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🚀THIS WEEK IN HOU: Newsletter #2
What's hot in Houston Innovation Ecosystem this week?
Oleg Lysiak
April 03, 2023
We've reached 1000 LinkedIn subscribers after just one week! Thank you all so much!
Credit - ABC13 + some online tools
The meme above describes what I would love to see from our community. By the way, how do you like my memes? Or should we do more quotes? Here's one: "The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members." - Coretta Scott King
As a founder of a startup, your first priority should be ensuring that you have a viable idea. The easiest way to gauge this is by seeking feedback from others. The same principle applies to my newsletter, Rocket Network. Last week, I sent out my first newsletter, which covered the best startup events in Houston. My goal is to bring the startup community together to collaborate, network, and accelerate growth. The response has been overwhelming, with close to 1000 LinkedIn subscribers and numerous compliments.
While there have been a few naysayers who claim that someone else is already covering similar content, let me assure you that Rocket Network is unique. There is a ton of information out there about established founders and large events, but very little is being said about the underdogs and those who are grinding it out day after day to solve problems. And that's where Rocket Network comes in. This newsletter is my MVP, and it aims to cover what's happening from my perspective. But the main differentiator and the real magic maker is our "community ask." This is where you, the community, can step up and make a difference by taking action to help startups and everyone in the community succeed.
Following the success of our first issue, your enthusiastic response has motivated me to continue pushing the boundaries. We're only at the beginning of our journey, which is why we're excited to announce a grand launch party and giveaway that will be exclusively available to our valued email subscribers. Don't risk missing out on this exciting opportunity - be sure to subscribe now at https://rocketnetwork.beehiiv.com/.
NOW, LET’S ROCKET NETWORK!
You might already know what’s up but since we are new I will be leaving some emojis that might help our new subscribers navigate through the list of events.
🌶️🔥- something hot
🚀🚀🚀 - must attend
🤓💻 - good for developers and other technical folks
🦄💰- Venture Capital and investing related
⚡- Energy-related
♻️- renewable energy and sustainability-related
🏥 - health care related
🪖 - Veteran/military related
Here are my picks for this week.
Monday, April 3
Tuesday, April 4
Wednesday, April 5
Thursday, April 6
🌶️🌶️🌶️FEATURED EVENT🔥🔥🔥 - Ion Block Party + Crawfish Cookoff
Friday, April 7
Ion Prototyping Lab Office Hours
Saturday, April 8
🤓💻🚀Houston Product Community
Community Ask and Founder Spotlight
Fathom(x), the crypto compliance company, is currently raising its pre-seed round. If you are interested, please do not hesitate to reach out to Will Martin
Robert Rolnik, JD is looking for electric car driving volunteers to test the app which helps people charge at peak wind penetrations on the grids of the Great Plains (Texas too). Please see more info HERE and get on their wait-list for beta testing.♻️WindEverest.com
Codiac Zombie Mode is proving its value out in the wild, saving their customers 30 - 50% on cloud expenses. Reach out to Ben Ghazi and team today if you hate your cloud expenses. You'll start saving tomorrow.
Devin Mehta, MBA student at Rice University is looking for young professionals who are willing to give some feedback on his app idea.
Daniel Ficci is looking for a startup internship or a entry level job as a full stack JavaScript/Java developer.
Erhun Aiwerioghene, MBA student at Rice University is looking for truckers or anyone in the industry who are willing to give some feedback on his app idea.
Mohammad Memar is looking for a startup internship or a entry level job as a MERN developer.
My community friend Karl Maier is launching a book - Surfing Economic Chaos. It’s a new book which explains in simple terms how the world is transitioning to a new era. Register for a Virtual Book Launch Party
Congratulations to Criterion Energy Partners and Sean Marshall on wining the Houston Startup Showcase aka Ion pitch competition. They are crushing it and are currently fundraising, so if you are an investor and a fan of clean and reliable energy please reach out to Sean.
So there you have it, HOU-preneurs. If you want to stay ahead of the curve and be a part of the hottest startup community in Houston, you need to be a part of Rocket Network. Peace!
- Oleg
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