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#StartupsEverywhere: Houston, TX
Despite its reputation as an “oil patch town”, Houston is home to a thriving and diverse startup ecosystem. This week, we learned from Brad Burke and Lawson Gow that Houston’s diversity, concentration of research institutions and active investors, and involved support from local government have been critical in making the city a startup hub.
#StartupsEverywhere: Baton Rouge, LA
A renewed sense of localism has bolstered support for Southern Louisiana's entrepreneurial ecosystem in the "large small town" of Baton Rouge. For this week's #StartupsEverywhere, we talked to Stephen Loy, who cites the city's steady flow of eager, educated university students and a statewide tradable tax credit program as key inputs.
#StartupsEverywhere: Des Moines, IA
Des Moines' startup ecosystem is growing thanks to the state's favorable business climate and the legacy of the city's core industries. However, it still faces many challenges regarding capital access, talent, and a cultural aversion to entrepreneurial risk-taking.
#StartupsEverywhere: David Bradbury (Burlington, VT)
For our thirty-third #StartupsEverywhere feature we chatted with David Bradbury, the President of the Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET) in Burlington, VT.
#StartupsEverywhere: Mike Freeman (Fort Collins, CO)
For our thirty-second #StartupsEverywhere feature we talked with Mike Freeman, the CEO of Innosphere in Fort Collins, CO.
#StartupsEverywhere: Jordan Davis (Columbus, OH)
For our thirty-first #StartupsEverywhere feature we talked with Jordan Davis, the Director of Smart Columbus.
#StartupsEverywhere: Carl Erickson and Jennifer Wolbers (Grand Rapids, MI)
For our thirtieth #StartupsEverywhere feature we talked with Carl Erickson, the CEO of Atomic Object, and Jennifer Wolbers, the Owner of Smart Blue.
#StartupsEverywhere: Peter Burakowski (Buffalo, NY)
For our twenty-ninth #StartupsEverywhere feature we talked with Peter Burakowski, the Director of Marketing at 43North.
#StartupsEverywhere: Michael Iseman (Northwest Arkansas)
For our twenty-eighth #StartupsEverywhere feature we talked with Michael Iseman, the Entrepreneur in Residence at Startup Junkie.
#StartupsEverywhere: Joe Wallace and Hank McCarrick (Coachella Valley, CA)
For our twenty-seventh #StartupsEverywhere feature we talked with Joe Wallace, the CEO and Chief Innovation Officer at the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership (CVEP), and Hank McCarrick, the founder and CEO of Seco Sys.
#StartupsEverywhere: Lee Reeves and Shadrach White (Tacoma, WA)
For our twenty-sixth #StartupsEverywhere feature we talked with Lee Reeves, co-founder of Startup253, and Shadrach White, founder and CEO of cloudPWR.
#StartupsEverywhere: Joe Poeschl (Milwaukee, WI)
For our twenty fifth #StartupsEverywhere feature we talked with Joe Poeschl, Program Director and Co-Founder at The Commons.
#StartupsEverywhere: John Machacek (Fargo, ND)
For our twenty fourth #StartupsEverywhere feature we talked with John Machacek, SVP of Finance & Entrepreneurial Development at the Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Corporation (GFMEDC)
#StartupsEverywhere: Eric Streeper (Santa Fe, NM)
For our twenty third #StartupsEverywhere feature we talked with Eric Streeper, the Founder of Xerb, a video streaming platform run out of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
#StartupsEverywhere: Randon Gettys (Peoria, IL)
For our twenty-second #StartupsEverywhere feature we talked with Randon Gettys, who runs Startup Greater Peoria.
#StartupsEverywhere: Aaron Slodov, Jennifer Stapleton, and Steve McHale (Cleveland, OH)
For our twenty-first #StartupsEverywhere feature, we talked with Aaron Slodov, Jennifer Stapleton, and Steve McHale, three entrepreneurial ecosystem builders and innovators in the Cleveland, OH region.
#StartupsEverywhere: Rick Turoczy (Portland, OR)
For our twentieth #StartupsEverywhere feature, we talked with Rick Turoczy, the co-founder of PIE and the founder of Silicon Florist, among other entrepreneurial efforts in the Portland, OR region.
#StartupsEverywhere: Brett Greene & Red Russak (Greater Seattle, WA)
For our eighteenth #StartupsEverywhere feature we talked with Brett Greene and Red Russak, who run New Tech Northwest and New Tech Seattle and are helping to grow the startup ecosystem in the greater Seattle region.
#StartupsEverywhere: Zack Miller (Hampton Roads, VA)
For our seventeenth #StartupsEverywhere profile, we talked with Zack Miller, founder of Hatch and startup ecosystem builder in Hampton Roads, VA.
#StartupsEverywhere: Katherine Jernstrom & Isaac Vanderburg (Anchorage, AK)
Our sixteenth #StartupsEverywhere is a twofer. We talked with Katherine Jernstrom and Isaac Vanderburg about Anchorage's startup ecosystem.