Silicon Slopes

Thanks to great companies like WordPerfect, Novell and a host of others, Utah is no longer "flyover" country. Now, Silicon Slopes has caught the eye of the nation, has grown the footprint of Tech and Startup and influences even the highest levels of government for needed legislation.

The grind. The GRIND. If you’ve ever started a business or if you’ve even considered it, you know what “the grind” means. Long days, long weeks, and longer months of slogging through the hard things until finally finally, you breakthrough.

There are dozens of articles, blogs, and thought-leadership pieces floating around that claim the ultimate accelerator to getting a business moving is having real passion for what you’re building. I never fully understood how true that was until the last 12 months.

A decade ago, I founded Libertas Institute, a free-market think tank in Utah. Some might think it odd that a state like ours would need such a voice—after all, aren’t we already widely recognized as being “best for business”? But the reality is that every single year we’ve been around

Over the past year a large portion of the U.S. workforce has figured out something that women-owned home-based businesses have known all along: working from home works. With a little flexibility, women for decades have been able to keep their overhead down and

I’m a first-time founder, and my pedigree is a bit unconventional. I’m just as surprised as anyone to find myself here. Seasoned entrepreneurs say the second time around is much better. And who am I to argue?

A little over a year ago, our team pivoted to a completely different product after observing a much deeper pain point surface from early usage. As we navigated this pivot, we stumbled into a deep tech problem. Because we aren't funded like most deep tech companies

Silicon Slopes 2020 Utah Funding Summary

You’ve probably heard of the brand Built, or at the very least you’ve seen one of its billboards on I-15 while commuting to work. But what you didn’t know is that this Utah born-and-bred protein bar brand started in a garage in Mapleton, Utah with one goal in mind

Airbnb lets people rent out their homes. Neighbor lets people rent out their space. Now a new homegrown startup is letting people rent out everything else. Yoodlize is a peer-to-peer rental platform where people can rent items to and from people in their local communities.

Raising capital is hard, but if you do a few things differently you may be able to increase your odds of getting the funding you need. I’m the Executive Director for Park City Angels, an angel investment group based in Park City, and I want to help you succeed in raising capital.

At the beginning of Current we ran influencer campaigns while we finished our SAAS product. But six months into the launch of Current, the pandemic took center stage. Campaign work literally went to ZERO. I called a team meeting and announced we would no longer pursue

With over 200 member organizations, including some of the most recognizable businesses in Utah like Adobe, Nu Skin, Qualtrics, the Utah Jazz and many more; the Utah Sustainable Business Coalition (USBC) is, according to Governor Cox, “moving the needle in powerful ways”

Salt Lake City has a lot going on. The forward-thinking, progressive vibe is hard to ignore, especially when you look at Utah’s largest working generation. The interest in urban living – a higher value placed on transit, walkability, amenities, and culture

Why do some of the greatest ideas flop, and other basic ideas dominate? Why do some entrepreneurs seem to find the stresses of startups more manageable than others?

Tucked into the stunning mountain range framing Silicon Slopes you’ll find a serene riding facility that’s home to 19 horses with names like Kokomo, Tarzan and Montego—horses whose mission is to inspire hope and confidence in young women struggling with depression

Early in the COVID-19 crisis, Silicon Slopes worked closely with state leaders to help provide widespread COVID-19 testing in Utah. This community rallied together and utilized networks, ingenuity, and their collective resources to address a pressing problem. This is a testament to what can be

Where’s the best place to start your startup? If you ask me, the answer is wherever you are. When it comes to my start-up Zencastr, a modern web-based solution for high-quality audio and video podcast production, that answer is in some ways obvious.

It’s been over 50 years since man first stepped foot on the moon, and everything about it still leaves most of us gob smacked. You could say that the space race was the ultimate startup scenario- a collective dream, push, and success story fraught with what I’m sure were many setbacks and doubts