Kate Sieker loves Arizona. Like really loves Arizona. She loves it so much that she’s made it her job to convince others to love Arizona, too. Kate helps build organizations and events that bring together innovative Arizonans to convince business leaders both inside and outside of the state how great it is. Kate has always … Read more
Ruminder (Romi) Dhillon believes in Arizona’s potential to produce startups that can deliver what he calls “Bay-area results.” In fact, that belief is the foundation of Romi’s mission at Sonoran Founders Fund. As co-founder and CEO of Sonoran Founders Fund, Romi is responsible for not only finding the next big venture, but also constantly evangelizing … Read more
We have Evercast to thank for the hours of binge-watching we did while on lockdown during the pandemic. Without Evercast, we wouldn’t have had our favorite movies and television shows to keep us from going bored out of our minds. Evercast is a remote collaboration platform that allows creatives to stream audio and video work … Read more
Brad Thomas’s company Evercast, which sells a media software that allows creative professionals to collaborate from anywhere, grew more than 10x during the pandemic. But he hasn’t always seen such success. He has a picture on the home screen of his phone that helps him never forget where he’s come from. It’s a photo of … Read more
Francine Hardaway is a force to be reckoned with. She’s always known how to make things happen, though she credits a lot of the good in her life to karma. Like the time she put $100 into bitcoin in 2012 or became a beta user of Clubhouse. In fact, Francine credits the growing tech app with helping … Read more
Gregg Scoresby wants to be the most active investor in Arizona, but he’d love for someone to give him a run for his money. Gregg is passionate about the Arizona tech community and hopes to see it continue to grow. But he’s not just on the lookout for the next great Arizona startup. He’s also … Read more
Mat Sherman knows how to hustle. And he knows the value of being an “insider,” which he calls anyone building a business in Silicon Valley. Insiders have much easier access to some of the biggest names in tech. Mat wants to expand that coveted inner circle of great minds, so he did what so many … Read more
Arizona is taking a stand against big tech. App developers and users in Arizona may no longer be subject to the payment monopoly of Apple and Google. A major amendment to Arizona House Bill 2005 passed in the House Wednesday by 31-29, and will now move on to the state Senate, making it one step … Read more
Entrepreneurship is in Jenny Poon’s DNA. Her parents own and run a Chinese/Vietnamese restaurant in Minnesota and they worked hard so that Jenny could go to college and get a good job. They didn’t want her to have to start a business like they did. But, that’s exactly what she did. Jenny’s been running … Read more
Mike Roberts may not seem like the typical businessman with his surfer hair and motorcycle jacket, but he’s got a handle on what he thinks the world needs. His ultimate goal is “to create something of value,” no matter what that might be. A self-proclaimed data nerd, Roberts created SpyFu, an ad-tech and SEO tools … Read more