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Reid Simpson
Reid is currently a business student at Grand Canyon University with a concentration in Finance & Economics. An entrepreneur from age eight, Reid has always set his sights on the horizons for both business and technology. With a strong passion for local startups, Reid is glad to bring you the technology news through AZTechBeat. Email: reid@aztechbeat.com Twitter: @ReidJSimpsonCatch The Train Through Your Smart Phone
February 22, 2013 | Reid Simpson 3
On October 19th of last year, Startup Weekend Phoenix kicked off it’s 54 hour event at the Thunderbird School of Global Management. It was an intensive three day period where many Valley folk got together to share ideas, … Read More
Scottsdale iOS App Developers, Software Ops, Obsess Over Data Security To Keep Your Information Safe
February 13, 2013 | Reid Simpson
Software Ops is so dedicated to security, they not only have six homemade applications for Apple users around the purpose of safe storage, they even named their latest app “My Eyes Only Pro” to drive home the point. My … Read More
48 West Is Calling The Valley’s Top Entrepreneurs To Join ‘Startup Camp’ At Chandler City Hall This February 15th & 16th
February 5, 2013 | Reid Simpson
48 West, lovers of food, music, and technology, are bringing everyone together once again for their annual ‘Startup Camp’ event. Taking place this year at the Chandler City Hall on February 15th & 16th, 48 West wants to show … Read More
Valley Startup, YotaCast, Hopes To Be The Online Meeting Place for “YouTubers” and Major Brands
January 29, 2013 | Reid Simpson 1
Jordan Armstrong, CEO / Founder of YotaCast has left a past in Los Angeles, and has now settled down in Scottsdale for the long term. While in LA, Jordan consulted for a major brand, BeautyChoice.com, and started his own … Read More
Vuurr Rolls Out New Service Called Connectalytics To Consolidate Online Ad Data
January 16, 2013 | Reid Simpson
Things just got simpler for online advertisers and agencies. Vuurr, located out of Gangplank Chandler, has released this new service, Connectalytics. It allows you to send all of your campaign, keyword, ad, impression, and click data from your Bing … Read More
ASU Graduate Student Develops Top Selling Android Texting App
January 10, 2013 | Reid Simpson
Back in 2011, Aaron Packer (a Phoenix native) began dabbling in mobile app development simply as a hobby. However, after completing and polishing up a new app ready for the Android market, Tablet Talk, quickly turned his once hobby … Read More
Startup Out Of Gangplank Chandler Disrupts The Recruiting Space, Making It A Lot Easier To Find Talent Online
January 4, 2013 | Reid Simpson
Shon Burton, created his company HiringSolved out of necessity, and a desire for increased efficiency. Shon had been living and working in downtown San Francisco as a team leader for a recruiting firm, and was met with consistent challenges. … Read More
Scottsdale’s GoDaddy.com Reaffirms Company Vision And Announces New CEO: Blake Irving
December 13, 2012 | Reid Simpson
The outrageous success of GoDaddy (over 10 million users, and over 50 million domain registrations) hasn’t come without the ups, downs, product changes, pivots, controversial media attention, attacks, major site outages, and leadership changes. Most recently, GoDaddy announced on … Read More
Spotlight Software Looks To Help Software Developers Communicate Remotely With Social Project Management Tool
December 12, 2012 | Reid Simpson
Spotlight Software is a new technology startup in the Phoenix area. With their official launch this Friday, they will be offering a SaaS based program called Spotlight People & Project Manager that can be used to manage remote project … Read More
Athlinks Keeps Track Of All Your Race Event Results So You Don’t Have To
December 5, 2012 | Reid Simpson
Chandler-based Athlinks.com is a user-friendly tool for consolidating all of your race event history. Track anything from ½ marathons to Ironmans, and even mud races, then see the results on your athlete profile page within 7-10 days after the event. … Read More
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