CEOs: Build With AI, Exit With a Premium

Register here: https://luma.com/7cin813l Most founders use AI to cut costs. Smart founders use it to double their exit price. Let’s be honest: everyone is obsessed with saving a few bucks using ChatGPT. But when it comes to selling your company, buyers don’t care about your cool prompts, they care about scalable, defensible value. Right now, […]

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SEIP Demo Day

Register here: https://riceconnect.rice.edu/events/2026/seip-demo-day-2026 SEIP Interns will provide demonstrations of their summer projects.

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Angel Investing 101

Register here: https://luma.com/wdpfdggu In a world where only the very wealthy, well connected, and major institutions have access to premium investment opportunities, which have created massive wealth for a small […]

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Register here: https://sblemons.com/corporate-training/#wmsevents Workshop participants will learn time-tested marketing principles and business frameworks for growth. Key benefits of the workshop include: 1) increased insight into your target customer and how to increase your revenue; 2) improved self-confidence in your marketing and communications strategies; and 3) an expanded network of business professionals with whom to collaborate […]

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Ion Networking with Cup of Joey

What is the purpose of Cup of Joey? It is to create a connected culture of coffee shop-open networking across our region. Every Friday morning, you’ll have the opportunity to […]

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⭕️Cybersecurity Circle⭕️

Our mission is to DEFEAT CYBER CRIMINALS by making cybersecurity knowledge accessible and relatable to everyone. This event creates a supportive environment for individuals starting their cybersecurity journey, those transitioning into the field, and professionals navigating job transitions—including those rebuilding confidence after layoffs. Together, we strengthen our collective defense against cyber threats while fostering career […]

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Startup Circle Houston 💫

Startup Circle Houston 💫 brings together founders, teammates, experts and newbies of startups in Greater Houston! Past topics include: Traction + Funding Stage Identification - What stage are you really […]

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FirstCheck: Investor Foundations (Online)

Register here: https://luma.com/v74i7n5l ​Before you invest in anything, you need to understand how smart angel investing actually works. Not the mythology, the mechanics. This course gives you that foundation. ​Participants gain clarity on: ​How early-stage investing functions ​ The role investors play in innovation and wealth creation ​Whether this asset class aligns with their long-term […]

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Register here: https://luma.com/gn2md6vu​ This is where you stop learning about investing and start operating like a Smart Angel Investor. You'll learn how disciplined investors evaluate opportunities and begin making your own invest-or-pass decisions. After this course, you'll have structured evaluation criteria, the ability to justify a decision, and the beginning of an investor's discipline. This […]

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Upstream: Digital Tech Meetup at Second Draught

Register here: https://luma.com/timbergrove Upstream: Digital Tech Meetup – Monthly Social 🍻 No stage. No slides. No panels. Just upstream operators, engineers, founders, and digital leaders getting together over beer and pizza. This is the informal side of the Upstream Digital Tech community. A casual, vendor-light happy hour for people navigating digital change in oil and […]

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Ion Networking with Cup of Joey

What is the purpose of Cup of Joey? It is to create a connected culture of coffee shop-open networking across our region. Every Friday morning, you’ll have the opportunity to […]

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NASA Office Hours

NASA is bringing its expertise to Houston’s innovation hub! Every other Friday, join us for NASA's office hours, designed to bridge the gap between Houston’s innovators, entrepreneurs, and startups with NASA's elite experts, capabilities, and technology.  License the Future: Discover how to utilize NASA-developed technologies and intellectual property for your own projects. Partner for Growth: Explore how […]

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NASA Office Hours

NASA is bringing its expertise to Houston’s innovation hub! Every other Friday, join us for NASA's office hours, designed to bridge the gap between Houston’s innovators, entrepreneurs, and startups with NASA's elite experts, capabilities, and technology.  License the Future: Discover how to utilize NASA-developed technologies and intellectual property for your own projects. Partner for Growth: Explore how […]

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NASA Office Hours

NASA is bringing its expertise to Houston’s innovation hub! Every other Friday, join us for NASA's office hours, designed to bridge the gap between Houston’s innovators, entrepreneurs, and startups with NASA's elite experts, capabilities, and technology.  License the Future: Discover how to utilize NASA-developed technologies and intellectual property for your own projects. Partner for Growth: Explore how […]

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Startup Circle Houston 💫

Startup Circle Houston 💫 brings together founders, teammates, experts and newbies of startups in Greater Houston! Past topics include: Traction + Funding Stage Identification - What stage are you really at? ICP - Seeking your beachhead market Problem Identification - Love the problem, not the solution Bootstrapping - Knowing your runway and not putting money […]

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The Technology Leadership Advantage Series

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1995696286315?aff=oddtdtcreator Technology Isn't Your Competitive Advantage Anymore. Leadership Is. Why High-Growth Companies Win Long Before They Write Another Line of Code Technology has never been more powerful or more accessible. Cloud infrastructure, enterprise software, AI models, development tools, and specialized technical capabilities that once separated companies are now available to almost everyone. Yet […]

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How to Start a Startup

You have an idea...now what? Before you start looking for funding, it's important to ensure that your idea is both viable and valuable — if it doesn't have a sound model and a market willing to pay for it, investors won't be interested anyway. Join us after the session, hosted by Heath Butler, for a […]

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Tech Transfer Thursdays

Register here: https://mailchi.mp/rice/aug-20th-ion-event-landing-page Universities and research institutions produce some of the most valuable discoveries in the world, yet navigating the path to commercialize them is not always clear or well known. Houston's universities and research institutions are partnering to to simplify the commercialization process. Mark your calendars for Thursday, August 20th for the launch of […]

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Pickle Lab’s Two Year Anniversary Celebration

We’re celebrating 2 years of serves, smashes, and community at Pickle Lab, and you’re invited to join the fun! Swing by on Thursday, August 20 from 6 - 9 PM for an evening of open play pickleball (paddles are available to borrow), beats by a live DJ, MADabolic demonstrations, a variety of giveaways and swag, […]

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ENRG HTX – August 2026

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/enrg-htx-august-2026-tickets-1992146493790?aff=oddtdtcreator ENRG (Entrepreneurial Networking Resource Group) is a community for entrepreneurs with 10-250 employees running on EOS or EOS Curious. ENRG (pronounced energy) is here to stay in Houston! Erick Garcia, Lesa A Skipper and Craig Ceccanti are teaming up to build the Houston ENRG Chapter and we could not be more excited to invite entrepreneurs running on […]

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Ion Networking with Cup of Joey

What is the purpose of Cup of Joey? It is to create a connected culture of coffee shop-open networking across our region. Every Friday morning, you’ll have the opportunity to […]

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Startup Circle Houston 💫

Startup Circle Houston 💫 brings together founders, teammates, experts and newbies of startups in Greater Houston! Past topics include: Traction + Funding Stage Identification - What stage are you really at? ICP - Seeking your beachhead market Problem Identification - Love the problem, not the solution Bootstrapping - Knowing your runway and not putting money […]

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Houston Methodist Office Hours

Join us at the Houston Methodist Tech Hub at Ion on select Friday mornings for Office Hours to meet with the Center for Innovation team. Do you have an idea for an innovative healthcare solution? Do you work on technology in another industry that could be applicable to healthcare? Do you want to learn more […]

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