Houston StartupDigest – October 10, 2011

by StartupDigest on October 10, 2011

Below is an archived version of the Houston StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in Houston. If you would like to get next week’s digest on Monday, sign up here.

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Happy Monday!AIR (Accessibility Internet Rally) Houston’s next competition is November 12th, and they are accepting applications for developer teams. Come tighten up your development and design skills while serving a worthy cause and register a team.Registration for Houston Startup Weekend is officially open so get your ticket at special early bird pricing and get ready for November 18th, 2011. We are honored to have the University of Houston’s College of Architecture as the venue for the Fall Houston Startup Weekend. I hope to see you there!

Have an event you would like to add to the calendar? Or did you really love or hate one of the events from this last week? Let me know – send in your feedback, comments, suggestions, rants and raves to: sarah@thestartupdigest.com or @sarahmworthy on Twitter.

Houston StartupDigest is curated by:
Sarah Worthy – Schipulite at Schipul

 

 

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One week left for U.S. college graduates with innovative business ideas to apply to the Kauffman Foundation’s Global Scholars Program, newly expanded to include U.S. scholars. You’ll learn and network with an international group of aspiring entrepreneurs from January through June 2012. Apply here by Oct. 17, 2011.

 

 

What’s Going on in the Houston Startup Community

Houston Area Graphic Designers: Houston Startup Design Workshop
When: Tuesday October 11th, 2011 7:00PM
Where: Caroline Collective – 4820 Caroline St, Houston, TX 77004

Join HAGD for a startup design studio and workshop this week. There will be a short presentation on how to give and receive design critiques followed by time for everyone who desires feedback on their software sketches, mockups or prototypes to improve usability or engagement.

 

Houston NetSquared Meetup
When: Tuesday October 11th, 2011 7:00PM
Where: Stag’s Head Pub – 2128 Portsmouth St, Houston, TX 77098

The Houston NetSquared Meetup group invites a Non-Profit organization each month to share their technology and web challenges and successes in an open forum, casual environment. Come learn new ways to use technology to grow your business or non-profit this month with featured guest NPO SIRE.

 

HTC Orientation
When: Wednesday October 12th, 2011 4:00PM
Where: Houston Technology Center – 410 Pierce Street Houston TX 77002

Houston Technology Center invites you to join us for a free Orientation seminar and learn how HTC accelerates the growth and success of emerging technology companies. The seminar is open to anyone interested in learning about HTC’s acceleration process.

 

Designing for the Mobile Platform
When: Wednesday October 12th, 2011 6:30PM
Where: One Briar Lake Plaza -2000 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. S. #350, 77042

This month’s program will discuss tips and tricks for creating a compelling UX for the mobile platform.

 

Houston Lean Startup Circle
When: Thursday October 13th, 2011 6:30PM
Where: Houston Technology Center – 410 Pierce Street Houston TX 77002

Ash Maurya, serial entrepreneur, author of Running Lean, and organizer of the Austin Lean Startup Circle will join us via Skype to give us a good background on Lean Startups and the Customer Development methodology.

 

Houston TechFest
When: Wednesday October 12th, 2011 6:30PM
Where: University of Houston – 4800 Calhoun Road, Houston, TX 77004

Come out to this year’s Houston TechFest for hundreds of informative sessions ranging from web development, graphic design, to programming and hardware recommendations.

 

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