AZ Tech Council elects four new directors

The Arizona Technology Council names four new members to its Board of Directors to serve three-year terms; the current Board includes 36 members, five of which are officers. “We have a deep bench of seasoned executives on our Board and are delighted to add these technology leaders,” said Steven G. Zylstra, president and CEO of the … Read more

Startup PHX Challenge announces winner

Startup PHX Challenge, as part of Phoenix Startup Week,  had over 100 companies compete to win six months of free office space in the Monroe Building located in downtown Phoenix. In the end, Allbound, a SaaS sales and marketing software startup, won the space with neighbors such as UBER, Inspire Data Solutions and Cannon Design. Each … Read more

UA Increasing Tech Commercialization

Since 2013, the University of Arizona has increased its commercialized tech derived from UA research through Tech Launch Arizona (TLA). Over the past year, TLA has issued 35 patents, formed 12 startup licensee companies, and disclosed 213 inventions, up from their numbers during the previous year. Tech Launch Arizona was created by the University of Arizona … Read more

Windows 10 attracts gamers of all generations – video

Video contribution by Xavier Smith, content contribution by Chloe Nordquist Seven, eight…ten. Microsoft brought their “A” game when they developed Windows 10 and upped the ante with the free upgrade and special features for gamers. Microsoft’s new operating system released this week, mashed the favorites of seven and eight and intends to relieve headaches from previous versions. According … Read more

Weekend Reads: Hectic work schedules, succeeding and creating

It’s time to wind down from the work week and kick back with a good book. Sip some iced tea, sit on a comfy couch and peruse through these good reads.     So, you say you have a jam-packed schedule. Between the kids, your job, your spouse, the house, and other various obligations, you … Read more

The Startup Journal: Building genuine relationships

Whether it be in life or business, building relationships is a critical component to success and happiness. For those that can expand their business networks will ease, the most common skill sets among these individuals include being genuine, honest and professional. [youtube]https://youtu.be/z5bimDh3VQc[/youtube]   In the latest edition of The Startup Journal, founder Localwork.com Ryan Naylor offers … Read more

CO+HOOTS to represent Arizona in global incubator alliance

Coworking space CO+HOOTS will represent Arizona in Startup Federation, a global network of coworking spaces and incubators. CO+HOOTS is located in downtown Phoenix and has become home to more than 200 local small businesses. “CO+HOOTS will be leading the charge for Arizona in the global startup scene,” founder Jenny Poon said. “We will be able … Read more

DoorDash delivers favorite food on-demand, launches in PHX

It’s 11:00 a.m. and you are craving True Food’s kale salad, but they don’t deliver …until now. San Francisco-based DoorDash, an on-demand marketplace that offers delivery-as-a-service to restaurants has officially launched in Phoenix. According to DoorDash Director of Expansion Ryan Broderick, what interested the company in expanding to phoenix was the lively food industry. “I … Read more

Infusionsoft attracts new CPO from Silicon Valley

Infusionsoft, the leading sales and marketing software for small businesses, added Chief Product Officer (CPO) to their executive team and attracted former executive of Intuit Terry Hicks to fill its shoes. “One of the reason I joined Infusionsoft is because the team here is so passionate about small businesses and uses this passion to help … Read more

eVisit raises $1 Million in seed funding – Updated

Contributions from Chloe Nordquist Gilbert-based telehealth software startup eVisit announced the raise of $1 million in seed funding this week led by Alan Ram, Founder of Alan Ram’s Proactive Training Solutions, Chris Reap, Investor at Northstar Capital, LLC, and Sam Blackham, an SaaS Advisor and Investor. The eVisit software platform was built with two goals in … Read more