National Day of Civic Hacking will take place June 1-2, 2013. Many local developers, entrepreneurs, and businesses will be working together to showcase the talent and strength of our community. As stated on their website, National Day of Civic Hacking event brings “the expertise and entrepreneurial spirit of those outside federal, state and local government … Read more
Later today, Gangplank Tucson will host its grand re-opening in downtown Tucson. Gangplank is a non-profit, collaborative workspace that provides resources, education, economic and community development without “physical or financial barriers.” They use their open workspaces to unite diverse minds from different backgrounds into one space so that they can collaborate and create stronger businesses. … Read more
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 Ads account, right to your Google Analytics account each night. For free…well sort of, up to … Read more
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. As he trained each new recruiter, the initial time investment was large, and he was subject … Read more
Ben Hall, Benson Garner, and the rest of the crew at Gangplank hosted an Extreme Pitch Contest for their “RoadMap To Launch” and “Semester To Launch” company participants. This biannual event is a culmination of each company’s hard work in developing a ‘lean startup’ with the help of their leader’s mentorship. This time, six new startups … Read more
With the reality of “business as usual” being gone by the wayside, AZEC12 gathered a talented lineup of speakers to challenge today’s entrepreneurs, investors, and organizational leaders to begin seeing things differently. They brought a new perspective, and good insights into how we can operate, profit, and flourish in today’s technology-driven, fast-paced “social sharing economy”. … Read more
Next week, Tuesday, October 30th, the Arizona Entrepreneurship Conference will run all day at the new and improved Gangplank HQ building in Chandler. For the seventh year in a row, this event has strived to bring entrepreneurs together, share pertinent and valuable knowledge, benefit the surrounding communities, and develop strong relationships between one another. Stated … Read more
Remember the Extreme Pitch 2012 event that we reported on back in May? Well, the annual event hosted by Gangplank Chandler is the culmination of a program called RoadMap To Launch. This program consists of 10 weeks of training led by local experts that guide budding entrepreneurs through the process of transitioning their latest and … Read more
Remember TruePoints? AZTechBeat first met up with their team when we attended the Extreme Pitch 2012 Event at Gangplank. After taking 2nd place at the event, TruePoints was gearing up to officially launch their reward tracking program in Phoenix. Well my friends, that day has arrived! You can now sign up to use their service, … Read more
July 27 through July 29, 2012, anyone with an innovative business idea, the passion to succeed, and the courage to register can build it during Startup Weekend Chandler. A 54-hour long entrepreneurial marathon. Startup Weekend is a 54-hour event that draws developers, designers, managers, startup enthusiasts, marketing pros, and more together to build a new … Read more