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==Summary==
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Recommendations for Houston emerging ecosystem.
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==Innovation District==
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*Maps (Baseline & How it should look) – (Maps by Abhi)
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*Startups location – (Ed Table)
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*Fund & Accelerator/Incubator locations – (Houston Pipeline)
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*Patent Map (Oliver)
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*Publicly traded firm data – R&D expenditure  (Hira)
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==Pipeline==
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*Houston Innovation Assets – Tables (What IT companies’ do we have. Patent, publicly traded firms)
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*Community Building: Networking organizations, entrepreneurship clubs, etc.
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*VC Firms in Houston – (Vc, exits, startups Adrian)
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*VC deals
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*Annual average VC investment
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*Exits
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*# Companies that receive VC Funding
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*Total funding of current startups
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*University students (Hira)
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*NSF grants, NIH grants, clinical trials, (Hira)
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*SBIR grants/ companies (Abhi)
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==Core Focus==
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*Data: Financial/ Impact on the following industries. City level data the econ activity on these industries. (Diana, Dallas Federal Reserve, City of Houston State of Texas)
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*Basic framing stats of the city
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*Oil & Gas
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*Med Center
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*Space
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== Opening the city up for testing technology ==
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*Current example by a different city.
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*Examples of technologies, tried elsewhere (Sweden, Volvo and their trucks)
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==Branding Strategy for Houston startup scene==
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*Branding budget & strategy for the city
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*Current activities
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[[Category:Emerging Ecosystems]]

Revision as of 15:15, 26 June 2017

Academic Paper
Title Houston Startup Challenges
Author Ed Egan
RAs Diana Carranza
Status In development
© edegan.com, 2016



Summary

Recommendations for Houston emerging ecosystem.

Innovation District

  • Maps (Baseline & How it should look) – (Maps by Abhi)
  • Startups location – (Ed Table)
  • Fund & Accelerator/Incubator locations – (Houston Pipeline)
  • Patent Map (Oliver)
  • Publicly traded firm data – R&D expenditure (Hira)

Pipeline

  • Houston Innovation Assets – Tables (What IT companies’ do we have. Patent, publicly traded firms)
  • Community Building: Networking organizations, entrepreneurship clubs, etc.
  • VC Firms in Houston – (Vc, exits, startups Adrian)
  • VC deals
  • Annual average VC investment
  • Exits
    1. Companies that receive VC Funding
  • Total funding of current startups
  • University students (Hira)
  • NSF grants, NIH grants, clinical trials, (Hira)
  • SBIR grants/ companies (Abhi)

Core Focus

  • Data: Financial/ Impact on the following industries. City level data the econ activity on these industries. (Diana, Dallas Federal Reserve, City of Houston State of Texas)
  • Basic framing stats of the city
  • Oil & Gas
  • Med Center
  • Space

Opening the city up for testing technology

  • Current example by a different city.
  • Examples of technologies, tried elsewhere (Sweden, Volvo and their trucks)


Branding Strategy for Houston startup scene

  • Branding budget & strategy for the city
  • Current activities