The startup mentality, verbal design and lessons learned-this year at AZEC13 – slideshow

Yesterday at the AZEC13, entrepreneurs ranging from startup to seasoned offered their knowledge and advice about growing a business to a full house at Gangplank Chandler. I was there live and captured advice from Pat Sullivan, CEO & co-founder of Contatta, James Archer, CEO of Forty Design, and Heidi Jannenga, co-founder of WebPT. Pat Sullivan, … Read more

TechShop, a DIY workshop, to open in Chandler Nov. 16

TechShop has landed in Chandler! It’s a membership-based, do-it-yourself workshop and fabrication studio, officially opens its new location in the ASU Chandler Innovation Center to the public on November 16. Founded in October 2006 in Menlo Park, CA, TechShop houses more than $1 million worth of high quality machines, tools and software. A fun fact … Read more

AZ Tech CEOs reveal top concerns for growth in TECNA and AZ Tech Council survey

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

Startup Weekend Chandler takes place November 15-17th at Gangplank

Calling all entrepreneurs! If you’ve always wanted to start your own business but aren’t sure how, now is your chance to get together with local startups to form teams, learn new skills, and share ideas. Startup Weekend Chandler will take place Friday evening, November 15 through Sunday evening, November 17, 2013 at Gangplank Chandler. “Startup … Read more

Startup MINDPLATE.tv to help Indie filmmakers make money

Get your popcorn ready and log onto Mindplate.tv, where filmmakers come together to share their independent film work with their audiences. This startup is a technology company that streams Independent films, TV pilots, webisodes and music videos while building an online film community. The founders focus on Independent filmmakers, film students and film enthusiasts and help … Read more

Maricopa Center for Entrepreneurship co-working space to open

On Monday, November 18, the new Maricopa Center for Entrepreneurship (MCE) co-working space, located in the City of Maricopa, opens for business. The facility offers a 24/7 tenant option, an open and dedicated work space, shared business services and unlimited coffee! MCE’s goal is to increase successful innovative small businesses originating in or relocating to … Read more

Tallwave Doug Noblitt named finalist in Financial Executives International CFO of the Year Awards

The Arizona Chapter of Financial Executives International (FEI) named Doug Noblitt, the executive vice president of Finance and Accounting at Tallwave as a finalist in the “CFO of the Year Awards” in the private company category. FEI is recognized globally as the leading organization for senior-level financial executives. The nominations and awards recognize exemplary financial … Read more

Greg Head, Chief Marketing Officer for Infusionsoft, to speak at November Free Lunch Friday

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

GoDaddy to launch new domains .UNO, .MENU, .BUILD and .LUXURY – video

Announced today, GoDaddy, the world’s largest domain name registrar, is the first registrar to sell pre-registrations on the new, ICANN-approved domain name extensions, as a part of a new program designed to expand the inventory of Internet website addresses. The newest extensions end in .UNO, .MENU, .BUILD and .LUXURY, and more than 700 additional domain … Read more