Startup Weekend is back! We'll be descending upon Houston Technology Center April 26-April 28, creating companies over the course of a weekend. From Startup Weekend: All Startup Weekend events follow the same basic model: anyone is welcome to pitch their startup idea and receive feedback from their peers. Teams organically form around the top ideas (as determined by popular vote) and then it’s a 54 hour fre ...

Andrew Douglass, a University of Houston undergraduate majoring in Management Information Systems, just won a $2,500 WordPress scholarship from WordCamp Houston. He plans to put the cash prize towards software, hosting services, and tuition payments. WordCamp Houston is a day long event focused on the WordPress Community. Organized about two years ago by a team of passionate WordPress enthusiasts, the event ...

The Global Startup Battle, a competition among all the Startup Weekend events that were held during Global Entrepreneurship Week, launched today. PermitMe, Houston's November 2012 Startup Weekend 1st place winner, is going against over 100 teams from around the world for prizes including a trip to Brazil, a trip to San Francisco, and a visit to the Googleplex. The Global Startup Battle puts teams against ea ...

Startup Weekend is back in town on Friday at the Houston Technology Center. The winning team will go on to represent Houston in the 2nd annual Global Startup Battle during Global Entrepreneurship Week. With all the recent attention startups have been getting, it's an exciting time to participate in Startup Weekend and work on creating something new. I've participated twice at Startup Weekend, and now help o ...