How to be passionately curious in life and work – Tom McDermott – FLFPHOENIX talk

You’ve probably heard it from motivational speakers, entrepreneurs or maybe your mom, “follow your passion.” While this phrase resonates with many, including myself, there is another perspective of passion that Tom McDermott, founder of Ignite, posed to our audience at Free Lunch Friday Phoenix. “What about being passionately curious?” he asked. [youtube]http://youtu.be/7pAFY1wMEI8[/youtube] Tom explained that … Read more

SkySong Connect Conference – Innovators, Ideas and Inspiration – April 17th

SkySong is set to launch a multi-disciplinary network of researchers, technologists and entrepreneurs focused on growing the Valley of Innovation at the SkySong Connect Conference, which will be held at ASU SkySong – the ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center. The inaugural event is sponsored by PayPal and is taking place on Thursday, April 17 from 9:30 a.m. … Read more

Mesa's LaunchPoint offers innovators free Rapid Startup School

LaunchPoint, the Mesa Technology Accelerator, in partnership with ASU Polytechnic campus and Entrepreneurship & Innovation Group, announces the launch (pun intended) of their Rapid Startup School, a free program for innovators to help them learn the fundamentals of starting a new venture. The program will consist of 12 hour-long modules at LaunchPoint, located at 6113 S … Read more

Digital Caddies, Inc. receives $2.7M in funding

Digital Caddies Inc. announced they received a total of $2.7 million of funding on the previously announced equity capital raise being completed by Paulson Investments – a boutique investment bank specializing in the small and mid-sized markets. Funds raised are being used to continue the growth and development of its personal concierge service, The Players … Read more

Gadgets for the Guru

Puku S8 The Puku S8 is a portable charger with an exceptionally powerful rechargeable battery, with 8000 mAH you can expect three to five full charges for the average smartphone per use. The Puku S8 is compatible with both Apple and Android smartphones, tablets, mobile or any hand-held device that charge via a USB cable – even headphones, … Read more

Scottsdale's Telesphere featured on Animal Planet's Tanked

Telesphere, the nation’s leading provider of cloud-based communications services for businesses, is appearing on the national hit television show “Tanked,” Friday, April 4, at 9 p.m. in Arizona (10 p.m. ET/PT). “Tanked” features the work of Telesphere customer Acrylic Tank Manufacturing (ATM), the premier builder of acrylic tanks, whose award-winning installations are known worldwide. The … Read more

Startup Weekend EDU to improve AZ education system – April 25-27

Are you passionate about improving education through great ideas? Come to Startup Weekend EDU on April 25-27th. This 52-hour event brings together educators, developers, designers, product managers, marketers, and startup enthusiasts to share ideas, form teams, build products or services, and launch startups! [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/53366381[/vimeo] Startup Weekend EDU is an event where individuals can come together … Read more

Roy Sekoff – HuffPost Live – boost engagement with meaningful content

Roy Sekoff, President and co-creator of HuffPostLive, kicked off day two of Digital Summit Phoenix #DSP14 with a vibrant and engaging talk about online videos, social engagement, and how they work together. Sekoff toyed with the idea that television will succumb to the online video market, stating that over 5 million people have cut their cable … Read more

C.C. Chapman: why content creation matters – Digital Summit Phoenix

C.C. Chapman, co-author of the International bestselling business book “Content Rules,” kicked off the inaugural Digital Summit Phoenix with a keynote that emphasized the importance of content, how to relate it to your audience and finding the beauty in the content-whether it be in your words or photos or a combination. As part of understanding … Read more