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Texas entrepreneur aims for "paperless zen" with service that turns your snail mail into email

By Aleksander Chan

With snail mail, laziness begets clutter: all the catalogues, coupons and flyers for a free teeth cleaning pile up. It’s like paperwork. An Austin-based startup is willing to do some of the c ...


Good deal on something great

Couple's hobby turns into a Revolving Vault of collectibles, from Sinatra paintings to antiques

By Barbara Kuntz

What began less than a year ago as a couple’s fun outings to enjoy a newfound hobby together is now a full-fledged business. ...


Profiles of Innovation

From deep in the heart of Texas, Tim League builds Alamo Drafthouse into national theater chain

By Kevin Benz

Tim League drove home using the same usual route from his two year-old engineering job at Shell Oil in Bakersfield, Calif. It was 1993; League was 23 years old. The Shell job was his first out of c ...


Profiles of Innovation

Former Houston restaurateur Beau Theriot rebuilds after freak fire, creates an enduring Oasis of fun

By Arden Ward

When you think of exchanging Austin's urban attractions for something on the softer side, there is likely one spot that comes to mind without fail: The Oasis. A lakeside slice of heaven for ...


Realizing the American dream

Texas brothers develop custom sushi for everyone with How Do You Roll? "fast-casual" restaurants

By Caitlin M. Ryan

"An entrepreneur is somebody that has a vision of what the future is before it exists… and then has the drive, need and desire to make that vision a reality," says Yuen Yung, the A ...


Profiles of Innovation

The UH bodybuilder tycoon: Lee Labrada pumps up a thriving business of sports supplements

By Greg Scheinman

There’s good reason Lee Labrada’s nickname is the “Mass with Class." He holds 22 major professional bodybuilding titles and was inducted into The International Federation of ...


Profiles of Innovation

An IT kingpin who rocks: CEO Jack Brandt goes from Sixth Street to the boardroom

By Greg Scheinman

Most CEOs wouldn’t suggest conducting their interview at Rockin’ Robin Guitars store, but then again Jack Brandt isn’t like most CEOs. For one, he’s as comfortable with ...


Profiles of Innovation

Making local news relevant: Community Impact brings the weekly paper back from the dead

By Kevin Benz

Nobody thought John Garrett could possibly succeed. In a new media environment — a revolution in media really — Garrett planned to bring back a dinosaur, a weekly newspaper. "I ...


Profiles of Innovation

Tropical Storm Allison spurred Lou Waters to create a new kind of automatic flood gate

By Greg Scheinman

In 2001 Tropical Storm Allison devasted Houston. The massive flooding shut down the Texas Medical Center and essentially turned much of the Bayou City into a lake. Lou Waters was out of town during ...


Profiles of Innovation

A matter of trust: Taseer Badar has changed the way physicians invest

By Greg Scheinman

Editor's Note: This is the latest installment of a continuing series that highlights Houston innovators and entrerpreneurs. From an early age, Taseer Badar knew he was going to be an entrep ...


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