Kirk Koburn - Houston Angel Investors - Surge

• Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered: if you get greedy you get slaughtered
•  CEO of Serge
• Never give anyone the “table for one” when you leave a company
• Money won’t solve your problems
• Challenge: be the best at whatever you do
• Surge

• Solve the world’s energy problems using software
•  Energy is out greatest challenge and our largest opportunity
• World is growing by 9 Billion people and double use of energy of 100 billion barrels
• Decentralization
• Software is revolutionizing every industry but energy
• Google owns the world
• Top 3 accelerator in the world
• What matters: find a job you have passion for…your major doesn’t matter
• From the skill comes passion and out of passion comes creativity

•  Even heroes have to fight dragons…figure out your calling cause it will make it easier
• Hire, fire, manage, and reward based on your core values
• Culture

• Know thyself
• Entrepreneurs first
•  Inclusiveness
• Unconventional: beer in the office, water balloon fights
• Passion creates hustle
• Integrity
• Surround yourself with people who believe in what you are doing
•  7 key areas to be successful in

• Spiritual
• Career
• Financial
• Relationships
• Physical
• Social
• Personal development
• To much is given, much is expected
• Outsource everything you are not good at