GoDaddy's brutal honesty wins the hearts of small biz owners

Moving away from its girls in tight t-shirts and its sex-sells attitude, GoDaddy is continuing to shift its strategy to campaigns that feature strong women in small businesses who are typically outshone by the market’s top dogs. In an effort to help small businesses across the world grow and become successful, GoDaddy rebranded itself in 2013 under … Read more

Tucson startups in it to win it at Startup Weekend Tucson

Last weekend, Tucson’s premiere entrepreneurship development organization, Startup Tucson, hosted the fourth annual Startup Weekend Tucson. The event brought together aspiring entrepreneurs to collaborate and bring their business ideas from concept to launch in 54 hours. Teams presented their new ventures to a public audience and a panel of investor-judges for feedback, awards, and some sweet prizes. The … Read more

GoDaddy + Microsoft team up to help small businesses Get Online for $1

What can you really buy for a buck these days? A lottery ticket, something from the dollar menu at McDonald’s or a bottle of water at a high school football game. But what if you could build your business online for $1? Today, two technology giants, GoDaddy and Microsoft, announced their latest creation, Get Online … Read more

Higher Ed Growth helps prospective college students find the "perfect fit"

Finding the right fit for ones’ college education can be a task in itself. While most entering freshmen take campus tours, talk to multiple advisors and jump through other hoops to find the perfect school, one online service is making the enrollment process easier for both the schools and the students. Higher Ed Growth is … Read more

Small biz owners "Stick It" to naysayers in new GoDaddy campaign

Brutal truth describes GoDaddy’s new ad campaign where small business owners tell their naysayers to “Stick it” with a fair amount of finger-pointing (just not the middle one). Building off its momentum to empower small business owners, GoDaddy will roll out its 2014 advertising campaign today with its first of two ads during ESPN’s “Monday … Read more

Gadgets for the Guru: Headphones Showdown

The AZTB team tested some awesome headphones of all sizes for this week’s Gadgets for the Guru. Let the Headphones Showdown begin…   AUVIO Stereo Wireless Headphones The AUVIO wireless headphones seamlessly sync to a music player or television and deliver quality sound. These headphones can be used for personal, at-home use while relaxing and … Read more

Shovels, hearts and ebooks among finalists for Governor's Innovation award

Every year, the Governor’s Celebration of Innovation awards recognize people and organizations that drive technology forward in Arizona. This year, the collection of winners and finalists includes everything from shovels and mining, to cloud software and biotechnology. “Every year, the buzz and the crowd grows and I have to say the food couldn’t get much … Read more

Startup Traklight raises $350K from east coast angels

It’s your baby, you develop it, market it, and are building your customer base, and you don’t want someone stealing it-but how do you protect your intellectual property on a bootstrap budget? Startup Traklight, a self-guided, cloud-based, software platform that creates your custom intellectual property (IP) strategy, aims to help other founders from losing their … Read more

Selfie, skinny, filter, emboss – top photo apps from AZ

You don’t need to be a professional to have fun with photography; if you have a smartphone, you too can create stills that tell a story. From simple selfies to elegant snapshots, check out the following photo apps from AZ startups and let your creativity soar! SkinneePix: This app, developed by two local college professors … Read more

CareerBuilder 2014 List – Top Places to Work in AZ

CareerBuilder recently released their 2014 list of the ‘Top Companies to Work for in Arizona’. Businesses are separated and listed by their number of employees, stretching from the 25-50 employees category to 1000 or more. As well, there are two extra categories, one for diversity initiatives and one for women’s initiatives.   Top Tech Companies … Read more