Time to break out the brackets for Venture Madness 2016! This event, brought to the Valley by Invest Southwest and Arizona Commerce Authority, is where the top 64 startups go head-to-head in a pitch competition and vie for a portion of the $100,000 prize and the chance to be crowned champion. The first elimination round begins tomorrow … Read more
Helping college professors and institutions keep track of student performance and identifying those individuals at risk is at the heart of the ed tech product Lighthouse by Blue Canary, a predictive analytic and student retention and performance monitoring platform. “Lighthouse helps surface up the student and look at the progress and performance of students in … Read more
According to the National Retail Federation nearly 80 percent of holiday shoppers plan to shop on CyberMonday with an expected $105 billion in online sales; of the mobile device users, 21 percent of smartphone and 34 percent of tablet users projected to purchase their gift online. [youtube]https://youtu.be/M5GRIlz2G7A[/youtube] Fox 10 News with Anita Roman For those … Read more
Unplug this weekend from all the noise and electronics and pick up a good book. Here are a few suggestions for entrepreneurs to get some inspiration this fall weekend. What’s the secret to attracting new clients? Author Joe Calloway knows, and in his new book Magnetic: The Art of Attracting Business, carefully draws it out. … Read more
Every day is a good day to sit back, relax, and cuddle up with a good book. We may think that we don’t have time in our busy schedules to take an hour or two to immerse our minds in a thought-provoking book, but we do. Here are some great reads that tackle some heavy issues. You … Read more
Video evidence collected by police officers using the TASER AXON system is shifting to a new cloud home in the near future. TASER and Microsoft announced a partnership where their combined capabilities of Microsoft’s Azure and Windows 10 devices and TASER’s Axon platform and Evidence.com solution will provide security-enhanced digital evidence management for law enforcement agencies. … Read more
Guest Blog by Hamid Shojaee, founder Axosoft, Pure Chat & AZTB The Bay Area is overrun with horses—unicorns to be exact. And while I wish I was referring to the horned, majestic creatures of lore, I’m actually talking about privately-held startups that have $1 billion or higher valuations. Venture investor Aileen Lee coined the term … Read more
Now that the mornings and evenings have cooled down, Arizonans can truly enjoy a cup of coffee or tea on the backyard patio with a good book. Here are a few book suggestions to get your creative juices flowing. Local author and aerospace engineer Mackowski describes in his memoir his involvement in grass-roots advocacy … Read more
For your next home improvement project, an Arizona startup is helping customers bid out their jobs. Bidology is combining the best of both worlds by providing a space for consumers and service providers to connect. “We make those qualified connections to you without a charge,” CEO and founder Adam Younger said. [youtube]https://youtu.be/xWcroEWnw3w[/youtube] Interview with Adam … Read more
As we transition into the Fall season there’s nothing better than to enjoy a breezy night outside with a good book. Dive deep into these good reads that can bring inspiration into your life. As the third in a set of triplets born to parents who were expecting just one baby, Author Kym Gold fought … Read more