This describes the current climate (early 2010) of software startup incubators in Houston Texas.

1. Creating Creative Business Communities Marc Nathan Houston, Texas STARTOPOLY

2. Business Owners Entrepreneurs

3. Business Owners

4. Entrepreneurs STARTOPOLY

5. I D E A S Setting the Table

6. F U N D I N G I D E A S Setting the Table

7. F U N D I N G S U P P O R T I D E A S Setting the Table

8. F U N D I N G S U P P O R T I D E A S M E N T O R S Setting the Table

9. F U N D I N G S U P P O R T I D E A S M E N T O R S Setting the Table

13. Formal Grassroots

16. Credit Cards & Day Jobs

17. Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund $8M Georgia Research Alliance Venture Fund $18.75M Illinois Innovation Accelerator Fund $10M Durham, NC – IDEA Fund Partners $25M New York & Boston – Spark@Start $622M Salt Lake City – Kickstart Fund $3.65M Texas – Texas Emerging Technology Fund $460M Credit Cards & Day Jobs Grants & Loans

18. Credit Cards & Day Jobs Grants & Loans F F F & Angels

19. Credit Cards & Day Jobs Grants & Loans F F F & Angels Venture Capital

21. Seed-Focused VC Funds Andreessen Horowitz

24. Basic Business Services

33. A “Seed Accelerator” is a close group of active investors that provide a small amount of seed capital and an intensive hands-on mentorship program to selected early stage companies

43. Ramen Profitable

45. FAIL FAST

46. 51 Metropolitan Statistical Areas >1MM 93% Broadband Internet penetration US homes - March 2009 US Population 304,059,724 Source: U.S. Census

48. Seed Accelerators Around the World

49. F U N D I N G S U P P O R T I D E A S M E N T O R S Consideration and Compensation

50. F U N D I N G S U P P O R T I D E A S M E N T O R S Consideration and Compensation CASH EQUITY

52. No One Plays for Free Parking

53. User Adoption Timeline 3 seconds "I get it.” 3 minutes "I've used it and still get it, and it has not annoyed me yet." 3 days "I find this really useful or fun." 3 weeks "I am raving about this to other people." 3 months "I couldn't imagine not having this, & I'm boring my friends telling them about it." 3 years "How weird to see this on Oprah."

56. Advertisers Resources Users Referrals Directory Calendar Job Board Community

57. Member Logos Directory Calendar Job Board Community

58. Coworking Directory Calendar Job Board Community Austin College Station Houston Katy Dallas C 4 San Antonio

59. One–Page Description Template Directory Calendar Job Board Community

60. Local Creative Talent Directory Calendar Job Board Community

61. Local Startup Map Directory Calendar Job Board Community

62. Startup Group Directory Directory Calendar Job Board Community

63. Community Event List Directory Calendar Job Board Community

64. Community Event Calendar Directory Calendar Job Board Community

65. Local Startup Blogs Directory Calendar Job Board Community

66. Startup Job Board Directory Calendar Job Board Community

67. Informal Job Board Directory Calendar Job Board Community

68. Partner Job Board Directory Calendar Job Board Community

69. Talent Matching Directory Calendar Job Board Community

70. Student Job Board Directory Calendar Job Board Community

71. Intern Job Board Directory Calendar Job Board Community

72. Mentor & Advisor Job Board Directory Calendar Job Board Community

73. Crowdsourced Funding Directory Calendar Job Board Community

74. Shared Local Advertising Directory Calendar Job Board Community

75. Open Source Ad Sharing Directory Calendar Job Board Community

77. Collaborative Creative Casual Couches , Not Doors Coworking is the emerging social trend of independent workers with shared values that gather together to foster the synergy that can happen from working with talented people in the same space.

78. Coworking Sites Worldwide

79. Texas Coworking ` Texas Coworking Austin College Station Houston Katy Dallas C 4 San Antonio

80. Coworking Budget The key is setting up a Public / Private Partnership for existing space Grants subsidize a discounted office lease Office Space 150-250 sq. ft./ worker Insurance Variable Legal Contracts Donated / Templates Desks & Chairs Donated or ~$250/worker Internet Access $100/mo Wifi Router $100 Network Printer $500 Coffee Maker Whiteboards $25 $15 / each

83. Standardized Seed Funding Documents

84. So, What do you think?

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