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The Houston Entrepreneur SceneMarc Nathan
August 2010
Houston is a174 year old Startup
New York real estate investorsAugustus Chapman Allen &
John Kirby AllenAugust 30, 1836
Where it really started
January 10, 1901, a well at Spindletop struck oil
EnergyHealthcareManufacturingLogisticsLegal & AccountingIT Infrastructure
Consumer Packaged GoodsTourismFarmingTechnology StartupsAutomotive
The Woodlands
Downtown
ClearlakeSugarland
Katy/Westchase
Galleria / Greenway
How Houston Invests
OIL
GAS
Healthcare
Real EstateCloud
Relational, Not Transactional
Six Two Degrees of Separation
Wait, Doesn’t Houston Suck?
What We Think Others Think of Us
Who We Really Are
Houston is the #1 city with the best mix of job openings, pay, and affordability is Houston, according to Businessweek.com in January 2010
What Recession?
Business Owners Entrepreneurs
Business Owners
Entrepreneurs
Monopoly
FUNDING
SUPPORT
IDEAS
MENTORS
SUCCESS
Setting Houston’s Table
Formal
Grassroots
Marc Nathan @marc1919
