Startups
The entrepreneurial journey: launching products, raising funding, and learning from failure.
Say hello to the new Phoenix OpenCoffee Club
The new Phoenix OpenCoffee Club website enables community members to ask questions, submit posts and keep up on news and events.
Building a Strong Company Culture
Netflix describes their current approach to company culture.
Growing a Small Business, One Person at a Time
A recent discussion at Phoenix OpenCoffee Club Meetup revolved around concerns and tips when growing a small business.
Discover Events in Phoenix with Eventification
An event site geared toward technology and business events in Phoenix, AZ.
Phoenix Startup Drinks - July Edition
Startup drinks brings together entrepreneurs over a pint to share and collaborate.
Phoenix Startups: Register with CrunchBase
Encouraging Phoenix startups and Phoenix entrepreneurs to add themselves to CrunchBase to provide better insight into companies in the Phoenix area.
Supporting Phoenix Startups
Some of the ways {{ site.company.name }} supports Phoenix startups and asks what else can be done to foster entrepreneurship in Phoenix.
Flatterline: New Beginnings
Leaving my employer to co-found a Phoenix web development company focused on startups
Freebootr update
Freebootr hits 23,000 listings across 17 states and gets a Phoenix Business Journal write-up
Freebootr Ahoy!
Launching a pirate-themed site for finding and posting free items in your area
Integrum and me
How I left a stable defense job, taught myself Rails, and found a home at Integrum Technologies
Business Culture
Why strong company culture matters and what happens when bureaucracy and politics fill the void
What is an entrepreneur?
The emotional roller coaster of starting a company and the importance of surrounding yourself with supportive people
Family
The benefits of building a startup while in a committed relationship, and why involving your partner matters
Vision
How software engineering training shaped my thinking about product vision and company values
Investment
Three months of progress on the startup, and now it's time to seriously pursue venture capital
Attracting Users
Thinking through how to grow a user base when targeting a specific niche market of 30 million people
Alpha Version 2.0
The second alpha release brings new features, faster deployments, and a step closer to public registration
Life as an Entrepreneur
The funny reactions people have when you tell them you quit your job to build a startup
Alpha Available
The first alpha is deployed to the server, testers are invited, and feedback is already rolling in
Almost Beta-worthy
Six weeks in, the startup prototype is nearly ready for private beta testers
Life outside the Valley
You don't need to be in Silicon Valley to build a successful tech startup
Second Draft of Executive Summary
Lessons learned from refining a startup executive summary using Garage Technology Ventures resources
Stop me if you've heard this one...
How a failed first startup led me to start over and launch a new company