Good news, I guess. Next year, NASA is going to begin testing its new human rated space capsule, the Orion, by launching it atop a Delta IV Heavy. I cannot fully express how happy it makes me to see NASA, which was founded on the principle of pushing the limits of human exploration in space,…
Through fortunate happenstance, I was able to again visit Brightwork CoResearch. The space is coming along nicely and should be finished sometime in the next few months. Keep checking back here for updates. Visit Brightwork’s Website→ Read my Original Post on Brightwork→
Open Houston’s first big project promises to be a transformative one. Last night at the Houston Central Library, the volunteer group articulated a new vision for our libraries. Inside the extra and unused space of each library, Open Houston and library staff are planning to create collaborative makerspaces for the general public to share knowledge,…
For the Pythoneer who is dissatisfied with run of mill financial apps, Glen, head of PyHou, has the perfect solution, “Build your own.” On Github, Glen has posted the code for a client to access Intuit’s treasure trove of financial data. After creating a developer account, making a client and uploading a self-generated x509 certificate,…
After open coworking at Start Houston yesterday, I stuck around for the Houston Unity Developers Group. The guys from Qualcomm dropped by (bearing delicious pizza from Bombay Pizza) and showed off some demos of their augmented reality SDK, Vuforia, in action.
The people from NetSquared and Code for America have launched a new initiative to help make Houston a better place to live and work. Called Open Houston, it aims to support public sector innovation in the city by building useful community apps on top of the city’s data and by leveraging public support to build…
When you register a Texas LLC with the Secretary of State, Article 3 on the Certificate of Formation asks whether it will be governed by either A. managers or B. members. In almost every instance you will want to check box A for managers because a manager-managed LLC better protects the members if and when…
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For all the hoopla over lifting restrictions on soliciting fundraising for startups RE: The Jobs Act, the biggest, relatively uncovered story for Entrepreneurship is the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the opening of the healthcare exchanges on October 1. This law and the idea of affordable, market based insurance truly opens the door for everyone…
If you are like me, always scrounging around for your next fix from the Houston Startup and Entrepreneurship scene, then you will enjoy these 5 potentially great events. I have scoured the web (mostly Meetup.com and Facebook) to find the best, most interesting and sweet things to do this October.*