I had been integrating in to the entrepreneurial community in Minneapolis, but the entrepreneurial zeal is far stronger in Houston. The tradition in Minnesota is almost completely opposite of what it is here. In Minnesota, people are more reticent and less dynamic. Here there's a lot of old-money socialites. Their money is invested, but they're not very aggressive.
New money is more dynamic.
New money is everywhere. People come to Houston just because they want to be part of the flow. Here no one wants to sit on their capital and let it idle. The oil bust made us integrate the Houston economy, and the South in general has diversified pretty well. Texas has always had a very independent spirit.