Extraordinary success is only achieved through extraordinary hard work and sacrifice, but what happens when life intervenes? This publisher’s letter appeared in the summer issue of Silicon Slopes magazine. Let’s face it — ever since we published and distributed the first-ever issue of *Silicon Slopes *magazine to much fanfare

Children In Utah Needed Books, Startup Santa Helped We launched Startup Santa because low-income families in Utah have only one book per 300 children; because two out of every three Utah children living in low-income families and attending third grade don’t read at a proficient level; because 35 percent

Onward, Ever Onward As** you may** have heard, Silicon Slopes and Beehive Startups have come together inside a newly-formed nonprofit organization. A plethora of major announcements will come on the heels of this news, and 2017 is shaping up to be another seminal year for Utah’s startup and tech

Don’t Call It A Comeback Today, we announced Silicon Slopes and Beehive Startups have joined forces inside a newly-formed non-profit. We’re also renewing our commitment to storytelling and community journalism. It’s the reason why we got in this game in the first place, and it’s important

Izeni CTO and co-founder Gabe Gunderson has left the well-known custom software development firm to found restaurant startup HelloEats. Izeni [http://izeni.com/] CTO and co-founder Gabe Gunderson [https://twitter.com/gabegundy] has left the well-known custom software development firm to start HelloEats [http://helloeats.com/], a startup that provides

There’s something really kind of magical that happens when you bring a community together and let them function in a good way. A number of former Reddit employees have come together to launch Imzy [https://www.imzy.com/], a Salt Lake City-based company that hopes to provide a platform

A bill that sounds like a bad case of hepatitis or the bird flu won’t determine our fate. Utah’s tech community finds itself in the rare position of being divided on an important issue affecting its future. Last week, HB 251, a bill sponsored by Rep. Mike Schultz

As someone who’s already built a company and had a nice exit, Ryan Westwood and the direction he takes Simplus will be something to keep an eye on. Simplus [https://www.simplus.com/], a Utah-based SaaS consulting and development firm, has raised $4.2M in a seed round led