Ion Startup University: Product - StartwellWade Pinder is the founder of the Houston Product Community, mentors Product Managers and early-stage entrepreneurs, and served as Product Manager for Houston-based companies, including Blinds.com/GCC. He is currently a Principal Consultant at Improving here in Houston and a frequent guest lecturer in Rice's BUSI 222 & MGMT 732. In […]

Do you have a new product idea you want to bring to life but don't know where to start? IPL+HTX Sewn Goods Office Hours are here to help!Ion Prototyping Lab […]

Join us for a 2-day workshop covering the latest advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the Ion!AI Houston Institute of Rice University in partnership with Ion is getting together experts […]

Join us on the third Monday of the month as we build Houston’s Med & Health Tech community the Ion!

Join us at the Ion Prototyping Lab Office Hours to discuss how to build your ideas!

Learn how to identify problems, needs, and trends worth pursuing and then how to create and evaluate possible solutions to these problems.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 […]

Join us on Wednesdays at 10 AM on the Lower Level to learn about the art of pitching and get valuable feedback on your deck!

Underrepresented founders face a lot of barriers, including rarely seeing VC dollars. Join us to discover how this is changing!Underrepresented founders face a lot of barriers, including rarely seeing VC dollars. However, Dream Big Ventures and Mendoza Ventures are looking to change those statistics to help diverse founders succeed.In the wake of Mendoza Ventures' first […]

Discuss the importance and value of refining your pitch deck.Join us for our series with DeckLaunch and Fresh Tech Solutionz as they discuss the importance and value of your pitch deck when reaching your target audience.This event is best for small business owners, startups, entrepreneurs, tech developers, tech/innovation enthusiasts, and anyone new to creating pitch […]

In this session, learn how business agility supports innovation in your start-up, empowers your teams, improves performance, and more!This two-part event focuses on how business agility supports innovation in your start-up, empowers your teams, improves performance, and helps your business outpace your competitors.We will focus on defining business agility and identifying the values, culture, and […]

Join us for talks on disruptive technology, followed by networking with speakers.Speaker: Leonardo Duenas-Osorio, Professor of Civil and Environmental EngineeringMaking the Failure of Complex Engineered Systems RareAs automation, interdependencies and operational uncertainty in engineered systems increase, researchers and industry need new system-level state estimation methods that are efficient and trustable to guide system safety decisions. […]

Join us every first Thursday of the month on the plaza for live music and local brews provided by Second Draught. (Rescheduled from April 6)Enjoy live music on the plaza by Chris Castaneda (Jazz/Blues) and local brews at Second Draught every first Thursday of the month from 4 - 7 PM. (This is the rescheduled […]

Join this informative presentation and Q&A regarding due diligence of angel investment opportunities.Join the Urban Capital Network for an informative presentation and Q&A regarding due diligence of Angel investment opportunities.As an angel investor, before investing in a startup, you might ask:How do I know when I’ve found the right opportunity?What are the risks involved?How much […]