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<p><b></b><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>It was barely two weeks ago, while in New York City for my niece's baptism, that Loren Feldman—the editor of this blog--and I caught up over lunch. </span></p> 
<p><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>After our casual chat centered around baseball and unique life experiences abroad, we ultimately came back to how we know each other. We had first connected through our interests in entrepreneurial ecosystem building, especially in Houston where I’m based and where I met Loren just over a year ago at the </span><a href=&quot;http://www.ricebusinessplancompetition.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>Rice Business Plan Competition</span></a><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;> at Rice University.</span></p> 
<p><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>A glass of wine later (maybe two) Loren stopped me mid-sentence, grabbing my arm, and said, “You have to share these stories – this experience. I can’t think of a single community who is NOT focused on this topic!”.</span></p> 
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<p><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>What Loren was referring to is this journey of Houston’s growing tech innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem. </span></p> 
<p><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>Whether through our own </span><a href=&quot;http://stationhouston.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>Station Houston</span></a><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>, the tech hub we launched last year, or through the countless other innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives happening in the City, there has been this convergence in our community to drive Houston’s future.</span></p> 
<p><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>Houston, the fourth largest and arguably the </span><a href=&quot;http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-houston-diversity-2017-htmlstory.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>most diverse city in America</span></a><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;> is well-known for its global leadership in industries like energy, healthcare and, of course space via NASA. </span></p> 
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<p><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>Despite its rich base of leading industries and reputation as the </span><a href=&quot;http://proximityone.com/metros_fortune1000.htm&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>third largest home of Fortune 1000 companies</span></a><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>, it has </span><a href=&quot;http://www.kauffman.org/what-we-do/research/2013/09/pathdependent-startup-hubs-comparing-metropolitan-performance-hightech-and-ict-startup-density&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>lacked high-tech startup density</span></a><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;> and </span><a href=&quot;https://nvca.org/pressreleases/u-s-venture-capital-investment-spanned-133-msas-in-2015/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>venture capital investment</span></a><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>. </span></p> 
<p>These innovation and investment gaps are obviously a challenge when thinking about how crucial it is becoming to work with startups.<span class=&quot;tweet_icon&quot;></span></p> 
<p><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>Loren wanted me to share my experiences </span><a href=&quot;http://www.chron.com/business/texanomics/article/Mayor-s-task-force-lays-out-recommendations-to-11255961.php&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>working with the Mayor</span></a><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;> as well as our local economic development agency and chamber of commerce, or what we call the </span><a href=&quot;http://www.houston.org/innovation/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>Greater Houston Partnership</span></a><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>.</span><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;> Additionally, he</span><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;> felt it important for me to share our progress with other startup development organizations, investors, corporations and the broader community here in Houston. </span></p> 
<p><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>The reason that Loren suggested that I share my experiences – the good, the bad, and especially the ugly - was to provide insights on this global city for communities everywhere that are also trying to build a entrepreneurial ecosystem.</span></p> 
<p><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>So, the question is: why do these ecosystems matter? Our answer is because a thriving and robust entrepreneurial ecosystem creates opportunities for everyone in the community. </span></p> 
<p><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>Not only do these next-gen ecosystems provide the infrastructure for makers, dreamers and doers to imagine a new future , they also provide the support to drive those visions forward. </span></p> 
<p><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>It’s the magic that happens when ideas intersect with talent and resources. </span></p> 
<p><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>And, when you boil down why more and more cities are investing in developing an entrepreneurial &amp;nbsp;ecosystem, it’s because new technologies are actually creating a whole host of new &amp;nbsp;jobs. </span><a href=&quot;http://www.kauffman.org/what-we-do/resources/entrepreneurship-policy-digest/the-importance-of-young-firms-for-economic-growth&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>Net new job creation comes from young companies</span></a><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>, </span><b>period</b><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>.</span></p> 
<p><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>I asked for some time to think about what I wanted to share, what I would share, what would be interesting to share. &amp;nbsp;If we did this, we would want it to be transparent. Our insights must focus on real issues, and, if I am going to invest real-time into sharing, I want the outcome to be awesome.</span></p> 
<p><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>Well, our world has changed since that lunch. </span></p> 
<p><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>On Friday, August 18</span><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>th</span><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>, Hurricane Harvey unleashed his </span><a href=&quot;https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/hurricane-harveys-impact-and-how-it-compares-to-other-storms/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>unprecedented wrath</span></a><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;> on our community. With that, priorities have changed. </span></p> 
<p><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>In a heartbeat, the hierarchy of needs on a daily basis looked completely different. Workshops on digital marketing strategies, helping startups raise their seed funding round, thinking through instrumentation to support sales or operations all gave way to safety, shelter, compassion and community coming to the top of the list. </span></p> 
<p><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>In a word, survival rules the day. </span></p> 
<p><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>So far, (and I may be a little biased) Houston has given the world great hope for how people can come together in a time of need. Whether it’s Houstonians helping one another, or others lending a hand, it’s hard to find a better recent example of a community at such scale. </span></p> 
<p><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>We’ve seen it through our Mayor and other City leaders. We’ve seen it through volunteers. Through law enforcement and other first-responders. And, we’ve seen it through Houstonians like </span><a href=&quot;http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/30/us/gallery-furniture-store-houston-shelter/index.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>Mattress Mack</span></a><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>, </span><a href=&quot;http://www.khou.com/news/jj-watt-talks-about-plans-for-spending-money-hes-raising/470466723&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>JJ Watt</span></a><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>, and especially, the </span><a href=&quot;https://medium.com/code-for-america/look-for-the-tech-helpers-in-houston-3b0712cf35cc&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>techies</span></a><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>.</span></p> 
<p><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>But, what role will the Houston-based entrepreneurs and tech community continue to play in supporting the Hurricane Harvey relief efforts? The recovery? The rebuild? What will happen to growing this entrepreneurial ecosystem? What role will the entrepreneurs and the techies play and what role does the community need it to play? </span></p> 
<p><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>Will building this innovation and entrepreneurship foundation sustain and accelerate our economy? Or, does our budding tech industry and its efforts get lost in the shuffle?</span></p> 
<p><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>As entrepreneurs, one of the actions we’ve taken is to launch </span><a href=&quot;http://entrepreneursforhouston.org/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>entrepreneursforhouston.org</span></a><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>. We launched this in response to all the calls and notes from people outside of Houston asking where they can donate. </span></p> 
<p><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>Why? Because we’re working on how Houston’s entrepreneur and tech community can continue to support relief, recovery and rebuilding efforts to sustain this momentum and participation from the community.</span></p> 
<p><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>For example, through the direct efforts of our </span><a href=&quot;http://sketchcity.org/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>civic hacker community</span></a><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>, we’ve already seen how projects like the </span><a href=&quot;http://swamplot.com/the-quickest-way-to-find-the-nearest-hurricane-harvey-shelter-that-isnt-already-full/2017-08-29/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>Shelter Bot</span></a><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>, </span><a href=&quot;https://www.texasrescuemap.com/muckmap&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>Muck Map</span></a><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;> and </span><a href=&quot;https://sketch-city.github.io/harvey-needs/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>HelpOutHouston.com</span></a><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;> are helping get relief where it’s needed most and add to the growing resilience of our community.</span></p> 
<p><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>The purpose of this blog is share our journey with you. </span></p> 
<p><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>As most startups go, the path is filled with twists and turns, pivots and triumphs…and just about everything else in between. </span></p> 
<p><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>This story is happening in real-time. I believe this story – or at least this blog - will ultimately end with Houston building a robust foundation for tech entrepreneurship. This is my hope. This is my belief. And, it is certainly my resolve.</span></p> 
<p><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>To rebuild, we have to solve problems. These include complex problems, that will not only help our community survive this storm, but create opportunities, real opportunities, long after the rain has stopped. For everyone. </span></p> 
<p><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>This, to me, is the power of entrepreneurship. This is the journey I will share with you all.</span></p> 
<p><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>My next post, unlike my lunch with Loren, will happen soon. Undoubtedly in less than two weeks. </span></p> 
<p><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>What will happen in our city during that time? We will find out together. In the meantime, pray for Houston, use your talents and superpowers to help however you can, and if you are in a position to give, please do. </span></p> 
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<p class="speakable-paragraph"><b></b><span style="font-weight: 400;">It was barely two weeks ago, while in New York City for my niece's baptism, that Loren Feldman—the editor of this blog--and I caught up over lunch. </span></p> 
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After our casual chat centered around baseball and unique life experiences abroad, we ultimately came back to how we know each other. We had first connected through our interests in entrepreneurial ecosystem building, especially in Houston where I’m based and where I met Loren just over a year ago at the </span><a href="http://www.ricebusinessplancompetition.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rice Business Plan Competition</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> at Rice University.</span></p> 
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A glass of wine later (maybe two) Loren stopped me mid-sentence, grabbing my arm, and said, “You have to share these stories – this experience. I can’t think of a single community who is NOT focused on this topic!”.</span></p> 
<p> 
 </p> 
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What Loren was referring to is this journey of Houston’s growing tech innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem. </span></p> 
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Whether through our own </span><a href="http://stationhouston.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Station Houston</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, the tech hub we launched last year, or through the countless other innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives happening in the City, there has been this convergence in our community to drive Houston’s future.</span></p> 
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Houston, the fourth largest and arguably the </span><a href="http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-houston-diversity-2017-htmlstory.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-weight: 400;">most diverse city in America</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is well-known for its global leadership in industries like energy, healthcare and, of course space via NASA. </span></p> 
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Despite its rich base of leading industries and reputation as the </span><a href="http://proximityone.com/metros_fortune1000.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-weight: 400;">third largest home of Fortune 1000 companies</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, it has </span><a href="http://www.kauffman.org/what-we-do/research/2013/09/pathdependent-startup-hubs-comparing-metropolitan-performance-hightech-and-ict-startup-density" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-weight: 400;">lacked high-tech startup density</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span><a href="https://nvca.org/pressreleases/u-s-venture-capital-investment-spanned-133-msas-in-2015/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-weight: 400;">venture capital investment</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p> 
<p>These innovation and investment gaps are obviously a challenge when thinking about how crucial it is becoming to work with startups.<span class="tweet_icon"></span></p> 
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Loren wanted me to share my experiences </span><a href="http://www.chron.com/business/texanomics/article/Mayor-s-task-force-lays-out-recommendations-to-11255961.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-weight: 400;">working with the Mayor</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> as well as our local economic development agency and chamber of commerce, or what we call the </span><a href="http://www.houston.org/innovation/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Greater Houston Partnership</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Additionally, he</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> felt it important for me to share our progress with other startup development organizations, investors, corporations and the broader community here in Houston. </span></p> 
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The reason that Loren suggested that I share my experiences – the good, the bad, and especially the ugly - was to provide insights on this global city for communities everywhere that are also trying to build a entrepreneurial ecosystem.</span></p> 
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So, the question is: why do these ecosystems matter? Our answer is because a thriving and robust entrepreneurial ecosystem creates opportunities for everyone in the community. </span></p> 
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Not only do these next-gen ecosystems provide the infrastructure for makers, dreamers and doers to imagine a new future , they also provide the support to drive those visions forward. </span></p> 
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s the magic that happens when ideas intersect with talent and resources. </span></p> 
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And, when you boil down why more and more cities are investing in developing an entrepreneurial &nbsp;ecosystem, it’s because new technologies are actually creating a whole host of new &nbsp;jobs. </span><a href="http://www.kauffman.org/what-we-do/resources/entrepreneurship-policy-digest/the-importance-of-young-firms-for-economic-growth" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Net new job creation comes from young companies</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><b>period</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> 
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I asked for some time to think about what I wanted to share, what I would share, what would be interesting to share. &nbsp;If we did this, we would want it to be transparent. Our insights must focus on real issues, and, if I am going to invest real-time into sharing, I want the outcome to be awesome.</span></p> 
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Well, our world has changed since that lunch. </span></p> 
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On Friday, August 18</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">th</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Hurricane Harvey unleashed his </span><a href="https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/hurricane-harveys-impact-and-how-it-compares-to-other-storms/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-weight: 400;">unprecedented wrath</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> on our community. With that, priorities have changed. </span></p> 
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a heartbeat, the hierarchy of needs on a daily basis looked completely different. Workshops on digital marketing strategies, helping startups raise their seed funding round, thinking through instrumentation to support sales or operations all gave way to safety, shelter, compassion and community coming to the top of the list. </span></p> 
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a word, survival rules the day. </span></p> 
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So far, (and I may be a little biased) Houston has given the world great hope for how people can come together in a time of need. Whether it’s Houstonians helping one another, or others lending a hand, it’s hard to find a better recent example of a community at such scale. </span></p> 
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’ve seen it through our Mayor and other City leaders. We’ve seen it through volunteers. Through law enforcement and other first-responders. And, we’ve seen it through Houstonians like </span><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/30/us/gallery-furniture-store-houston-shelter/index.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mattress Mack</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="http://www.khou.com/news/jj-watt-talks-about-plans-for-spending-money-hes-raising/470466723" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-weight: 400;">JJ Watt</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and especially, the </span><a href="https://medium.com/code-for-america/look-for-the-tech-helpers-in-houston-3b0712cf35cc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-weight: 400;">techies</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> 
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But, what role will the Houston-based entrepreneurs and tech community continue to play in supporting the Hurricane Harvey relief efforts? The recovery? The rebuild? What will happen to growing this entrepreneurial ecosystem? What role will the entrepreneurs and the techies play and what role does the community need it to play? </span></p> 
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Will building this innovation and entrepreneurship foundation sustain and accelerate our economy? Or, does our budding tech industry and its efforts get lost in the shuffle?</span></p> 
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As entrepreneurs, one of the actions we’ve taken is to launch </span><a href="http://entrepreneursforhouston.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-weight: 400;">entrepreneursforhouston.org</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. We launched this in response to all the calls and notes from people outside of Houston asking where they can donate. </span></p> 
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why? Because we’re working on how Houston’s entrepreneur and tech community can continue to support relief, recovery and rebuilding efforts to sustain this momentum and participation from the community.</span></p> 
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For example, through the direct efforts of our </span><a href="http://sketchcity.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-weight: 400;">civic hacker community</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, we’ve already seen how projects like the </span><a href="http://swamplot.com/the-quickest-way-to-find-the-nearest-hurricane-harvey-shelter-that-isnt-already-full/2017-08-29/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Shelter Bot</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://www.texasrescuemap.com/muckmap" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Muck Map</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span><a href="https://sketch-city.github.io/harvey-needs/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-weight: 400;">HelpOutHouston.com</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> are helping get relief where it’s needed most and add to the growing resilience of our community.</span></p> 
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The purpose of this blog is share our journey with you. </span></p> 
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As most startups go, the path is filled with twists and turns, pivots and triumphs…and just about everything else in between. </span></p> 
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This story is happening in real-time. I believe this story – or at least this blog - will ultimately end with Houston building a robust foundation for tech entrepreneurship. This is my hope. This is my belief. And, it is certainly my resolve.</span></p> 
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To rebuild, we have to solve problems. These include complex problems, that will not only help our community survive this storm, but create opportunities, real opportunities, long after the rain has stopped. For everyone. </span></p> 
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This, to me, is the power of entrepreneurship. This is the journey I will share with you all.</span></p> 
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My next post, unlike my lunch with Loren, will happen soon. Undoubtedly in less than two weeks. </span></p> 
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What will happen in our city during that time? We will find out together. In the meantime, pray for Houston, use your talents and superpowers to help however you can, and if you are in a position to give, please do. </span></p> 
<p>#TexasStrong #HoustonStrong</p></div>
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We had first connected through our interests in entrepreneurial ecosystem building, especially in Houston where I&a;rsquo;m based and where I met Loren just over a year ago at the &l;/span&g;&l;a href=\&q;http://www.ricebusinessplancompetition.com/\&q; target=\&q;_blank\&q;&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;Rice Business Plan Competition&l;/span&g;&l;/a&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g; at Rice University.&l;/span&g;\r\n\r\n&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;A glass of wine later (maybe two) Loren stopped me mid-sentence, grabbing my arm, and said, &a;ldquo;You have to share these stories &a;ndash; this experience. I can&a;rsquo;t think of a single community who is NOT focused on this topic!&a;rdquo;.&l;/span&g;\r\n\r\n&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;What Loren was referring to is this journey of Houston&a;rsquo;s growing tech innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem. &l;/span&g;\r\n\r\n&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;Whether through our own &l;/span&g;&l;a href=\&q;http://stationhouston.com/\&q; target=\&q;_blank\&q;&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;Station Houston&l;/span&g;&l;/a&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;, the tech hub we launched last year, or through the countless other innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives happening in the City, there has been this convergence in our community to drive Houston&a;rsquo;s future.&l;/span&g;\r\n\r\n&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;Houston, the fourth largest and arguably the &l;/span&g;&l;a href=\&q;http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-houston-diversity-2017-htmlstory.html\&q; target=\&q;_blank\&q;&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;most diverse city in America&l;/span&g;&l;/a&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g; is well-known for its global leadership in industries like energy, healthcare and, of course space via NASA. &l;/span&g;\r\n&l;!--donotpaginate--&g;\r\n&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;Despite its rich base of leading industries and reputation as the &l;/span&g;&l;a href=\&q;http://proximityone.com/metros_fortune1000.htm\&q; target=\&q;_blank\&q;&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;third largest home of Fortune 1000 companies&l;/span&g;&l;/a&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;, it has &l;/span&g;&l;a href=\&q;http://www.kauffman.org/what-we-do/research/2013/09/pathdependent-startup-hubs-comparing-metropolitan-performance-hightech-and-ict-startup-density\&q; target=\&q;_blank\&q;&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;lacked high-tech startup density&l;/span&g;&l;/a&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g; and &l;/span&g;&l;a href=\&q;https://nvca.org/pressreleases/u-s-venture-capital-investment-spanned-133-msas-in-2015/\&q; target=\&q;_blank\&q;&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;venture capital investment&l;/span&g;&l;/a&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;. &l;/span&g;\r\n\r\nThese innovation and investment gaps are obviously a challenge when thinking about how crucial it is becoming to work with startups.&l;span class=\&q;tweet_icon\&q;&g;&l;/span&g;\r\n\r\n&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;Loren wanted me to share my experiences &l;/span&g;&l;a href=\&q;http://www.chron.com/business/texanomics/article/Mayor-s-task-force-lays-out-recommendations-to-11255961.php\&q; target=\&q;_blank\&q;&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;working with the Mayor&l;/span&g;&l;/a&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g; as well as our local economic development agency and chamber of commerce, or what we call the &l;/span&g;&l;a href=\&q;http://www.houston.org/innovation/\&q; target=\&q;_blank\&q;&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;Greater Houston Partnership&l;/span&g;&l;/a&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;.&l;/span&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g; Additionally, he&l;/span&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g; felt it important for me to share our progress with other startup development organizations, investors, corporations and the broader community here in Houston. &l;/span&g;\r\n\r\n&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;The reason that Loren suggested that I share my experiences &a;ndash; the good, the bad, and especially the ugly - was to provide insights on this global city for communities everywhere that are also trying to build a entrepreneurial ecosystem.&l;/span&g;\r\n\r\n&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;So, the question is: why do these ecosystems matter? Our answer is because a thriving and robust entrepreneurial ecosystem creates opportunities for everyone in the community. &l;/span&g;\r\n\r\n&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;Not only do these next-gen ecosystems provide the infrastructure for makers, dreamers and doers to imagine a new future , they also provide the support to drive those visions forward. &l;/span&g;\r\n\r\n&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;It&a;rsquo;s the magic that happens when ideas intersect with talent and resources. &l;/span&g;\r\n\r\n&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;And, when you boil down why more and more cities are investing in developing an entrepreneurial &a;nbsp;ecosystem, it&a;rsquo;s because new technologies are actually creating a whole host of new &a;nbsp;jobs. &l;/span&g;&l;a href=\&q;http://www.kauffman.org/what-we-do/resources/entrepreneurship-policy-digest/the-importance-of-young-firms-for-economic-growth\&q; target=\&q;_blank\&q;&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;Net new job creation comes from young companies&l;/span&g;&l;/a&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;, &l;/span&g;&l;b&g;period&l;/b&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;.&l;/span&g;\r\n&l;!--donotpaginate--&g;\r\n&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;I asked for some time to think about what I wanted to share, what I would share, what would be interesting to share. &a;nbsp;If we did this, we would want it to be transparent. Our insights must focus on real issues, and, if I am going to invest real-time into sharing, I want the outcome to be awesome.&l;/span&g;\r\n\r\n&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;Well, our world has changed since that lunch. &l;/span&g;\r\n\r\n&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;On Friday, August 18&l;/span&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;th&l;/span&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;, Hurricane Harvey unleashed his &l;/span&g;&l;a href=\&q;https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/hurricane-harveys-impact-and-how-it-compares-to-other-storms/\&q; target=\&q;_blank\&q;&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;unprecedented wrath&l;/span&g;&l;/a&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g; on our community. With that, priorities have changed. &l;/span&g;\r\n\r\n&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;In a heartbeat, the hierarchy of needs on a daily basis looked completely different. Workshops on digital marketing strategies, helping startups raise their seed funding round, thinking through instrumentation to support sales or operations all gave way to safety, shelter, compassion and community coming to the top of the list. &l;/span&g;\r\n\r\n&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;In a word, survival rules the day. &l;/span&g;\r\n\r\n&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;So far, (and I may be a little biased) Houston has given the world great hope for how people can come together in a time of need. Whether it&a;rsquo;s Houstonians helping one another, or others lending a hand, it&a;rsquo;s hard to find a better recent example of a community at such scale. &l;/span&g;\r\n\r\n&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;We&a;rsquo;ve seen it through our Mayor and other City leaders. We&a;rsquo;ve seen it through volunteers. Through law enforcement and other first-responders. And, we&a;rsquo;ve seen it through Houstonians like &l;/span&g;&l;a href=\&q;http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/30/us/gallery-furniture-store-houston-shelter/index.html\&q; target=\&q;_blank\&q;&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;Mattress Mack&l;/span&g;&l;/a&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;, &l;/span&g;&l;a href=\&q;http://www.khou.com/news/jj-watt-talks-about-plans-for-spending-money-hes-raising/470466723\&q; target=\&q;_blank\&q;&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;JJ Watt&l;/span&g;&l;/a&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;, and especially, the &l;/span&g;&l;a href=\&q;https://medium.com/code-for-america/look-for-the-tech-helpers-in-houston-3b0712cf35cc\&q; target=\&q;_blank\&q;&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;techies&l;/span&g;&l;/a&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;.&l;/span&g;\r\n\r\n&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;But, what role will the Houston-based entrepreneurs and tech community continue to play in supporting the Hurricane Harvey relief efforts? The recovery? The rebuild? What will happen to growing this entrepreneurial ecosystem? What role will the entrepreneurs and the techies play and what role does the community need it to play? &l;/span&g;\r\n&l;!--donotpaginate--&g;\r\n&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;Will building this innovation and entrepreneurship foundation sustain and accelerate our economy? Or, does our budding tech industry and its efforts get lost in the shuffle?&l;/span&g;\r\n\r\n&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;As entrepreneurs, one of the actions we&a;rsquo;ve taken is to launch &l;/span&g;&l;a href=\&q;http://entrepreneursforhouston.org/\&q; target=\&q;_blank\&q;&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;entrepreneursforhouston.org&l;/span&g;&l;/a&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;. We launched this in response to all the calls and notes from people outside of Houston asking where they can donate. &l;/span&g;\r\n\r\n&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;Why? Because we&a;rsquo;re working on how Houston&a;rsquo;s entrepreneur and tech community can continue to support relief, recovery and rebuilding efforts to sustain this momentum and participation from the community.&l;/span&g;\r\n\r\n&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;For example, through the direct efforts of our &l;/span&g;&l;a href=\&q;http://sketchcity.org/\&q; target=\&q;_blank\&q;&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;civic hacker community&l;/span&g;&l;/a&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;, we&a;rsquo;ve already seen how projects like the &l;/span&g;&l;a href=\&q;http://swamplot.com/the-quickest-way-to-find-the-nearest-hurricane-harvey-shelter-that-isnt-already-full/2017-08-29/\&q; target=\&q;_blank\&q;&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;Shelter Bot&l;/span&g;&l;/a&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;, &l;/span&g;&l;a href=\&q;https://www.texasrescuemap.com/muckmap\&q; target=\&q;_blank\&q;&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;Muck Map&l;/span&g;&l;/a&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g; and &l;/span&g;&l;a href=\&q;https://sketch-city.github.io/harvey-needs/\&q; target=\&q;_blank\&q;&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;HelpOutHouston.com&l;/span&g;&l;/a&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g; are helping get relief where it&a;rsquo;s needed most and add to the growing resilience of our community.&l;/span&g;\r\n\r\n&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;The purpose of this blog is share our journey with you. &l;/span&g;\r\n\r\n&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;As most startups go, the path is filled with twists and turns, pivots and triumphs&a;hellip;and just about everything else in between. &l;/span&g;\r\n\r\n&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;This story is happening in real-time. 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   &l;p class=\&q;wp-caption-text\&q;&g;HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 30: Flooding near downtown Houston following Hurricane Harvey (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)&l;/p&g; \n   &l;/fbs-accordion&g; \n  &l;/div&g; \n &l;/div&g; \n&l;/div&g; \n&l;p&g;&l;b&g;&l;/b&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;It was barely two weeks ago, while in New York City for my niece&s;s baptism, that Loren Feldman—the editor of this blog--and I caught up over lunch. &l;/span&g;&l;/p&g; \n&l;p&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;After our casual chat centered around baseball and unique life experiences abroad, we ultimately came back to how we know each other. We had first connected through our interests in entrepreneurial ecosystem building, especially in Houston where I’m based and where I met Loren just over a year ago at the &l;/span&g;&l;a href=\&q;http://www.ricebusinessplancompetition.com/\&q; target=\&q;_blank\&q; rel=\&q;nofollow\&q;&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;Rice Business Plan Competition&l;/span&g;&l;/a&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g; at Rice University.&l;/span&g;&l;/p&g; \n&l;p&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;A glass of wine later (maybe two) Loren stopped me mid-sentence, grabbing my arm, and said, “You have to share these stories – this experience. I can’t think of a single community who is NOT focused on this topic!”.&l;/span&g;&l;/p&g; \n&l;p&g; \n &l;fbs-ad position=\&q;inread\&q; progressive=\&q;\&q;&g;&l;/fbs-ad&g;&l;/p&g; \n&l;p&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;What Loren was referring to is this journey of Houston’s growing tech innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem. &l;/span&g;&l;/p&g; \n&l;p&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;Whether through our own &l;/span&g;&l;a href=\&q;http://stationhouston.com/\&q; target=\&q;_blank\&q; rel=\&q;nofollow\&q;&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;Station Houston&l;/span&g;&l;/a&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;, the tech hub we launched last year, or through the countless other innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives happening in the City, there has been this convergence in our community to drive Houston’s future.&l;/span&g;&l;/p&g; \n&l;p&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;Houston, the fourth largest and arguably the &l;/span&g;&l;a href=\&q;http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-houston-diversity-2017-htmlstory.html\&q; target=\&q;_blank\&q; rel=\&q;nofollow\&q;&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;most diverse city in America&l;/span&g;&l;/a&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g; is well-known for its global leadership in industries like energy, healthcare and, of course space via NASA. &l;/span&g;&l;/p&g; \n&l;div class=\&q;vestpocket\&q; vest-pocket=\&q;\&q;&g;&l;/div&g; \n&l;p&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;Despite its rich base of leading industries and reputation as the &l;/span&g;&l;a href=\&q;http://proximityone.com/metros_fortune1000.htm\&q; target=\&q;_blank\&q; rel=\&q;nofollow\&q;&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;third largest home of Fortune 1000 companies&l;/span&g;&l;/a&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;, it has &l;/span&g;&l;a href=\&q;http://www.kauffman.org/what-we-do/research/2013/09/pathdependent-startup-hubs-comparing-metropolitan-performance-hightech-and-ict-startup-density\&q; target=\&q;_blank\&q; rel=\&q;nofollow\&q;&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;lacked high-tech startup density&l;/span&g;&l;/a&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g; and &l;/span&g;&l;a href=\&q;https://nvca.org/pressreleases/u-s-venture-capital-investment-spanned-133-msas-in-2015/\&q; target=\&q;_blank\&q; rel=\&q;nofollow\&q;&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;venture capital investment&l;/span&g;&l;/a&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;. &l;/span&g;&l;/p&g; \n&l;p&g;These innovation and investment gaps are obviously a challenge when thinking about how crucial it is becoming to work with startups.&l;span class=\&q;tweet_icon\&q;&g;&l;/span&g;&l;/p&g; \n&l;p&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;Loren wanted me to share my experiences &l;/span&g;&l;a href=\&q;http://www.chron.com/business/texanomics/article/Mayor-s-task-force-lays-out-recommendations-to-11255961.php\&q; target=\&q;_blank\&q; rel=\&q;nofollow\&q;&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;working with the Mayor&l;/span&g;&l;/a&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g; as well as our local economic development agency and chamber of commerce, or what we call the &l;/span&g;&l;a href=\&q;http://www.houston.org/innovation/\&q; target=\&q;_blank\&q; rel=\&q;nofollow\&q;&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;Greater Houston Partnership&l;/span&g;&l;/a&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;.&l;/span&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g; Additionally, he&l;/span&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g; felt it important for me to share our progress with other startup development organizations, investors, corporations and the broader community here in Houston. &l;/span&g;&l;/p&g; \n&l;p&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;The reason that Loren suggested that I share my experiences – the good, the bad, and especially the ugly - was to provide insights on this global city for communities everywhere that are also trying to build a entrepreneurial ecosystem.&l;/span&g;&l;/p&g; \n&l;p&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;So, the question is: why do these ecosystems matter? Our answer is because a thriving and robust entrepreneurial ecosystem creates opportunities for everyone in the community. &l;/span&g;&l;/p&g; \n&l;p&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;Not only do these next-gen ecosystems provide the infrastructure for makers, dreamers and doers to imagine a new future , they also provide the support to drive those visions forward. &l;/span&g;&l;/p&g; \n&l;p&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;It’s the magic that happens when ideas intersect with talent and resources. &l;/span&g;&l;/p&g; \n&l;p&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;And, when you boil down why more and more cities are investing in developing an entrepreneurial &a;nbsp;ecosystem, it’s because new technologies are actually creating a whole host of new &a;nbsp;jobs. &l;/span&g;&l;a href=\&q;http://www.kauffman.org/what-we-do/resources/entrepreneurship-policy-digest/the-importance-of-young-firms-for-economic-growth\&q; target=\&q;_blank\&q; rel=\&q;nofollow\&q;&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;Net new job creation comes from young companies&l;/span&g;&l;/a&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;, &l;/span&g;&l;b&g;period&l;/b&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;.&l;/span&g;&l;/p&g; \n&l;p&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;I asked for some time to think about what I wanted to share, what I would share, what would be interesting to share. &a;nbsp;If we did this, we would want it to be transparent. Our insights must focus on real issues, and, if I am going to invest real-time into sharing, I want the outcome to be awesome.&l;/span&g;&l;/p&g; \n&l;p&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;Well, our world has changed since that lunch. &l;/span&g;&l;/p&g; \n&l;p&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;On Friday, August 18&l;/span&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;th&l;/span&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;, Hurricane Harvey unleashed his &l;/span&g;&l;a href=\&q;https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/hurricane-harveys-impact-and-how-it-compares-to-other-storms/\&q; target=\&q;_blank\&q; rel=\&q;nofollow\&q;&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;unprecedented wrath&l;/span&g;&l;/a&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g; on our community. With that, priorities have changed. &l;/span&g;&l;/p&g; \n&l;p&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;In a heartbeat, the hierarchy of needs on a daily basis looked completely different. Workshops on digital marketing strategies, helping startups raise their seed funding round, thinking through instrumentation to support sales or operations all gave way to safety, shelter, compassion and community coming to the top of the list. &l;/span&g;&l;/p&g; \n&l;p&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;In a word, survival rules the day. &l;/span&g;&l;/p&g; \n&l;p&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;So far, (and I may be a little biased) Houston has given the world great hope for how people can come together in a time of need. Whether it’s Houstonians helping one another, or others lending a hand, it’s hard to find a better recent example of a community at such scale. &l;/span&g;&l;/p&g; \n&l;p&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;We’ve seen it through our Mayor and other City leaders. We’ve seen it through volunteers. Through law enforcement and other first-responders. And, we’ve seen it through Houstonians like &l;/span&g;&l;a href=\&q;http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/30/us/gallery-furniture-store-houston-shelter/index.html\&q; target=\&q;_blank\&q; rel=\&q;nofollow\&q;&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;Mattress Mack&l;/span&g;&l;/a&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;, &l;/span&g;&l;a href=\&q;http://www.khou.com/news/jj-watt-talks-about-plans-for-spending-money-hes-raising/470466723\&q; target=\&q;_blank\&q; rel=\&q;nofollow\&q;&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;JJ Watt&l;/span&g;&l;/a&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;, and especially, the &l;/span&g;&l;a href=\&q;https://medium.com/code-for-america/look-for-the-tech-helpers-in-houston-3b0712cf35cc\&q; target=\&q;_blank\&q; rel=\&q;nofollow\&q;&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;techies&l;/span&g;&l;/a&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;.&l;/span&g;&l;/p&g; \n&l;p&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;But, what role will the Houston-based entrepreneurs and tech community continue to play in supporting the Hurricane Harvey relief efforts? The recovery? The rebuild? What will happen to growing this entrepreneurial ecosystem? What role will the entrepreneurs and the techies play and what role does the community need it to play? &l;/span&g;&l;/p&g; \n&l;p&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;Will building this innovation and entrepreneurship foundation sustain and accelerate our economy? Or, does our budding tech industry and its efforts get lost in the shuffle?&l;/span&g;&l;/p&g; \n&l;p&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;As entrepreneurs, one of the actions we’ve taken is to launch &l;/span&g;&l;a href=\&q;http://entrepreneursforhouston.org/\&q; target=\&q;_blank\&q; rel=\&q;nofollow\&q;&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;entrepreneursforhouston.org&l;/span&g;&l;/a&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;. We launched this in response to all the calls and notes from people outside of Houston asking where they can donate. &l;/span&g;&l;/p&g; \n&l;p&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;Why? Because we’re working on how Houston’s entrepreneur and tech community can continue to support relief, recovery and rebuilding efforts to sustain this momentum and participation from the community.&l;/span&g;&l;/p&g; \n&l;p&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;For example, through the direct efforts of our &l;/span&g;&l;a href=\&q;http://sketchcity.org/\&q; target=\&q;_blank\&q; rel=\&q;nofollow\&q;&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;civic hacker community&l;/span&g;&l;/a&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;, we’ve already seen how projects like the &l;/span&g;&l;a href=\&q;http://swamplot.com/the-quickest-way-to-find-the-nearest-hurricane-harvey-shelter-that-isnt-already-full/2017-08-29/\&q; target=\&q;_blank\&q; rel=\&q;nofollow\&q;&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;Shelter Bot&l;/span&g;&l;/a&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;, &l;/span&g;&l;a href=\&q;https://www.texasrescuemap.com/muckmap\&q; target=\&q;_blank\&q; rel=\&q;nofollow\&q;&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;Muck Map&l;/span&g;&l;/a&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g; and &l;/span&g;&l;a href=\&q;https://sketch-city.github.io/harvey-needs/\&q; target=\&q;_blank\&q; rel=\&q;nofollow\&q;&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;HelpOutHouston.com&l;/span&g;&l;/a&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g; are helping get relief where it’s needed most and add to the growing resilience of our community.&l;/span&g;&l;/p&g; \n&l;p&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;The purpose of this blog is share our journey with you. &l;/span&g;&l;/p&g; \n&l;p&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;As most startups go, the path is filled with twists and turns, pivots and triumphs…and just about everything else in between. &l;/span&g;&l;/p&g; \n&l;p&g;&l;span style=\&q;font-weight: 400;\&q;&g;This story is happening in real-time. 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