
• Boeing spacecraft — Link
• MassChallenge to award $250,000 to startups in its Houston accelerator — Link
• 2019 set record for spacecraft launches — Link
• Nuro’s fully autonomous vehicles to hit Houston roads in March — Link
• Get Smartish: Inside the competitive world of smartphone cases — Link
• Facebook, ignoring court order, keeps privacy app alive — Link
• Elon Musk polls Twitter followers: Should he build Tesla gigafactory in Texas? — Link
  - The Houston Chronicle’s Andrea Lienfelder / Techburger Blog
• 2019 Man & Woman Of The Year — Jessica Delgado & Bob Boggus — Link
• 12 Questions With Mcallen Chamber — Todd Mann — Link
• Meet Your Ambassador — Jennifer Sanchez — Link
• The Desire to Excel — Link
• Likability — Link
  - McAllen Chamber of Commerce

• Can the Languages of Love Help us Build Enduring Companies? — SEO’Brien’s Paul O’Brien — Link
• The Minimum Viable Business Model — Startup Decision Making’s Ben Dyer — Link
• Is Venture Capital Worth the Risk? — The New Yorker — Link
• AngelList Launches ‘Rolling Venture Fund’ In Bid To Make Fundraising Easier For New VCs
  - Forbes’ Alex Konrad — Link
• Front Series C Deck — Mathilde Collin — Link
• What’s SAP? — Link
• Rich people can’t build social networks. Long live Deadspin. — Chris Hua — Link
• Why Texans Don’t Want Any More Californians — The Atlantic’s Derek Thompson — Link
• As Mattress Unicorn Casper Goes Public, Here Are The Stakeholders That Stand To Gain — Or Lose — The Most — CBInsights — Link
• Bank of America is About to Accelerate Its Pace of Innovation — Business Insider — Gregory Magana — Link
• Scaling Sales: What Are the Most Crucial Product Marketing Activities? — OpenView Partners’ Shirin Shahin — Link
• SaaS Pricing Guide: When & How to Raise Prices Without Losing Customers — OpenView Partners’ Kyle Poyar — Link
• Why “Exit Transparency” Can Make Companies Stronger — Auren Hoffman — Link
• MEGATHREAD TIME: In 40 tweets I will describe 40 powerful concepts for understanding the world. — Gurwinder — Link
• Why Backstage Capital Invests in “Underestimated” Entrepreneurs — Harvard Business Review — Link
• New Fed Rules Could Allow Banks To Fund Startups — Pymnts.com — Link
• Cringepreneur Blog Issue #12 — Link

Tech Events Network: Austin | Dallas | Houston | San Antonio

[Re]Verse Pitch 2020 Opening Pitch Event
Monday, February 10th 6:00–8:00 pm
Rowling Hall — Crum Auditorium
300 W. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
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Houston Internet Marketing Association
Show and Tell 2020
Tuesday, February 11th 7:00 pm — 9:30 pm CST
Saint Arnold Brewing Company
2000 Lyons Avenue Houston, TX 77020
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BABC Texas Austin Launch
by British American Business Council Texas & XE
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM CST
The Roosevelt Room
307 West 5th Street Austin, TX 78701
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Startup Grind Houston
How to Scale Your Food Startup — “Soil to Shelf for Texas Food Entrepreneurs”
Thursday February 20th, 2020, 9:30 A.M.
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1301 FANNIN ST. FLOOR 21 HOUSTON, 77002
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Houston Roadshow by Capital Factory
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 12:00 PM — 6:00 PM CST
The Cannon
1334 Brittmoore Road
Houston, TX 77043
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Austin Entrepreneur Social — February
by Grace Stinnett
Thursday, February 27, 2020 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM CST
Casa de Luz Village
1701 Toomey Road Austin, TX 78704
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BigIdeasATX
by Laura Lorek/Silicon Hills News
Thursday, February 27, 2020 6:00 PM — 8:00 PM CST
Galvanize — Austin
119 Nueces Street Austin, TX 78701
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Food+Tech Meetup
Startup Disaster Stories and What We Can Learn
Monday, March 2, 2020 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
The Cook’s Nook
502 Thompson Ln, Austin, TX 78742
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Texas State Innovation Series
SXSW and I-35 Innovation Ecosystem Opportunities
by Texas State
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 4:30 PM — 7:30 PM CST
STAR One Incubator
3055 Hunter Road San Marcos, TX 78666
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Residency Q&A by CivTechSA
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 6:00 PM — 8:00 PM CST
Geekdom Event Centre
131 Soledad Street San Antonio, TX 78205
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Intro to Fundraising in Texas & Ask Me Anything: Bootstrapping vs. Outside Capital
Thursday, February 11, 2020 4:00 PM — 7:00 PM CST
Capital Factory
701 Brazos Street Austin Texas 78701
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Professional Athletes and Family Offices Unite for Impact
Thursday February 13, 2020 3:00 pm — 7:00 pm
The St. Regis Houston
1919 Briar Oaks Lane Houston, TX 77027
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Startup Gigs: A Tech Focused Career Fair
by The Ion
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 5:30 PM — 7:00 PM CST
Station Houston
1301 Fannin Street Ste 2440 Houston, TX 77002
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Houston Tech Rodeo — February 29 — March 7
https://www.htxtechrodeo.com/

Jason Calacanis Founder Office Hours
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 9:30 AM — 11:00 AM CST
Rice University — McNair Hall Shell Auditorium
Houston, TX 77005
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