I’ll be judging the Rice Business Plan Competition again this year. It is always a great competition and is the richest business plan competition in the world at $1.5M in prizes. If you’re interested in innovative technology, top-tier national and international startups, and having your
I’ll be giving a keynote at this year’s PixlFest event for “creative students” from colleges throughout Oklahoma. Should be fun: A conference for creative students from across Oklahoma to come together to share their passion and desire to shape the future. Read about the conference
Exciting news from VentureSpur Fund I portfolio company, GoldFire Studios. The company has just released the GoldFire 2.0 platform and it includes many new features and functions. Congratulations to CEO James Simpson and team! From the blog post: The current incarnation of the GoldFire Network
We’ve published a new, short video (90 seconds) about the beyond line-of-sight, detect-and-avoid flight tests of FlightHorizon conducted in December at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Click “play” below to start the video! See the original post: New 90-second Video: NASA Beyond
UPDATE: Alex Muse has written a detailed post about the development and sale of the company: Idea, Team, Startup, Pivot — Our Story I’m very pleased to announce that VentureSpur Fund II portfolio company, ViewMarket, which had purchased CultureMap in April 2015 in a transaction valued at $15M, has
A few weeks ago, I was reminded why entrepreneurial education, giving back to your community, and especially, generosity towards the next generation, are incredibly important to the future of our society. And that you may never realize the unseen impact that your generosity can have. A few weeks
I’ve learned that the CCEW startup company I’ve been mentoring in 2016, DroneGames, has enabled CCEW to win a $15,000 grant from the UAS Cluster Initiative to provide incubation services to the company. You can watch their product pitch from May, 2016, here:
Vigilant Aerospace Systems, Inc. (VAS) announced today that it has exclusively licensed a suite of patented (USTPO Patent #9,405,005) technologies from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which improves flight safety and air traffic awareness for both manned and unmanned aircraft while providing unmanned
NASA has developed technology that may enable unmanned aircraft to fly safely in the national airspace along with piloted aircraft. The patented (USTPO Patent #9,405,005) integrated communications and control system is capable of collision warnings as well as real-time traffic and weather updates. This communication
Two of my favorite companies, OrderMyGear and CultureMap, have been named among the hottest startups in Dallas. Both are graduates of our 2013 venture accelerator and seed fund, VentureSpur II, and have been growing steadily since fundraising and graduation. Check out the new listings by Common