Texas-Squared Startup Newsletter #051

Houston Startup Happy Hour

August 10th (immediately following the Bayou Startup Showcase)

Dean’s Downtown
316 Main St, Houston, Texas 77002

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Interesting Texas Reading this Week

How Do Texans Beat the Heat? With Water From Mexico — New York Times’ Kate Murphy

Austin Area Events

15 Austin AdTech startups you should know — BuiltinAustin’s Emerson Dameron
New Austin app gives you the chance to easily support local causes — BuiltinAustin’s Kelly Jackson
10 Barriers to International Expansion (for Startups) — Scott Francis
Fast-growing Austin solar company files bankruptcy papers
Uber’s back in Austin, this time to map our streets — Austin Business Journal Michael Theis
Austin’s missing link: Critics wonder whether Innovation Office is MIA
Paratus Diagnostics plans to disrupt health care with iPhone-connected medical tests
Austin software developer expands to Colombia
Austin ad tech firm Sizmek to be acquired for $122M
Tech pioneer remembered for influence on Austin startups
Software maker UnboundID acquired by Denver company
Austin education tech company bought by Arizona firm
Mitratech buys another British software maker
Austin software maker rebrands, adds employees through acquisition
Planview acquires San Francisco software company
- All posted by the Austin Business Journal’s Chris Calnan
Vista Equity could reap billions from software IPO
SXSW tries new pricing scheme for 2017 badges
Austin ad agency revs up Dodge’s marketing campaign
- All Posted by Austin Business Journal’s Will Anderson
Tucker Max Fired Himself as CEO of Book in a Box
5 Questions with Girls Who Code CEO Reshma Saujani
Colleagues Remember Austin Tech Pioneer Martin Neath, 53
Austin is Getting a New, Data-Driven Shuttle Bus Service
- All posted by Austin Inno’s Brent Wistrom
Reinventing the Delivery Experience for Residential Freight — NextGen Angels Jon Bassett
Report: Austin a national leader in tech-heavy ‘advanced industries’ — Austin-American Statesman’s Tim Eaton
Austin again playing host to annual ‘geek fest’ known as NI Week- Austin-American Statesman’s Lilly Rockwell
ExxonMobil Invests $15m in Development of Emerging Technologies at UT Austin Energy Institute — UT News

Dallas Fort Worth / North Texas Area Events

Molly Cain rightfully responds to the negaitve gossip mill in the Dallas Startup Community
Innovator pumps capital into oil and more — Dallas Business Journals Jon Prior
Dallas ranks 3rd nationally for small business job growth — Dallas Business Journals Evan Hoopfer
Executive Ashley Glover rejoins RealPage, Inc. — Dallas Business Journals Shawn Shinneman
Tech company expands into South Dallas, closes gap — Dallas Business Journals Shawn Shinneman
Mary Kay making cosmetic sales easier with mobile app — Dallas Business Journals Korri Kezar
Devices to steal credit card numbers found in numerous Dallas gas pumps — WFAA-TVs Tanya Eiserer
Second look at 2nd quarter shows Dallas-Fort Worth venture capital was weaker than it appeared — by $64 million — Dallas Morning News’ Melissa Repko
Dallas entrepreneur Michael Pratt on DFW’s startup scene and being Panamplify’s ‘C-everything-O’ — Dallas Morning News’ Dalton LaFerneyOneSource Virtual Cofounder to Serve as First Chief Technology Officer — D Magazine’s Danielle Abril
Local Innovation Lab Partners with City of Dallas for Virtual Reality ExperienceNew Company to Bring Virtual Reality Into Real Estate Development
Selery Fulfillment Leads the Pack in the Tech Wildcatters Gauntlet
Kubos Prepares for First Rocket Launch
- all posted by LaunchDFW’s Chastiny Lewis
Fandeavor Makes it Easy to Follow Your Favorite Teams
TCU Grads Find Niche in Customized Vitamin Startup — both posted by Dallas Innovates Nicholas Sakelaris
UTA Prof Sees MusicDetour as Archive for DFW’s Music — Dallas Innovates Lance Murray
Why Lawyers, Investors Analyze Startups in Much the Same Way — Dallas Innovates Carl Soderstrom and Richard Blunk
At Third Birthday, the DEC Takes Stock of Its Impact on Startups — Xconomy’s Angela Shah

Houston / South Texas Area Events

Can Houston get a bigger slice of the VC pie? Crain’s Houston’s Bayan Raji

Jesse Wolgamott of The Iron Yard gives us Five things we learned from a veteran instructor at The Iron Yard
by Stacy Merrick
Houston’s Pageboy App Brings the Beauty Salon to Your Home — Xconomy’s Angela Shah
Academy Sports & Outdoors adds former Wal-Mart exec to C-suite
Houston a top ‘brand’ city in the U.S.
- All posted by Houston Business Journal’s Jack Witthaus
Exclusive: Houston tech company appoints new CEO, president
COO for top Houston tech company steps down — Houston Business Journals Joe Martin
How one entrepreneur capitalizes on Houston’s craft beer scene — Houston Business Journals Cara Smith
This Company Want to Sell You Cars In Virtual Reality — Fortune’s Jonathan Vanian
Houston startups among semifinalists for global competition Houston startups GroupRaise and IntuiTap Medical are among the 142 semifinalists for the 43North startup competition that will award $5 million in capital, including a $1 million grand prize. — Houston Chronicle’s Andrea Rumbaugh
Hackers Stole More Than 30 Jeeps And Dodges In Houston Using A Laptop (Updated) — Jalopnik’s David Tracy

San Antonio / Central Texas Area Events

Photos: San Antonio to take Houston firm’s River Walk boat on extended test run — San Antonio Business Journals W. Scott Bailey
Inspyr, Formerly GenSpera, Replaces Co-Founder Dionne With New CEO 
With Linux for Ladies, Rackspace Aims to Bring More Women to IT — both posted by Xconomy’s David Holley
Rackspace could fetch $3.5B in private equity buyout, reports say
Tech startup that sweeps clean criminal records moves from Austin to San Antonio
SA’s ranking as a tech talent market slips; office startup costs favorable
SA virtual reality CEO: ‘We want VR headsets to be as ubiquitous as mints on a hotel pillow’
SA-based sports therapy tech startup expands beyond U.S. (slideshow)
Why I’m watching these 3 tech startups that build hardware in San Antonio
SA startup’s smartphone case picks up where “Find my iPhone” app leaves off
- all posted by San Antonio Business Journals Kristen Mosbrucker

Not Entirely Texas, But Still Worth a Read

The Ears Have It — Ben Dyer

What Happened To Honesty And Integrity? A Code Of Conduct For Startups — Adeo Ressi

44 Key Lessons I’ve Learned in My Entrepreneurial Journey: Advice That Sticks — Patrick Henry

78 Marketing Tasks You Should Outsource Immediately — Neil Patel

When a startup shuts down — DR Milpani

Are Fantasy Sports Really Gambling? — Nikhil Swaminathan

Why does anyone pay for coworking? — Huckletree

The Importance of Mentorship — Robin Tooms

Brick & Mortar to Ecommerce: Can a Screen Compete with in-Person Shopping? — Gary Hoover

Featured Events

Digital Dallas presents Digital Fight Club

Ten of the sharpest wits in Dallas will spar in 5 “fights” on the hotbed, undecided topics in digital technology today. Fight Club is powered by Accenture Digital. Andrew Hopkins, Accenture Managing Director, will lead a panel of 5 judges. Along with the audience, 5 winners will be selected. Mayhem, indeed!
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Rice Energy and Clean Tech Forum

Apply to present your company — Deadline July 29, 2016

Event Date: September 15, 2016, 8AM — 5PM 
Event Location: Jones School, Rice University

The largest energy and clean technology venture capital conference in the U.S. open to all emerging energy companies (both traditional and clean energy companies).

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