IDS Technology Marketing Wins Agency Marketer of the Year Award

IDS Technology Marketing, a business-to-business (B2B) lead generation and marketing agency dedicated to helping technology companies and startups grow, was named Agency Marketer of the Year by the Phoenix Business Journal and the Business Marketing Association of Phoenix. According to the IDS press release, “the Marketer of the Year awards showcase the creative talents of local … Read more

SeedSpot Demo Day is @BrettApproved

On Friday, May 17, 2013, sixteen ventures delivered their pitch deck to over 600 people, including angel investors and entrepreneurs, at the SeedSpot Demo Day to attract everything from CEOs to developers to, of course, funding. As part of the event, an audience-vote determined which venture received a piece of the $7,600 purse. Other sponsored … Read more

And You Call Yourself An Angel Investor?

GUEST BLOG BY FRED VON GRAF, PMP, SENIOR VENTURE MANAGER AT ASU VENTURE CATALYST So you have an amazing startup that you’ve put your blood, sweat and tears into, and now you’re finally starting to see some traction. Maybe you got some investment, or have revenues that put you in the black. You might even … Read more

Tallwave High Tide Finalists Look To The Future

More than four weeks after Tallwave announced the six finalists of its first High Tide competition, the startups are already planning how that money will be used to grow their businesses in the marketplace. Tallwave is a Phoenix-based business acceleration company meant to help startups develop their ideas and bring them to market. Businesses typically … Read more

CEOs Are Jack-Of-All-Trades

“Clear your head and go put yourself in the customer’s shoes when they look at your product online.” Just one piece of excellent advice Bob LaLoggia, CEO of Appointment-Plus said at the kick off event of Free Lunch Fridays (FLF). On Friday, March 29th, standing room only, entrepreneurs, startups and investors came together to network, … Read more

Seed Spot Is Growing Innovation In Downtown Phoenix's Warehouse District

There’s plenty of excitement brewing in Downtown Phoenix’s historic Levine Machine building (est. 1917) these days, as the one-time machinery repair building in the heart of the warehouse district is now home to several local startups, including the nonprofit incubator Seed Spot. AZTechBeat covered Seed Spot’s kick-off event in October, when the lucky 16 companies selected from 191 applications were … Read more

Techiepalooza 2.0 Recap: Fewer People, More Free Stuff

We headed down to ASU SkySong yesterday for the second installment of Techiepalooza, a networking event hosted by ASU Venture Catalyst that is designed to bring the Phoenix entrepreneurial and tech community together. Our first impression was that the event felt more organized and relaxed than the previous Techiepalooza this summer, when the RSVPs doubled on the day of … Read more

The Seventh Annual Arizona Entrepreneurship Conference Being Held Next Tuesday at Gangplank HQ

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