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Last week on our tour through elements the Houston tech startup scene needs to grow, we covered access to capital. Today, let's take a closer look at another essential ingredient: Institutions that host and nurture startups, like the rocks that anchor shellfish in turbulent seas.

"Entrepreneurship is a very lonely activity," says Hesam Panahi, a professor of entrepreneurship at Rice University. "And you need to be around that energy and that buzz."