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Rice Business Plan Prize Money Hits $1 Million

Up and Running

As I looked up from my business plan reading chores yesterday, I saw an email from the business school at Rice University announcing that this year’s Rice Business Plan competition is setting a new record with more than $1 million in prize money. It’s going to be fun. Let the games begin.

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What to Say in Your 1, 5, 10, or 20 Minute Pitch (+ Tips from Successful Entrepreneurs!)

Up and Running

a shipping company, won the Liftoff Houston Business Plan Competition after a four minute pitch and 10 minutes of Q&A, but she says she never would have gotten to that point without writing her business plan first. Jasmin Augustin of Swift Logistics, Inc.,

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Why Only 13 Percent of Companies Successfully Execute Their Strategies

YoungUpstarts

Business is actually a network of interrelated conversations. In the book I shared about my introduction to the work of University of Houston researcher Dr. Brené Brown. Professionalisms business planning business strategy Dan Prosser strategic planning'

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Super Bowls and Scenes

Austin Startup

The University of Texas and the other great public and private universities in Texas – from my alma mater Texas A&M in College Station, to Rice University in Houston, and many more – serve to educate each new generation’s youth with the skills and knowledge to make their mark in the world. mobileTech Tuesday by Steve Guengerich.

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Woodstock for Entrepreneurs – the Startup Lessons Learned Conference

Steve Blank

Business Plans Versus Business Models at 14:08. The full list of great speakers is here and links to their presentations are here and videos of all the presentations can be found here. Watch the expanded version of “ Why Accountants Don’t Run Startups below. Not All Startups Are Equal starts at 7:30.

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Plans? Humbug! Show me what you’re made of.

Berkonomics

Our guest insight this week comes from David Steakley, a past President of the Houston Angel Network, and a reformed management consultant. Business plans are interesting. But, as a famous field marshal (1) said, no battle plan survives contact with the enemy. Hang on, David tells it like he sees it! – DB.

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Lessons Learned: Inc Magazine on Minimum Viable Product (and a.

Startup Lessons Learned

Consider the method used by TPGTEX Label Solutions, a Houston -based software company that specializes in bar codes and labels for manufacturers and chemical companies. Consider the method used by TPGTEX Label Solutions, a Houston -based software company that specializes in bar codes and labels for manufacturers and chemical companies.