by Senator Orrin G. Hatch. This article was originally published in the Summer 2017 edition of Silicon Slopes Magazine. Utah is the best state in the Union. I’m sure every Senator says that about their home state, but in my case this statement has the virtue of being undeniably

by Dr. Ivy Estabrooke, Executive Director of Utah Science Technology & Research Initiative, and Dr. Melissa Flagg, CEO of Flagg Consulting. This article was originally published in the Summer 2017 edition of Silicon Slopes Magazine. With a new administration in Washington, discussions of state’s rights are gaining support on

by Neylan McBaine, founder/CEO of The Seneca Council. This article was originally published in the Summer 2017 edition of Silicon Slopes Magazine. There is so much to celebrate here in the Utah business community: routine placements at the top of the Forbes Best States for Business list, among other

by Marcus Liassides, President/CEO at Sorenson Media. I’m not a Utah native. My accent makes that quite obvious. But even to transplants like me, Utah’s pioneer history is well known. Today, the state’s pioneering spirit manifests itself in its is dynamic tech sector, but it often

by John Pestana, co-founder of ObservePoint. This article was originally published in the Summer 2017 edition of Silicon Slopes Magazine. There are few more invigorating feelings than the excitement of discovering a solution to a problem we face — the feeling of “eureka,” a sensation entrepreneurs know and love. The word

by Jeremy Hanks, CEO of Dsco. This article was originally published in the Summer 2017 edition of Silicon Slopes Magazine. I can remember the exact moment it hit me. I was driving to work one cold January day when I noticed the mountains had disappeared. Worse yet, even not so

by Kevin Knight, CMO of Experticity. This article was originally published in the Summer 2017 edition of Silicon Slopes Magazine. There’s a nationwide party celebrating Utah’s innovative business contributions, but Utahns appear confused as to why they’re even invited. Too many revert to the decades old notion

by Dan Burton, CEO of Health Catalyst. This article was originally published in the Summer 2017 edition of Silicon Slopes Magazine. In the summer of 1999, as a young father with two kids in diapers, I participated in a graduate-school internship at Hewlett Packard, in my wife Sarah’s hometown