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We’re rounding the corner on our first month of the global shutdown and some general consensus is starting to form: Work from home isn’t so bad, school teachers have the patience of saints, and business will go on. Almost everything else is up for debate — we’re too early to even have a name for this era yet: The Corona Slowdown?, The 2020 Pause?, The COVID Crisis? Time will tell of course, but I’m proposing ‘The Great Reset’ as some of our fundamental beliefs of health care, Federal vs. State government crisis management, supply chain resiliency, media messaging, and higher education are being questioned and challenged. These were all issues before the pandemic, but they’re coming into sharp relief now — maybe because we have time on our hands to think about them without the daily distractions of modern life.

What I‘m trying to figure out now is how this is going to immediately affect the business community and our society in general so we can prepare for the uncertain future. The opinion that I’m starting to believe is that we’re going to experience an average 30% drop in key metrics like revenues, hiring rates, and valuations. This is based solely on my instinct and conversations with startups and investors from across the country (without any hard data to back it up yet), but this unscientific survey generally supports my gut feeling: NFX VC & Founder Sentiment Survey. Investors are still writing checks for existing deals in their pipeline, but startups who were planning on raising funds need to consider taking a haircut on valuation. The goalposts have moved — a month ago (coincidentally the day that SXSW was supposed to start), it was all about valuation optimization and raising enough runway for 18 months of steady growth. Today, it’s about survival until the end of the summer — the earliest timeframe that we’ll see people back to some bare minimum of ‘normal’.

Some markets are clearly poised to do much better than a negative 30% (e.g. Telemedicine, Video Meetings, Online Learning) than others who will have a much steeper drop (e.g. Travel, Commercial Real Estate). Some of it has to do with regular business cycles, but some of it has to do with evolving from legacy Post-Industrial societal norms (e.g. formal offices, 40-hour workweeks, mandatory in-person meetings). This current crisis accelerated a number of trends that were already gaining momentum like the general acceptance of flexible hours and remote work. Entrepreneurs are built to adapt to shifting markets and I’m optimistic that the survivors of today will be the leaders of tomorrow.

Thought Leadership in Uncertain Times:
A Virtual Panel Webinar

The Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Austin/San Antonio and TeXchange Austin are partnering to present a panel webinar with business leaders to discuss how to proactively work through downturns — and do more than merely weather the storm.

Our expert business leaders will discuss how to THRIVE as a business at this unique moment in time.

Rich Coffey — LinkedIn — Rich Coffey — LinkedIn — COO, Spire Consulting Group
Julia Kassam — LinkedIn — Managing Director Innovation Banking, CIBC
Carl Natenstedt — LinkedIn — CEO, z5 Inventory
Randy Russell — LinkedIn — Managing Partner and Founder, Finlyte

Thought Leadership in Uncertain Times: A Virtual Panel Webinar
Presented by TeXchange Austin & Association for Corporate Growth Austin / San Antonio
Thursday, April 16, 2020 from 9:45 AM to 11:15 AM (CDT)
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Business Unusual Virtual Conference

Business Unusual is a 2-day virtual conference hosted by Clique Studios & BigMarker to support businesses navigating the COVID crisis. 100% of proceeds will be donated to relief efforts on April 15–16, 1–5 pm CST.

Executives with expertise in crisis communications, financial management, marketing and more are gathering to share advice to share expertise and personal experience related to how they’re handling this challenging time, and help you move forward with more clarity and confidence.

Business Unusual
Wednesday, April 15th — Thursday, April 16th 1pm — 5pm CST
http://businessunusual.bigmarker.com

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• Support Local Companies Affected by the Covid-19 Shutdow: Urban Betty & Austin Weird Homes
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  - Business Insider
• Kinn Home Offers Tableware With Global Flare — Link
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• Austin Revealed: Booting Up Big Tech — Link
  - PBS
• IN-DEPTH: Are venture-backed businesses eligible for loans to stay afloat? — Link
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• Welltok Names Bob Fabbio Chief Executive Officer — Link
• Startup Guided By ‘Deep Empathy For Truckers’ — Link
• Austin Biz Talks — Episode 1 — Local Covid Impact — Video
• ‘A big deal’: Austin approves $15 million relief fund that includes cash assistance for residents — Link
• Music Commission backs Council proposal to unlock $4.5M to aid artists, venues — Link
• Austin officials plan for backup facilities if hospitals become overwhelmed with Covid-19 cases — Link
  - Austin Monitor
• Support Resources for the Creative Community — Link
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• “No Easy Solution”: Filmmakers Weigh Risks of SXSW’s Amazon Offer — Link
  - The Hollywood Reporter’s Mia Galuppo
• 5 Cities for Ambitious Women in Business in 2020 and Beyond — Link
  - Austin Startups
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• Austin lands among top metros for corporate relocation and expansion — Link
  - Culture Map Austin
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• Airbrake Raises $11M to Monitor for Coding Errors in Real-Time — Link
• SourceDay Raises $12.5M to Help with Supply Chain Challenges — Link
• B2B Emergency Communications Startup AlertMedia Raises $15M Amid Coronavirus Pandemic — Link
• Austin Tech Startup Venture Capital Funding and Acquisitions (March 2020) — Link
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• Airbrake Raises $11 Million in Funding — Link
• SourceDay Lands $12.5 Million in Funding Amid Increased Demand for its Supply Chain Management Software Spurred by the COVID-19 Global Pandemic — Link
• AlertMedia Sees a Huge Increase in Demand for its Emergency Communications Software in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic — Link
  - Silicon Hills News’ Laura Lorek
• How to stimulate your brain, and develop your skills with Virtual Assembly — Link
• Woven is the secret productivity weapon for remote teams — Link
• A proven method for coping with anxiety, even during COVID-19 — Link
• How to make sure your newly remote team stays productive. — Link
• Why the world is looking at HEB as the model for preparedness — Link
• 34 places to find open remote jobs available now — Link
• Zoom banned by Space X? Why? — Link
• How Gen X is nailing the COVID-19 social distancing order — Link
  - American Genius
• From a Distance — Link
• 3D-Printing Project Aims to Meet UT Community’s PPE Needs — Link
• Fenves to Step Down as UT Austin President This Summer — Link
• Consumers Aren’t the Only Ones Who Need to Ration — Link
• UT Student Emergency Fund receives over $800,000 for students facing financial challenges — Link
• Targeted online, phishing scams increase since beginning of COVID-19 pandemic — Link
• UT-Austin moves summer orientation sessions online — Link
• Austin provides surge plan, COVID-19 updates — Link
• Counseling and Mental Health Center moves services online — Link
• Q&A: Center for Professional Education facilitator talks time management, staying on top of online classes — Link
• McCombs Dean Jay Hartzell named interim UT-Austin president after announcement of Fenves departure — Link
• UT-Austin President Gregory Fenves leaving to serve as Emory University president, reports say — Link
• Professors implement Proctorio after shift to digital learning, students struggle with privacy concerns — Link
• Gov. Greg Abbott announces influx of medical supplies for coronavirus treatment — Link
• Student businesses suffer, move off campus in wake of closures — Link
• Students use online platforms to socialize amid coronavirus social distancing orders — Link
  - University of Texas
• Airbrake Raises $11 Million to Expand Real-Time Error Monitoring Platform — Link
• Why Hiring Is Key to SourceDay’s Employee-First Company Culture — Link
• Living Security Raises $5M to Gamify Cybersecurity Training — Link
• SourceDay Raises $12.5M for Its Manufacturer Supplier Platform — Link
• Here’s How HR Leaders Are Keeping a Pulse on Their Teams — Link
• ICON 3D Printed Homes For The Homeless Now Available In Austin — Link
• Weekly Refresh: Essentium Pivots to Masks, Ballogy Goes Virtual, and More — Link
  - BuiltinAustin
• COVID-19: Austin ratifies leases for isolation hotels, approves emergency funding — Link
• Real estate firm expanding, hiring brokers during uncertain times — Link
• Austin Independent Business Alliance’s long-time leader to leave — Link
• How fast-growing clothier June & January shored up its business model to handle pandemic — Link
• Airbrake raises $11M to monitor for coding errors in real time — Link
• Fed: Almost half of Austin jobs ripe for teleworking, social distancing — Link
• Capital Gains: H-E-B promotes Austin restaurants, suburb invests in WiFi — Link
• What to do — and not do — when applying for PPP small business relief loans — Link
• Austin’s new business loan program gets federal approval — Link
• Head of CBI — a linchpin in office market — shares tips for surviving coronavirus, emerging stronger on other side — Link
• Favor expands delivery for food, other goods to many more places in Texas — including rural areas — Link
• Nature Conservancy exec to lead Austin Chamber of Commerce — Link
• How Gov. Abbott’s waivers have kept Austin restaurants afloat — Link
• McCombs dean named interim president of UT-Austin — Link
• USAA returning hundreds of millions of dollars to members due to coronavirus — Link
• Where Texas, long a standout in US economy, could land after pandemic — Link
• Energy CEO digs deep into her past for lessons on leadership — Link
• The new list of Austin billionaires — and what some are doing to fight coronavirus — Link
• Investors flock to coronavirus solutions like SourceDay, which has a fresh $12.5M — Link
• Wells Fargo’s outraged small business customers call for boycott, litigation and regulatory relief — Link
• AlertMedia raises $15M for software that helps businesses inform employees during pandemic — Link
• More than 260,000 Austin-area jobs at risk in pandemic, expert predicts — Link
• The Wells Fargo PPP debacle: Your questions answered — Link
• Credit union boss: Thanks, SBA, but more work is needed — Link
• UT-Austin president taking new job — Link
• How Central Texas’ community banks are handling the deluge of PPP loan applications — Link
• In an age of layoffs, some companies reward workers with pay raises, extra benefits during coronavirus pandemic — Link
• What you can learn from successful family businesses — Link
• Bank of America fields 10,000 applications hourly for small business relief loans — Link
• Wells Fargo stops taking applications for PPP loans — Link
• More eyes turn to Data.world as COVID-19 pandemic rolls on — Link
• After furloughing 190, Birds Barbershop co-founders hopeful about rebound after coronavirus — Link
• In the money April 6: Nearly $59M raised — Link
  - Austin Business Journal
• Software firm Airbrake raises $11M, plans Austin HQ — Link
• Coronavirus in Texas: Job losses keep mounting — Link
• UNCERTAIN VENTURES: Amid coronavirus outbreak, Austin’s VC sector ‘flying blind’ — Link
• Austin chamber names Laura Huffman new CEO — Link
• Austin software maker ClearBlade raises $6.7M — Link
• Austin rideshare firm Hitch adds routes during outbreak — Link
• Austin supply chain software maker SourceDay raises $12.5M — Link
• Tracking coronavirus layoffs: Find out which companies have cut Austin jobs — Link
• Coronavirus in Texas: FDA grants Luminex authorization for second COVID-19 test — Link
• Coronavirus in Texas: Comptroller says revenue estimate to fall by several billion — Link
• Austin emergency communications firm AlertMedia lands $15M as coronavirus spurs demand — Link
• Austin streaming TV startup Atmosphere raises $5 million — Link
• Coronavirus in Texas: Idle rental cars sitting bumper-to-bumper in parking lots — Link
  - Austin American-Statesman

SAN ANTONIO

• In This Together San Antonio — Link
• Velocity TX Relaunches Website — Link
• Trinity University Adapts to the COVID-19 Pandemic with Virtual Stumberg Competition — Link
• Active Capital’s First Investment Pays off with VidGrid Acquisition by Paylocity — Link
• UTSA Piloting Innovation from Startup Leaptran To Manage Campus Energy Usage — Link
  - Startups San Antonio
• Ayala: Software company creator, movie producer and farmer, in that order — Link
  - San Antonio Express-News
• San Antonio Tech Team Starts Testing Makeshift Ventilator System — Link
• As San Antonio Extends Emergency Order, 1 Council Member and a Vape Shop Object — Link
• Texas Diaper Bank Works to Meet Surge in Demand During Pandemic — Link
• Commentary: Local Food Producers Shift to Online Sales, Delivery — Link
• Amid ‘Significant Shortfalls’ in Taxes, City Furloughs 270, Halts Art Funding — Link
• Economic, Workforce Development Groups Offer Resources to Idled Workers — Link
• USAA, Other Auto Insurers Cut Premiums As People Drive Less During Coronavirus Crisis — Link
• Planet K Forced to Close San Antonio Stores After Refusing to Comply with Coronavirus Order — Link
• San Antonio Small-Business Owners Reach Out for Payroll Loans — Link
• Commentary: Local Food Producers Shift to Online Sales, Delivery — Link
• Planet K Forced to Close San Antonio Stores After Refusing to Comply with Coronavirus Order — Link
  - Rivard Report
• Need a Better State of Mind as You Quarantine? Don’t Forget to Communicate — Link
• SA Artist Spotlight: Hills Snyder’s Abstract Texan Landscapes Will Help Fund the San Antonio Food Bank — Link
• Analysis: Texas Has Scant Data About the Pandemic, Leaving a Lot of Questions — Link
• Clinics Inside H-E-B Stores Launch Telehealth to Provide Safe Access to Medical Care — Link
• Pearl Boutique Niche Is Selling Fashionable Masks to Help San Antonio Stay Safe During the Coronavirus Pandemic — Link
• City of San Antonio Decimates Arts Funding, Furloughs 270 Employees in Latest Budget Cuts — Link
• H-E-B Expands Heat-and-Eat Meal Program to Include San Antonio Favorite Rosario’s — Link
• Assisting Ourselves: The Coronavirus Pandemic Will Challenge San Antonio To Rethink Its Economy — And Its Future — Link
• San Antonio Man Arrested for COVID-19 Grocery Store Hoax — Link
• San Antonio Restaurants Offer Ready-Made Easter Meals for Pick-up and Delivery — Link
• Iconic San Antonio Eatery Earl Abel’s Donates Meals to Frontline Workers — Link
• Owner of Planet K — Which Was Closed for Violating San Antonio Pandemic Order — Has History of Municipal Fights — Link
• Creative Endeavors: San Antonio’s Art Organizations Bring Their Collections, and More, to Our Living Rooms — Link
• San Antonio Grocer H-E-B and Favor Double Delivery Area to Serve More Texas Seniors — Link
• Texas Cultural Trust Compiles Resources for Creatives and Small Businesses Hurt by Coronavirus — Link
• Culinaria Steps Up to Help Local Hospitality Workers Affected by the Pandemic — Link
• Coronavirus Lockdown Puts the Squeeze on San Antonio Gig Economy Workers — Link
• Texas Hill Country Winery Sends Free Bottles of Vino to Frontline Workers During the Pandemic — Link
• New Study Finds Texas Is 10th Least Aggressive State in Dealing With Coronavirus Pandemic — Link
• Texas Lawmakers Demand Amazon and Others Stop Price Gouging By Vendors — Link
• San Antonio Zoo Took Steps to Prevent Animal Infections Before Bronx Zoo Tiger Tested Positive for COVID-19 — Link
• Viral Meme Labels Tiger King Cast as San Antonio Neighborhoods — Link
• San Antonio Student Recreates McCollum High School in Minecraft While It’s Closed by the Coronavirus — Link
• New Study: About Half of Marijuana Users Stocked Up for the Coronavirus Pandemic — Link
  - San Antonio Current
• PPP loans: Here’s which San Antonio banks are and aren’t accepting applications — Link
• SA workers least able to work remotely among major Texas cities — Link
• Texas was doing a lot of things right heading into 2020. Here’s where the economy could land after pandemic, energy collapse — Link
• As coronavirus intensifies, so does cybercrime for businesses — Link
• Financial lifeline: Banks, credit unions tackle influx of demand while transforming the way they work — Link
• How San Antonio hospital is using in-house ingenuity to combat coronavirus — Link
• Seven coronavirus relief loans, grants for local businesses to apply for — Link
• Acclaimed bakery forced to close downtown, third location still on track — Link
• The week in bankruptcies: Local general contractor owes over $830K — Link
• H-E-B’s Favor increases growth at rapid speed due to COVID-19 — Link
• USAA returning hundreds of millions to members due to coronavirus — Link
• St. Mary’s University alumnus builds robust network at U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce — Link
• Fortune 500 retailer signs lease for massive warehouse near H-E-B facilities — Link
• For one oil producer, now is the perfect time to drill — Link
• Military medical innovations encouraged through fund — Link
• Energy CEO digs deep into her past for lessons on leadership — Link
• Factories in the Fight: Seamstresses shift from flags to face masks — Link
• Workforce Solutions Alamo to temporarily close career centers due to COVID-19 — Link
• The Wells Fargo PPP debacle: Your questions answered — Link
• Long-time economic development leader retiring from Alamo Colleges — Link
• UT-Austin president taking new job — Link
• Santikos Entertainment furloughs employees amid COVID-19 pandemic — Link
• Grunt Style taps specialty apparel veteran for new CEO as company refocuses — Link
• Whataburger reducing employees in corporate office, field support due to COVID-19 — Link
• SA-area lenders exposed to $157M in small-business loans outside the stimulus, SBA guarantees — Link
• Congress awards SA more than $90M in transportation funding — Link
• Pandemic threatens perfect storm for SA economy, UTSA expert warns — Link
• New normal: A look at downtown through the pandemic lens — Link
  - San Antonio Business Journal

• $200,000 awarded to startups for 2020 Texas Tech Accelerator Program — Link
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• Dallas-Based Restaurant Website Safe Local Eats for Navigating Take-Out While Social Distancing — Link
• InspireMore Brings Uplifting COVID-19 Stories to the News Feed — Link
• HEADSPIN’s Product Shines Light on the Outdoors — Link
• IFM Restorations Lands $10M to Expand Rental Property Contractor Platform — Link
• SpotSee Sends Virus Transport Temperature Indicators to Mexico — Link
• FieldMed Launches Telehealth Feature for First Responders — Link
• From OB/GYN to Entrepreneur: Rosy Founder Brings Sexual Wellness to the Forefront — Link
• Local Shipt Shoppers to Strike Over Company’s Coronavirus Response — Link
  - North Texas Inno’s Kevin Cumming
• Dallas startup hauls in $10 million for platform connecting contractors and property managers — Link
  - The Dallas Morning News
• Beat quarantine boredom with at-home activities from these Dallas pros — Link
• Dallas deemed among top U.S. metros for corporate relocation in 2019 — Link
  - Culture Map Dallas
• As Medical Equipment Shortage Persists, Dallas Volunteers Begin Making Face Shields — Link
• Dallas County COVID-19 Page Is Lousy, Funky, Hard to Use and no Surprise — Link
• New Quarantine Dating App Is Taking Off With College Kids — Link
• Game Not Over: Arcades Are Struggling to Stay Open — Link
• With Classes Online, College Professors Take Precautions Against Political Trolls — Link
• DFW University Students Face Virtual Reality as They Prepare for Online Graduation — Link
• Dallas Engineer Is Teaching People How to Make Their Own Medical Masks — Link
  - Dallas Observer
• Lacking Data and Testing, Dallas County Tries to Solve a Mystery — Link
• Mayor Taps Former Dallas Fed President to Lead Economic Recovery — Link
• Match Donates 30k to Pecan Lodge’s Recently Launched Nonprofit — Link
• Executive Perspectives: Steven Williams — Link
• Executive Perspectives: David Holl — Link
• Executive Perspectives: Ossa Fisher — Link
• Stephan Courseau Gets to the Meat of It — Link
  - D Magazine
• Housing for Healthcare: Dallas’ RVs 4 MDs Partners With RVshare to Connect First Responders with Temporary ‘Wheel Estate’ — Link
• Poo-Pourri Repurposes 1M Toilet Spray Bottles to Speed Up its Hand Sanitizer Launch — Link
• Neighborhood Goods Offers Free Store Space to Businesses Affected by COVID-19 — Link
• EarthX’s First Virtual E-Capital Summit Goes Public and It’s Free (But Don’t Miss the Deadline) — Link
• OutMatch’s New Free Assessment Can Help Execs Better Lead During Crisis — Link
• CarOffer’s New Consumer Acquisition Tool Will Help Dealers Drive Sales During COVID-19 — Link
• ‘Let’s Grow North Texas Business’: The DEC — Along with 100 Partners — Launched a New Resource to Help Entrepreneurs — Link
• Grant Halliburton Foundation and Dallas County Medical Society Provide Mental Health Resources for Healthcare Workers — Link
• Match is Giving the Dinner Bell Foundation $30,000 to Feed COVID-19 First Responders — Link
• Giving Back: Salesforce Just Announced $5M in Grants to Help Small Businesses Weather the COVID-19 Crisis — Link
• Dallas’ BBG Sees a Data Center Boom for Years to Come — Link
• A Fort Worth Molecular Lab is Now Offering COVID-19 Testing — Link
• AT&T IoT Technology Powers Germ-Zapping Robots — Link
• Report: Dallas-Fort Worth Housing Market Ranks Among Least Vulnerable to Economic Impact From COVID-19 — Link
• DI People: Learfield IMG College, ThinkWhy, and TeamSupport Make Leadership Moves — Link
• Alone Together: Dallas-based Common Desk’s Donation-Based ‘Work From Home’ Coworking Membership Opens Virtual Doors — Link
• Global Pet Treat Provider to Establish U.S. Headquarters in Dallas — Link
• AT&T and Brain Corp Enable Robots to Help Retailers Clean, Deliver Inventory, and More — Link
• Just the Good News: Dallas’ InspireMore Launches a Hub for .Positivity Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic — Link
• Trial by Fire for Telehealth Tech: The Moment Arrives for Virtual Healthcare With COVID-19 — Link
• Jacobs Signs a $29M Cybersecurity Support Contract With the USPTO — Link
• Blue Box Grows HVAC Coronavirus Scrubbing Solution and Raises Capital — Link
• Health Tech: Dallas-based American Heart Association Awards $14M in Research Grants for Heart, Brain, and COVID-19 Innovation — Link
  - Dallas Innovates
• IFM Restoration lands $10M in funding as it provides labor marketplace for rental property — Link
• DFW Coronavirus Tracker: It will be a while before North Texas reopens, but a plan is being mapped out — Link
• Regional banks already distributing ‘Paycheck Protection’ funds to small businesses — Link
• Sellers slow Dallas-Fort Worth home listings as real estate agents scramble to offset billions in lost commissions nationwide — Link
• A couple of Dallas-area tech companies are waiting for PPP help as their businesses get battered — Link
• DFW bankers to small businesses: Don’t do these things if you want to qualify for SBA loan relief program (PPP) — Link
• Before and after: Photos of the new normal across North Texas — Link
• Dallas real estate title worker sentenced to 46 months for fraud — Link
• How coronavirus impacts North Texas billionaires’ fortunes — Link
• Form-D Friday: Sequel Holdings raises $37.81 million — Link
• What the $2 trillion CARES Act means for small businesses, employees when it comes to relief — Link
• DFW startup lands $10M in funding as it provides labor marketplace for rental property — Link
• Roundup of recent deals and dollars: Dallas investment firm completes sale of portfolio company — Link
• Market volatility and fundraising on Zoom: Commerce Street Holdings CEO discusses impact of COVID-19 — Link
• What does the CARES Act contain for your industry? A local accountant breaks it down — Link
• Texas Instruments sued by NTT over patents covering wifi — Link
• Here’s what small businesses need to know about recent change in bankruptcy law — Link
• How this Dallas bank is dealing with a massive influx of SBA loan applications — Link
• Global M&A activity falls to levels not seen since 2013 — with U.S. results eerily similar to 2008 — Link
• The Wells Fargo PPP debacle: Your questions answered — Link
• Local financial supporters of tech startups add some caution amid COVID-19 — Link
• Sabre wins antitrust case against DOJ — Link
• Will my business interruption insurance cover my COVID-19-related losses? If not, what are my options? — Link
• Next on tap for craft brewers: barrels of troubled loans — Link
• Clavis Capital Partners’ founding principal on shifting strategy with portfolio companies, what’s ahead — Link
• Is there a way to estimate the true economic impact on health care businesses? — Link
• Operations and opportunity: North Texas lower middle market private equity firms adjust to volatile market — Link
• Accountant on CARES Act: ‘The sooner you can apply for it, the better’ — Link
• Texas was doing a lot of things right heading into 2020. Here’s where the economy could land after pandemic, energy collapse — Link
• Local events companies look to CARES Act to buoy hard-hit industry — Link
• Wells Fargo closes loan window for SBA relief program — Link
• Dallas among top five metros in March for technology job postings, new report shows — Link
• The week in bankruptcies: ZPower LLC, Chief Supply Corp. and 4 more — Link
• The closely watched dividend at AT&T ‘can no longer be considered a sure thing,’ analyst says — Link
• The Container Store Group closes remaining stores amid coronavirus pandemic — Link
• Two weeks later, restaurants are still in a tough place — Link
• Luxury hotel owner predicts rapid rebound in North Texas after COVID-19 — Link
• North Texas employees share their home workspaces (Photos) — Link
• DFW-based banks handed out $1.57B in SBA 7(a) loans; $406M are not guaranteed — Link
• How this alcohol manufacturer adjusted quickly to produce, donate hand sanitizer — Link
• When working remotely, constant communication is key to more action — Link
  - Dallas Business Journal

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• My New Adventure: Introducing The Postage — Link
  - Emily Cisek
• Digital Asset Monetary Network Inc (OTCMKTS:DATI) Acquires 60% Stake In TruCrowd Services LLC — Link
• Houston Couple Creates Nonprofit To Support Bayou City Musicians in Need — Link
  - Houstonia’s Craig Hlavaty
• Houston Chef’s Nonprofit Gives More Than $300,000 to Hurting Restaurant Workers — Link
  - PaperCity Magazine
• New Houston mail-order bakery dishes out healthy, low-calorie treats — Link
• Ventilation helmet in demand for COVID-19 is being made in Texas — Link
• Houston catering startup taps new tech to pivot to meal prepping during the coronavirus shutdown — Link
• Texas company making low-cost ventilation helmets sees growing demand amid COVID-19 pandemic — Link
• 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week — Link
• Now is the time for Houstonians to invest in solar energy, says expert — Link
• Economists dive into the economic impact of COVID-19, low oil prices on Houston — Link
• Houston bakery startup dishes out healthy, low-calorie treats — Link
• Houston experts give advice for submitting for startups seeking financial aid from the CARES Act — Link
• Your money resources during COVID-19 and beyond: explained. — Link
• Houston-founded startup launches new COVID-19-focused sanitizing services — Link
• Bayou City comes close to topping Census Bureau’s list for greatest population boom in the country — Link
• Early-stage energy tech startups to be hit hard by COVID-19 and flooded oil market, Houston expert says — Link
• Texas business-focused bus service curbs routes in response to COVID-19 — Link
• Automaker’s donation to make drive-thru coronavirus testing available at Houston hospital — Link
• Houston expert shares tips for mastering working from home — Link
• TMCx names 9 health tech startups to its 2020 cohort — Link
• Another major Houston conference cancels due to COVID-19 — Link
• 3 Houston innovators to know this week — Link
  - InnovationMap’s Natalie Harms / Culture Map Houston
• PulseCam peeks below skin to map blood flow — Link
• Rice University revamps summer school for online learning — Link
• Spacecraft is designed to survive fire, surfs its own wave — Link
• Beautify your Zoom calls with new Rice backgrounds — Link
• Rice IT gets A+ on midterm course rollout — Link
• Rice chemist wins grant to simplify drug design — Link
• Hardship presents opportunity for creativity, Rice Business experts say — Link
• Rice establishes COVID-19 research fund, offers nearby hospitals housing on campus for health care workers — Link
• Remote Owls nest amid COVID-19 pandemic — Link
• Rice Business launches deferred enrollment program — Link
• Rice colleges to house Texas Medical Center personnel on front lines of COVID-19 fight — Link
• Rice researchers create interactive map of COVID cases in Texas — Link
• Showing support for the Class of 2020 — Link
  - Rice University
• UH Cougar Emergency Fund to Support Students Facing Hardship — Link
• New Hardware Project Would Boost 5G Networks — Link
• UH College of Education Launches Virtual Job Fair for Aspiring Teachers — Link
• Stay-at-Home Orders and Domestic Violence — Link
• How Have COVID-19, Low Prices Affected the Energy Workforce? — Link
• Stress Test: Putting Stress of Pandemic, Quarantine to Good Use — Link
• Researchers Report New Understanding of Energy Fluctuations in Fluids — Link
• Food for Thought: UH Expert Offers Best Practices for Handling Groceries and Take-Out During Coronavirus Pandemic — Link
  - University of Houston
• Gov. Abbott planning executive order for guidelines to reopen Texas businesses — Link
• The week in bankruptcies: Houston area hits 100 business filings in 2020 — Link
• Shuttered Houston farmers market returns temporarily to help amid coronavirus pandemic — Link
• What to do — and not do — when applying for PPP small business relief loans — Link
• Houston’s oil and gas companies are running out of places to cut costs — Link
• Memorial Hermann develops contingency plans, collaborates across TMC as COVID-19 cases rise — Link
• Houston fitness facilities scramble to find ways to make money after shuttering — Link
• Houston First recalls furloughed workers, launches hospitality marketing campaign — Link
• Favor expands delivery for food, other goods to many more places in Texas — including rural areas — Link
• Former Harris County Judge Ed Emmett takes on new role — Link
• Houston arts organizations launch artist relief fund — Link
• Houston Museum of Natural Science furloughs hundreds of workers, cuts others’ pay — Link
• Here are two things to keep in mind about the energy industry in 2020 — Link
• Texas unemployment claims continue upward trajectory with over 300K new filings — Link
• Houston bakery owner advocates getting to know local lawmakers to survive disasters like coronavirus — Link
• Houston grocery stores taking more precautions after workers test positive for COVID-19 — Link
• Houston leads Texas in rent nonpayments amid coronavirus pandemic — Link
• First big bankruptcy of latest oil downturn comes to Houston — Link
• Forbes: Houston billionaires’ fortunes decrease, newcomers join list — Link
• Coronavirus pandemic expected to create lasting impact on retail industry even after volatility subsides — Link
• Experts: Consider furloughing employees before layoffs — Link
• Star Cinema Grill owner sues insurance co. after told ‘pandemic insurance’ doesn’t cover COVID-19 crisis — Link
• Houston nonprofits’ coronavirus recovery fund more than quadruples in size — Link
• Houston apartment co.’s $5M resident relief fund goes fast. But efforts don’t stop there — Link
• Energy-related bankruptcies increased in Q1, expected to rise further in 2020 — Link
• Dunkin’ will soon offer ‘contact-free delivery’ with Grubhub in Houston — Link
• Houston-area bank CEO takes leave of absence after contracting COVID-19 — Link
• Wells Fargo’s outraged small business customers call for boycott, litigation and regulatory relief — Link
• Here’s the prescription to keep Texas physician practices open amid COVID-19 outbreak — Link
• Has the coronavirus hit your staff? Here’s what employers need to know. — Link
• The Wells Fargo Paycheck Protection Program debacle: Your questions answered — Link
• How one Houston retailer has avoided layoffs, stayed afloat amid pandemic — Link
• Federal and state of Texas telehealth rules change due to COVID-19 pandemic — Link
• Woman-owned community bank files for de novo charter in Houston — Link
• Coronavirus headlines: ‘Last resort’ medical shelter at NRG Center; child care resource launches — Link
• Downtown Houston food hall offers pop-ups, frozen and dry goods amid coronavirus — Link
• Harris County Commissioners Court to consider $10M small business forgivable loan program — Link
• Houston banks exposed to $323M in small business loans outside the stimulus, SBA guarantees — Link
  - Houston Business Journal
• Sienna Couple Creates Small Business To Make Face Masks While Out Of Work — Link
• Lessons from Apollo 13’s ‘successful failure’ — Link
• Boeing to redo its Starliner spacecraft test — Link
• Panic grocery buying slows; iPhone sales plummeted in March — Link
• Working at home can be tough. Here’s a plan — Link
• Virus outbreak delivers tech darlings a harsh reality check — Link
• Texas Workforce Commission relying on tech from the 1980s as jobless claims overwhelm system — Link
• Now more than ever, Houston’s ‘digital divide’ imperils children’s education — Link
  - The Houston Chronicle’s Andrea Lienfelder / Techburger Blog’s Dwight Silverman
• CITY OF McALLEN LEADERS SHARE THEIR STORIES ABOUT McALLEN, AND THEIR TRIUMPHS & GOALS — Link
• Business You Should Know — TehuacáN Brillanté Water — Link
• People You Should Know — David Perez — Link
• Meet Your Ambassador — Fred Martinez — Link
  - The McAllen Chamber of Commerce

• Fundraising During a Pandemic — Shockwave Innovation’s Gordon Daugherty — Link
• ‘Who cares? Let ’em get wiped out’: Stunning CNBC anchor, venture capitalist says let hedge funds fail and save Main Street — Link
• Techstars Entrepreneur’s Toolkit — Link
• Leading Startups Through Unprecedented Change — Alice — Link
• The 15 Largest US Tech Startup Funding Rounds of Q1 2020 — AlleyWatch — Link
• Army Tries to ‘Find, Fix, Finish’ Startups — National Defense Magazine — Link
• ConsenSys Strategy Chief Steps Down to Launch Venture Fund — Link
• Here’s how Forerunner Ventures’ Kirsten Green is advising founders amid coronavirus — Fortune
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• Open Banking, Supply Chain Startups Land B2B VC — pymnts.com — Link
• What’s Keeping PPP Funds From Flowing To SMBs — pymnts.com — Link
• A Complete List Of NYSE And NASDAQ-Listed Cannabis Companies — Yahoo Finance
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• How A Tiny Battery (Thanks Apple!) Built A New $1.9 Billion Fortune — Forbes — Link
• Texas Teachers assigns over $400 million to 5 alts funds — Pensions & Investments
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• Inside Bay Area makers’ rush to solve the PPE shortage — Link
• How To Successfully Host Large Virtual Meetings And Events — Forbes -Link
• How to Make Sense of the PPP Loan Program for VC-Backed Startups — Both Sides of the Table’s Mark Suster Link
• Startups in the time of the virus: Lessons from China — SOSV — Link
• COVID-19 Pandemic: Startups Giving Back In A Time Of Crisis — Link
• Coronavirus: The Wing announces mass staff layoffs over Zoom — Link
• Exclusive Interview: Masayoshi Son Talks WeWork, Vision Fund And SoftBank Under Siege — Link
• Exit unicorns, pursued by bears — Technology startups are headed for a fall | Briefing | The Economist — Link

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