SyCara Local, a digital presence and SEO company in Scottsdale, has named Bryan Ehrenfreund as their new Senior Vice President of Sales and Business Development. Ehrenfreund’s new role on the executive management team will be to focus on driving SyCara Local’s customer acquisition and revenue objectives. “Bryan’s passion and track record of designing and implementing … Read more
TiE Arizona, an organization with global reach providing meaningful education, mentorship and networking for entrepreneurs, announced 14 initiatives in 2014 designed to celebrate its 14 years of leadership in the community. With a refreshed website and many exciting new programs planned for the year, TiE Arizona is dedicated to continuing its rich heritage of fostering … Read more
Microchip Technology Incorporated, a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Supertex Incorporated for $33 per share in cash, which represents a total equity value of about $394 million, and a total enterprise value of about $246 million. The acquisition is expected to be accretive to … Read more
Brightcove Inc., a leading global provider of cloud services for video, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all the assets of Unicorn Media, a leading provider of cloud video ad insertion technology. Based on a $14.00 price per share of Brightcove common stock as specified in the purchase agreement, the … Read more
Guestimate how many emails you receive per day. 100, 200, maybe more? Now take that number and times that by five work days, then by four weeks, how many emails is that now? Sickening. One local startup aims to fix this broken record of email hell, get us organized and build a relationship with our … Read more
Spindle, a Scottsdale-based, leading provider of mobile commerce solutions, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Yowza!! (Yowza International, Inc.), a Los Angeles-based provider of mobile marketing services for consumers and merchants. Yowza!! is a next-generation mobile marketing solution that delivers free real-time coupons and offers to consumers through … Read more
LifeLock, the leading software provider of identity theft protection services, today announced the acquisition of mobile wallet innovator Lemon for approximately $42.6 million in cash. As part of the acquisition, LifeLock also launched a new app that utilizes Lemon technology to help consumers manage and protect their digital identity. This transaction is a huge step … Read more
In my interview with CEO of GoDaddy Blake Irving, we discuss why Arizona is a “favorable place” for startups as well as the challenges they may face in comparison to other tech cities. Blake Irving has more to say about building GoDaddy and helping small businesses thrive, watch my interview series with him at AZ … Read more
It’s no surprise that Arizona’s technology sector is thriving, companies are in a growth state and talent acquisition is on the rise. GoDaddy, Appointment-Plus, Infusionsoft, and now with the announcement of Apple and Gigya landing here, are prime examples of our growth and need for talent. However, there is a nationwide growing concern of shortage … Read more
Our audience is still pumped up from the last FLF talk with Brian Mohr, COO and co-founder of Y Scouts, who inspired and energized the audience with his talk “Building Purposeful Companies.” Mohr motivated the audience to find their “Y” and purpose in the workplace, and shared how to incorporate a purpose-driven recruiting process into … Read more