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…

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…