Houston's very own startup accelerator, SURGE is opening up applications for their second class, starting in Spring 2013. SURGE is focused on Energy Software and bringing technology to the energy industry. The program offers $30,000 cash investment plus an intense 90 day program with some of the industry's top mentors. If you have an idea or startup business that focuses on the energy industry, you should a ...

  Patrick Hood-Daniel’s new Kickstarter, “Build Your Own Laser Cutter" project was featured on Wired.com yesterday. It seems that there is some controversy over whether his custom laser cutter kit is safe enough.  I actually saw his kit at the Houston 3DCamp and was impressed with the 3D puzzles that he was able to lasercut out of cardboard.  I think overall that Houston is growing a great Maker scene ...

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Many thanks to everyone who came out to the Startup Community Roundtable at START Houston on Thursday. Originally, I planned to write a recap of our conversation. But the Houston Startups group can fill you in. I'd rather tell you what people have been doing since the meeting three days ago: Apurva Sanghavi of START Houston organized a startup pitch event.  Click here to RSVP. In response to the call for be ...

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Neil Patel is a well-known entrepreneur who started both Crazy Egg and KISSmetrics. This is one of the better written startup advice articles written in the last few months. It's a long read, but well worth it. http://www.quicksprout.com/2012/07/19/15-things-i-wish-id-known-before-starting-my-first-company/ From a very young age I loved the idea of starting a business. It helps that I grew up in a family fu ...

Going to SxSW Interactive 2012? http://c2xswkickoff2012.eventbrite.com/ Come by for the C2xSW kick-off party here in Houston! Meet others that are heading to Austin.  Make arrangements, contacts, and new friends. Hosted by: Drinks, adult beverages, and snacks will be served! C2xSW is a 100% volunteer-coordinated and community-driven event that unites and spotlights Greater Houston’s vibrant Interactive/Tech ...

Startup Weekend is just a few days away and you really have no excuse not to register. It's the single best place to find co-founders, coders and designers interested in startups in a single place. The organizers have taken great pains to make sure that the program is balanced between work and keynote speakers and Javid Jamae has even put together a timeline that demonstrates how to get the most out of the ...

A few startup community folks here in Houston have just launched a Facebook group for people to connect, ask and answer questions and generally be a part of the Houston Startup scene. The inspiration comes directly from the Austin Startup group that has become a very active forum in that community. http://www.facebook.com/groups/155392461211573/ Here's the link to retweet to your friends: new Houston Startu ...

Last year, Houston was privileged to get its first TEDx event. It was an overwhelming success due to the hard work and curation of the steering committee led by the team at Houston's premier designshop Culture Pilot. This year is going to be bigger and better. Held at the Wortham Theater on University of Houston's Campus, the event will be a Houston focused series of speakers and performers around the topic ...