Startup FreeBike Project uses tech & social to enhance its green ads

FreeBike Project is finding away to add technology to a business that does not seem like it needs it. FreeBike Project puts advertisements on bicycles and then leases those bikes to college students for free. It seems like a pretty solid advertising/marketing company, but the company’s cofounder, Scott Ferreira said “there is a whole technology … Read more

Gilbert's EZ Spaces opens – a collaborative co-working space for small businesses

If small business owners are tired of working from home or coffee shops or are tired of paying for office space they do not need, EZ Spaces might be the answer. EZ Spaces, which is located in Gilbert, gives people a professional place to work as well as access to office amenities like Wi-Fi, printers … Read more

AZIMA's 2nd annual TIM Awards announces winners

On Thursday, March 20, the Arizona Interactive Marketing Association (AZIMA) held its 2nd annual TIM Awards – named after Tim Berners-Lee, the founder of the World Wide Web. The TIM Awards celebrates the best in the Valley of digital marketing professionals and their successful marketing campaigns in the interactive realm for the calendar year 2013. … Read more

Top 3 Arizona Universities battle for the Startup Territorial Cup

The Arizona Collegiate Venture Competition (ACVC), where startups from the top three universities compete against each other for cash prizes, kicks off Friday, March 28 in Tucson. The top 12 startups from Arizona State University (ASU), Northern Arizona University (NAU), and the University of Arizona (UA) will battle it out in the hopes of being … Read more

Tallwave Capital invests over $500K in startups & competitions

Tallwave Commercialization Fund I announced that it has deployed $500,000 in capital in two Tallwave High Tide business competitions and three early-stage ventures that have emerged from the latest High Tide program. The Tallwave Commercialization Fund I (Fund) is an Arizona-based venture capital fund specializing in Seed investments in early-stage technology and media companies. Tallwave … Read more

Startups to share lessons learned when pitching for money – TiE AZ – April 2

Somewhere in the repertoire of the startup cycle, co-founders will contemplate the idea of raising money, figure out how much and then develop their deck. With their business plan in hand, founders hit the streets and may enter pitch competitions, go straight to the desks of investors, hit up more friends and family, visit some … Read more

University of Arizona's MIS College launches AudioEye's Audio Internet platform

The University of Arizona’s (UA) academic department of Management Information Systems (MIS), through the Eller College of Management, is now offering its students new accessibility features on its academic websites. The new feature comes from a partnership with Tucson-based AudioEye, the creator of the audio Internet patented audio browsing and automated publishing technology platform. AudioEye’s … Read more

Gadgets for the Guru – get outdoors

iZZi Orbit Pro The iZZi Orbit Pro iPhone 5/5s case is a smartphone photographer’s heaven. The Orbit Pro features four interchangeable lens that allows you to take four different styles of photos: Fisheye, Wide Angle, Telephoto and Macro. The 180-Degree Fisheye lens allows users to take panoramic style shots, overhead event crowd shots or group shots.  Whereas … Read more

Wearables aren't going anywhere…ABC 15 Katie Raml – special report w AZTB – video

I’m constantly asked “Are these wearables a fad?” After the massive amounts of wearable tech rolled out at Consumer Electronics Show, a projected $50B industry within five years, and more consumers integrating these gadgets into their lifestyle through wristbands, smartwatches, glasses, clothes, and more, my answer is 100 percent no – it’s here to stay. … Read more