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[[Ben Baldazo]] [[Research Plans]] [[Ben Baldazo (Research Plans)|(Plan Page)]]
 
[[Ben Baldazo]] [[Research Plans]] [[Ben Baldazo (Research Plans)|(Plan Page)]]
  
'''Startups of Houston [[Interactive Maps - The Whole Process]]'''
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[[Houston Entrepreneurship]]
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'''Startups of Houston''' [[Interactive Maps - The Whole Process]]
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[[Start-Ups of Houston (Map)]]
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Use Google Maps to find Longitude and Latitude
 
Use Google Maps to find Longitude and Latitude
 
*Document how to work [[Geocode.py]] and what might go wrong
 
*Document how to work [[Geocode.py]] and what might go wrong
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Put through R code to make an interactive map
 
Put through R code to make an interactive map
 
*Finding and Documenting the processes required to run the R code may be necessary
 
*Finding and Documenting the processes required to run the R code may be necessary
 
*Works on Carto and looks really cool
 
*Works on Carto and looks really cool
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*We do eventually need to have a plug in and a Carto account so that we can post this on the Wiki
  
 
'''Accelerator Quality Issue Brief'''
 
'''Accelerator Quality Issue Brief'''
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[[Houston Accelerators (issue brief)]]
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Factors to look at
 
Factors to look at
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*Value Added
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**How to look at this though?
 
*Market vs Non-Market
 
*Market vs Non-Market
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**Philanthropic funding?
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***If Non-Profit: Propublica will document contributions
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***If for profit: call?
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**Founded Bottom up? or Top down?
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***See if it was founded by a group or individual with actual industry connections (online or phone)
 
*Location
 
*Location
*Leadership/Experience qualifications
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**Proximity to resources
*Criteria from the Acc Rankings
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***We may have to update the startups in Houston map for this
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*Available Resources (we should generally be able to call or find this on website, these should be things they brag about)
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**Flex Space
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**Events
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**Co-Working
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**Connections/Mentorship
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***This can also have a judged value based on Mentor/Connection perceived experiece
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**Funding (This may be hard but if they offer their own VC we can check through SDC)
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**Userbase
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*Leadership/Experience qualifications (Linkedin, profiles on their own websites, other bios)
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**Have they driven a startup before or been in backseat
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**What other qualifications do they have
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*Criteria from the Acc Rankings (as long as we have portfolios then we can use SDC for this)
 
**VC funding history
 
**VC funding history
 
**IPO
 
**IPO
 
**Acquired
 
**Acquired
 
*Any other reviews possible
 
*Any other reviews possible
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**Other articles (Xconomy, Houston Chronicle, etc.)
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**Info from actually calling the accelerators (Putting a list of questions up on the discussion for [[Houston Accelerators (issue brief)]]
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**perhaps reviews from startups themselves
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***Could look specifically into startups that have gone through multiple accelerators hopefully we have phone numbers on [[File:HSM10.xlsx]]
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[[Category:Work Log]]

Latest revision as of 17:12, 21 March 2017


Ben Baldazo Research Plans (Plan Page)

Houston Entrepreneurship

Startups of Houston Interactive Maps - The Whole Process

Start-Ups of Houston (Map)

Use Google Maps to find Longitude and Latitude

  • Document how to work Geocode.py and what might go wrong

Put through R code to make an interactive map

  • Finding and Documenting the processes required to run the R code may be necessary
  • Works on Carto and looks really cool
  • We do eventually need to have a plug in and a Carto account so that we can post this on the Wiki

Accelerator Quality Issue Brief

Houston Accelerators (issue brief)

Factors to look at

  • Value Added
    • How to look at this though?
  • Market vs Non-Market
    • Philanthropic funding?
      • If Non-Profit: Propublica will document contributions
      • If for profit: call?
    • Founded Bottom up? or Top down?
      • See if it was founded by a group or individual with actual industry connections (online or phone)
  • Location
    • Proximity to resources
      • We may have to update the startups in Houston map for this
  • Available Resources (we should generally be able to call or find this on website, these should be things they brag about)
    • Flex Space
    • Events
    • Co-Working
    • Connections/Mentorship
      • This can also have a judged value based on Mentor/Connection perceived experiece
    • Funding (This may be hard but if they offer their own VC we can check through SDC)
    • Userbase
  • Leadership/Experience qualifications (Linkedin, profiles on their own websites, other bios)
    • Have they driven a startup before or been in backseat
    • What other qualifications do they have
  • Criteria from the Acc Rankings (as long as we have portfolios then we can use SDC for this)
    • VC funding history
    • IPO
    • Acquired
  • Any other reviews possible
    • Other articles (Xconomy, Houston Chronicle, etc.)
    • Info from actually calling the accelerators (Putting a list of questions up on the discussion for Houston Accelerators (issue brief)
    • perhaps reviews from startups themselves
      • Could look specifically into startups that have gone through multiple accelerators hopefully we have phone numbers on File:HSM10.xlsx