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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.

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Letter from the Editor

2020. By now you’ve heard the gamut of phrases people have used to describe last year, and most of us have a bit of whiplash from the events that transpired in those months. For me, the days were long and the months were short. Looking back, there are plenty of things for me to choose from that

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Utah Leads the Charge to Break Down Mental Health Stigmas

Something magical is happening in Utah. Have you noticed it? I’m not talking about the tech company unicorns that seem to be exponentially multiplying. But there is a movement brewing in Utah that’s going to change the world.

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Silicon Slopes : Women in Business

Do you know how many women today operate their own business? Further, do you know how many dollars these businesses bring to our economy? The field of business is no longer just a man’s world. According to the 2018 data from the National Association of Women Business Owners, over 11

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Listen First, Stay True, and Pivot When You Need to: Lessons from a Utah Startup

For a lot of people, college is a time for social explosion. But in Provo, Utah, in 2015, this was not the case for me, and I discovered a need for an engagement platform. As a football transfer from Washington State University to Brigham Young University, I found myself in a new area with a new

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Hyperpersonal Fitness™: Technology that Adapts to You

All right, let’s be honest here. 2020 was either a boon or a bane to your waistline. Maybe you were one of those people during lockdown that found at-home exercise was your path to losing weight and being healthy. Or perhaps you were one of those who added the quarantine 15 or more. As for me,

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Made in Utah: Black Diamond

Utah’s outdoors. If you know, you know. We don’t have any of the seven wonders of the world, but if you ask any outdoor enthusiast, we’re pretty close. Our snow, red rocks, mountains, rivers, and even the alien-like Salt Flats give Utah the ultimate appeal for adventure. It’s no wonder

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The Power of Purpose

The purpose of your organization is to carry a change that you want to see happen into the world. Whether a startup or a fortune 500 company, leaders must consider deeply what that change is, and remain maniacally focused on it in order to succeed. The purpose of your organization serves as

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Engineering Market Strategy in 2021

When problems come at us at the speed of business, they often seem unsolvable, unapproachable, or leave us gasping for breath on how to solve them. The triumphs and failures in business have sculpted me into the unstoppable force that meets an immovable object I am today.

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Don’t Ignore the Reality of Online Sales Tax

There is nothing more annoying than taxes, and no business tax is more annoying than sales tax. No founder starts their business so they can spend time calculating and paying taxes. The burden of sales tax increased significantly in 2018 with a Supreme Court ruling, and the compliance risks

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The Advantages of Flying Private

When business takes you out from behind your computer screen and across the country, private aircraft charter can help you access your progress with boots on the ground, make your goals in a timely manner, and get it all done quick and safe. We know this at Keystone Aviation because we have been

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Control Everything With Anything; Restoring Independence For Individuals With Complex Physical Disabilities

At the new Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Center at the University of Utah, extraordinary efforts are made every day to enhance neurological and functional recovery after catastrophic injuries or disease. But for some individuals with spinal cord injury, stroke, brain injury, limb loss, and

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2021: A Year Poised for Hypergrowth for Silicon Slopes and the UAS Industry? We think so.

Greetings from DroneHive! While we’ve been in Utah for over a year, having relocated our tech startup from Silicon Valley to Greater Salt Lake City (based in Park City) in December 2019, this is indeed our first introduction to Silicon Slopes and many of you out there in the

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Getting Noticed: How to Get the Media’s Attention on Your Brand

Let’s start with a simple truth: Your PR team (and my PR agency) prides itself on making our jobs look easy, but in reality, it’s never been more difficult to get impactful media coverage. If you’re a startup executive who feels like you should be getting more media coverage than you’re getting,

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Silicon Slopes Chapter: Logan

While Logan is widely known for farms, Aggie Basketball, and cheese, it’s quickly becoming a hub for all things transportation, whether by land, air, or among the stars.

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Adaptation and Strong Values: The DNA of Resilient Companies

Building a resilient company is a principle to which most business leaders would say they aspire. The shuttering of scores of businesses in 2020 emphasized the importance of focusing on a variety of stratagems that should be nurtured as core values, regardless of the current economic climate.

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Our Culture of Innovation

Healthcare is supposed to be simple, right? Doctors, nurses, and patients working together to stay healthy. Behind the exam room in the hospital or clinic, there is a maze of information systems that work together to maintain the data required to ensure positive outcomes in each exam room.

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Silicon Slopes: Women in Business

Utah is rapidly becoming a tech superpower as displayed through our continued thought leadership and innovation. But one vital ingredient is missing and could prove to be the fatal flaw in an otherwise stellar rise. We can no longer turn a blind eye to the underrepresentation of women at mid-

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Who Wants to Work with Utah’s $1 Billion Pre-Seed Investor?

What group invests the most money into pre-seed/pre-revenue opportunities in Utah? Is it a local angel group? No. Is it a secret family office? No. Is it a local accelerator or a local Seed fund? Nope. Is it Y combinator or Tech Stars or the Pentaverate? No, no, no.

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Silicon Slopes Chapters: St. George

What's happening with the different chapters of Silicon Slopes?

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Agility is the New Scale

At Slack Technologies we’re students of the way people work together, and there is an ongoing conversation about how work is changing. We believe that in an increasingly dynamic world, the fundamental business advantage is organizational agility - the ability for individuals, teams and

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Your Discomfort is Your Compass

Anytime I am asked to contribute to something like this, my imposter syndrome gets the best of me and I’m tempted to decline. I’m hopeful that my thoughts can be helpful to some readers, and it’s with that intention that I’m approaching my topic.

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How We’re Transforming DTC and Bolstering Utah’s Economy

Despite the success of tech start-ups in our state over the past few years, we’ve all felt the economic and personal strains of 2020. What makes Purple stand out from the DTC crowd is our passion for doing things differently. One way we’re doing that now is by turning our current challenges into a

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PropTech in Utah: The Built World is Coming

When you woke up this morning, was it with the sun and to the sound of roosters crowing outside? Was it to the clang of that old alarm clock with the bells on top? Not likely. You probably reached over and silenced your smartphone. Then you started your morning routine, which may or may not

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Disrupting Traditional Distribution – the Key to Venture Capital’s Success in the Midst of a Pandemic?

During a time of so much uncertainty, it is a bit strange to be writing about success. Clearly, there are a lot of challenges today as we find ourselves wrapping up 2020 amid a global pandemic. However, despite all of the uncertainty brought on by COVID-19, no matter how you measure it, venture

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