The idea of office hours for venture capital organizations is catching on, and DFJ Mercury in Houston is holding theirs next week. If you’re an entrepreneur in Houston, consider a visit with DFJ. If you’re unfamiliar with DFJ Mercury, they recently provided early stage funding for Macheen, and Graphicl.ly.

Let’s talk about a perfect storm. Start with Richard Schwartz. He’s been advising ATI companies for a while, and was the CEO of SoloMio. It looks like he just resigned as the Chairman of Jinni (presumably to focus on his new company). He’s active in a tech incubator program in Israel, and a former Sr. VP of Technology at Vignette. A proven technology entrepreneur and executive. Add some really smart money from Tom Meredith and [...]