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View all Insights6 Keys to Successful Coworking for AZ Entrepreneurs and Tech Startups
Guest post by Kristin Whitnable, operations manager of AZ CoWork in Scottsdale, Arizona
Even the most productive and focused entrepreneurs can get burnt out while working from home. Whether it’s your kids making surprise appearances during virtual meetings or your spouse hogging the wifi, working…
The Generosity Flywheel: A Key Driver in Arizona’s Startup Community
The flywheel is an incredibly efficient and effective technology with a remarkable ability to store and release energy. Its beauty lies in its ability to retain a great deal of kinetic energy and redistribute it back to the engine. And though it needs a lot of force to get it started, it also needs…
Will Your Startup Idea Make a Successful Business?
Entrepreneurship is strong around the world and will continue to grow, especially in the United States. Even during the current COVID-19 crisis and economic recession, many enterprising entrepreneurs are finding and pursuing new business opportunities.…
We Need More Phoenix Entrepreneurs to Think Bigger
A couple of years ago, I had lunch with some fellow tech entrepreneurs in downtown Phoenix. It was a really special lunch. Across the table from me was Steve Case, the billionaire co-founder of AOL. He is now a venture capitalist, author and business leader with the usual charitable foundation and many…
Why I Invested in the Arizona Founders Fund
Earlier this year I invested in the Arizona Founders Fund (AZFF.co), a new seed-stage venture fund that invests in early-stage software companies in Arizona. The fund has already made five investments in promising Arizona SaaS companies. AZFF also connects our experienced tech founders with the next…
A Tale of Two Valleys – Silicon Valley and Phoenix
What were the differences between Silicon Valley and Phoenix software conferences?
Obviously, the Silicon Valley event had a much bigger crowd and bigger buzz.…
10 Surprising Facts About the Software Industry in Arizona
Here are the 10 most surprising facts about the Arizona software industry that I have learned since publishing this list.
1) There is a LOT going on in the software business in ArizonaThere are 205 companies in Arizona that are primarily software companies. I have never heard anyone estimate that…