Marc Nathan
I'm into Online Business Strategy, High Tech Recruiting, Houston Tech Community

Brighten this holiday season for Houston's kids: Join us at the Houston Tweet Drive Tweet-Up on December 15th! You made last year's event a success, and we're ready to do it all over again this year. Bring a NEW toy or book that will bring joy to a child-in-need's holiday season. And we'll give you FREE food &...

One of the best ways to learn something is to do it. This month, the Social Media Breakfast is teaming up with Netsquared to help nine Houston-area nonprofits with their social media strategy for 2012. When you arrive we will assign you to a table and table leader, who will lead you through the POST process for social media strategy. We will work...

I'm excited to say that Steve Blank has agreed to video conference in to our December meetup.

The Information Technology and Web Venture Forum, - December 8, 2011 will focus on new IT and web technologies. A call for entries is issued approximately two months prior to each event. Interested companies should submit a two-page executive summary to the Rice Alliance. An advisory board of industry leaders will evaluate the companies based on...

Http://houston.startupweekend.org

This year we're giving thanks for those hard-learned lessons we survive when things don't go so great. The failures, the 'uh oh' moments, the less than awesome outcomes... you know the ones.

Our featured speaker is... ALL OF US! We'll share some of our war stories, lessons learned, tips and tricks to NOT follow and how...

Time for a little co-mingling between Austin and Houston startups & investors. :)

9:00am - Depart from HubAustin http://hubaustin.com/
Noon - Eat food stuffs at Schipul's offices
1:00ish - Coworking (http://carolinecollective.cc/?)
4:00-7:30 Tie Texas Funding Forum (please RSVP http://www.tietexasfundingforum.com/)
7:30-11:00 Houston...

Facebook and other social networks, are pushing, prodding and even forcing us to share more. According to Mark Zuckerberg, people have doubled how much they share each year on Facebook. For the individual this is troubling, for the company, it is intriguing. Of course, this sharing goes far beyond Facebook with checkin apps, sharing what you are...

We meet on the second Thursday of every month. I'll fill in the details for each meeting as it approaches.
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The new entrepreneurship era is all about customers and their problems.

Many thanks to our sponsors this month, Houston Technology Center, Canopy Houston, and Schipul, who is providing the ultra cool doorprize (come and see what it is)


*IMPORTANT* We will not be at Canopy this month. Also, you need to order a ticket at Eventbrite: http://smbhaugust2011-efbevent.eventbrite.com

What if you could change the way that...

InnoTech is a regionally focused business to business technology conference & expo.
Conference Tracks include:
-Cloud Computing/Infrastructure
-Mobile Applications
-Security
-Social Networking for Business

InnoTech Dallas is the region's largest business to business technology conference & expo happening on May 19 at the Irving...

This month we are planning a panel discussion with several SXSWi attendees who will discuss the coolest things they saw (or maybe didn't see) at this year's SXSW. Please bring your notes and let's discuss YOUR SXSW experience...

Our Panel
- Katrina Kokoska, Project Manage, Schipul – The Web Marketing Company, @kkokoska
- Jerald...

Start your St. Patrick's Day off right with OpenCoffee! We can't promise green coffee (yuk), but we can promise green tea. Heck, maybe we can get Coffee Groundz to work up a few Irish Coffees for us!?! Sláinte!

Open Bar. Music. Smoking Patio. Free to the public.

Tokimonsta Performing!

RSVP at http://sxsw.villagevoicemedia.com/ by 3/13 to get on the list.
Get there early - RSVP does not guarantee admission!
UPDATE 3/4: The RSVP list is now closed! RSVPs on the Facebook Wall are not accepted.

21+ only.

Sponsored By:
Topless Robot
Nerd news, humor...

Hey Austin, gdgt is coming back to town! Join us at 7pm on Monday, March 14th at the PureVolume House for the gdgt live party and meetup! This is event is free and open to the public. You don't want to miss this, especially since we'll have free gdgt t-shirts and cellphone cases for the first few hundred people who show up, plus a bunch...

A TC/CG/TUAW Meet-up at SXSWi sponsored by Peel. We'll be in Unit 108, a large loft space. Booze and fun.

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and New Enterprise Associates (NEA) will be hosting a party. There will be a guest list for startups and investors. More details to follow.

Live music by Radiostar, with guest performance by Andrew Mason, CEO of Groupon!

HoustonTXSW* supports and promotes Houston's creative community -- highlighting its film, interactive/tech, and music talent -- by bringing them together and spotlighting Houston at a single event during the annual SXSW conference in Austin. Started in 2009, HoustonTXSW has grown exponentially, along with the vibrant community it...

Houston @ SXSW began in 2009 to support and promote Houston area film, interactive/tech, and music talent by spotlighting and promoting them at the annual SXSW conference in Austin. We aim to connect, unite, support and grow the creative community from the Greater Houston area and promote them on a global scale. We #SLGT : "Support Local, Grow...

It's that time again! We had such a great time last year, we just had to bring the Milwaukee Beer & Brat Bash back to SXSW again this year!

Join us for a little taste of Milwaukee, smack dab in the middle of Austin. Who could use a break in the day? We'll have free brats, free beer and tons of cool conversations. Come yourself, or...

The party everyone will still be talking about when SXSW 2011 is all said and done.

Whether or not you're from the Silicon Prairie, join the region’s up-and-coming entrepreneurs and innovators on Lanai’s beautiful rooftop lounge with drinks, DJ Bone Head, and of course, a few surprises!

RSVP: In order to receive an open bar wristband on...

The second annual Tech Cocktail SXSW will kick off the third annual SXSW Accelerator program and showcase 30+ early stage startups for an evening of conversation. The event is aimed at better connecting, educating and amplifying the SXSW Interactive community.

Join us for an evening of fun mingling with other technology enthusiasts, innovators,...

It's a Hoedown! We're back and better than ever with the 3rd Annual Girl + Guy Party at SXSW presented by Kirtsy + Alltop!

We've roped in some more girl power this year by way of Mighty Girl!

For our 3rd year, we're unhitching our wagon and heading north toward the Capitol at Scholz Bier Garten (San Jacinto @ 17th).

Join us...

Honored to be moderating this panel for the AgChat Foundation! Please join me and a group of very special social media "mavens" - Farmers who Tweet - to hear how they use social media to create community and improve customer service!

You probably don't farm. But you do eat. How do we bridge the communication gap between the 2% of...