Talk:Houston Accelerators and Incubators (Report)

Startup Map

Total Unique Startup Names: 1451

Total Unique Accelerator Names: 13

Houston Startup Sources:

• AngelList
  • Joined 396
  • Signal 437
  • Total Raised 207
• HoustonStartupsList 283
• StartupBlinkMap 381
• Startups-Accelerators 292
• SDC VC Houston Port Cos 494
• CrunchBase 118

Necessary Categories to include in each individual Wiki page

• Name
• Location
• Desc
• accelerator (if available)

Optional Categories

• Contact info
• Cohort of accelerator
• Industry

To Do

Nexp Steps:

• Standardize names
• Match up SQL tables
• Use URLs to find missing addresses
  • Does it matter if website now reroutes to new URL?
• Remove non Houston Startups
• Import into Individual Wiki Pages
• Import into Map
• Repeat Process with:
  • Accelerators
  • Angels
  • Incubators
  • Angel Groups
  • Venture Capital
  • Service Firms
  • Co-Working Spaces
  • Event Spaces

Future

Possible Expansions:

• Calendar that correlates with the map
• Proximity measures & Microgeography
• Weak/Strong Areas in Houston for Entrepreneurship