If you know the Houston business community, you already know the importance of the Rice Business Plan Competition. RBPC is the world's largest business plan competition, allowing teams to gain first-round funding and VC feedback like never before. 2014's competition was no different. Highlights included one group receiving an unexpected million-dollar check and six notable startups, including Medical Adhesive Revolution, A-76 Technologies, EcoBreeze, Innoblative, Tympanogen, and LymphoTech.