Texas-Squared Startup Newsletter #043

Texas Startup & Tech News, Opinions & Events in the Lone Star State SUBSCRIBE View this email in your browser Texas-Squared Startup Resources Texas-Squared has complied a list of Texas and startup focused newsletters, twitter feeds, Facebook groups, books and podcasts. Click here to Download the PDF and please share it with your entrepreneur and startup friends. Please send updates and corrections to [email protected]/* */Download Texas-Squared Startup Resources PDF Big Texas News of the Week The City of San Antonio Launches Startup Retention Fund With Tech Bloc and Techstars Cloud Robert Rivard of the Rivard Report writes: The City of San Antonio is joining forces with the urban advocacy group Tech Bloc, and Techstars Cloud, the San Antonio chapter of the global startup accelerator, to create the Techstars Talent Retention Pilot Program, a four-year, $800,000 retention fund that aims to keep tech startups from leaving the city after they evolve into small businesses. Link Featured Articles 30 Austin female startup founders you should know by BuiltinAustin’s Tessa McLean Houston Matters interviews the Houston Business Journal’s Joe Martin and Station Houston’s Chris Root about coworking in the Houston area. It starts at minute 27, though the first segment on digital versus print newspapers is worth hearing. Sponsored TMCx Medical Device Accelerator Program Today, June 12th is the last day to apply for the TMCx Medical Device Accelerator Program! The Texas Medical Center Accelerator (TMCx) is looking for innovative medical device companies that will fundamentally improve health care. The TMCx team is dedicated to helping startups access the resources and expertise of the world’s largest medical center and its clinicians and researchers so they can develop technologies that make a global impact in health care. If your company meets the following criteria, you will be a great fit: You are passionate about the future of healthcare technology You have at least two full-time founders You have a “works-like” prototype completed You have secured at least some seed-stage funding You are pre-approval and pre-revenue APPLY TODAY: http://www.tmcinnovation.org/apply/ Interesting Texas Reading this Week I’ve received some feedback that this portion of the weekly email is getting too long to read in one sitting. I’m experimenting with paring it down to the most important stories in each city. Please let me know if you like this way better, or want to go back to the more comprehensive list of all articles for the week: [email protected]/* */ Austin Area Events Experts Reveal How To Navigate Austin’s Booming Startup Scene — Austin Monthly’s Rose Cahalan Announcing the startups pitching at the Austin Techcrunch Meetup — Techcrunch’s Jordan Crook Capital Factory and City of Austin launch international startup pilot — 512Tech’s Lori Hawkins Central Texas 2016 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year awards: Real stories of entrepreneurial ingenuity Investment Platform Aimed at Women, Ellevest Launches in Austin — Silicon Hills News Laura Lorek Indiana company aims to scoop up Austin biotech firm — Austin Business Journal’s Will Anderson Former UT endowment exec launches Austin PE firm Conversable launches after two years in stealth mode- posted by the Austin Business Journal’s Chris Calnan Dallas Fort Worth / North Texas Area Events JLL to acquire Dallas-based workplace tech firm — Dallas Business Journal’s Candace Carlisle UT Dallas is 1 of 3 Texas campuses getting entrepreneurship program — Dallas Business Journal’s Evan Hoopfer Kevin Vela: Here’s Why Dallas is Primed For ‘Series A’ Funding Dallas Entrepreneur Center’s Trey Bowles Gives Entrepreneurs Tools For Success With the Purchase of a Manufacturing Plant in Elmwood, the Lure of a Coworking Village Grows AT&T’s John Donovan: This is the Future of Our Network — D Magazine’s Danielle Abril Houston / South Texas Area Events How to Drive a More Innovative, Creative Business Class in Houston — Xconomy’s Angela Shah AT&T Formally Launches a Biotech-Focused Foundry at TMC in Houston — Xconomy’s Angela Shah How this Houston biotech company used Facebook for its IPO — Houston Business Journal’s Joe Martin HOUSTON: Her flop in the ‘Shark Tank’ was more serious than she thought — Houston Business Journal’s Melissa Wylie San Antonio / Central Texas Area Events New San Antonio-based venture capital firm with cloud technology ties seeks to raise $50MNew ‘venture equity’ firm hunting for B2B tech startups Three hardware startups I’m watching in the San Antonio market- San Antonio Business Journal’s Kristen Mosbrucker Startups awarded seed funding San Antonio — San Antonio Express News David Hendricks SpaceCadet startup aims to ‘activate’ office space — Stacey Welsh, KENS Techstars Mobility Announces 2016 Class for Summer Accelerator — Xconomy’s Sarah Schmid Cloud Therapy Uses Watson to Help Doctors, Pharma With Diagnoses — Xconomy’s David Holley Not Entirely Texas, But Still Worth a Read A new venture outfit tries a different approach to fundraising Techcrunch’s Connie Loizos [ Congrats to Houston-based Venture Partner Jason Kaminsky] Second and Third Tier Markets And Beyond — USV’s Fred Wilson Changes in the Venture Capital Funding Environment — Both Sides of the Table’s Mark Suster Top 10 Money Raising Hacks for Startups — Texting Bases Eric Bean Why Your Startup Should Eat A Debt Sandwich — Techstars’ Ari Newman Featured Events https://peoplefund.org/education/peoplespring/PeopleSpring Houston will be an interactive lunch and learn opportunity to meet, mingle, and marry business ideas with fellow women entrepreneurs. With fun, food, and the opportunity to learn from women leaders in our community, you’ll be sure to walk away with contacts and a new confidence. Date: July 13th 11:30am — 1:00pm Location: Houston Technology Center | 410 Pierce St. | Houston, TX Founders Academy Boot Camp In partnership with Capital Factory in Austin, Texas, Gordon Daugherty of Shockwave Innovations will be hosting a 2-day experiential learning boot camp just for entrepreneurs. Whether you’re almost done developing your MVP and preparing for launch or generating early revenue, you will be exposed to numerous insights and workshops to help dramatically increase your odds of success. August 5–68amCapital Factory701 BrazosAustin, Texas 78702Register here Click on the image above for the promo video tinyurl.com/startupdfw Startup Weekends are 54-hour events designed to provide superior experiential education for technical and non-technical entrepreneurs. For more information and to sign up visit:http://www.up.co/communities/usa/dallas/startup-weekend/8977 Friday, July 8–10, 2016NoD Coworking (noddfw.com)17290 Preston Road Suite #300 Dallas, TX 75252 Theme: Food, Fitness, and Physical EducationCopyright © 2016 T-Squared Agency, All rights reserved.This newsletter is about news and opinions about Texas Startups. Our mailing address is: T-Squared Agency 7108 Villa Maria Lane Austin, Texas 78759 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails?You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list