Startup

The Provo-based startup is being sued for infringement and violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Here’s where everything currently stands. This article was originally published in the Spring 2017 edition of Silicon Slopes Magazine. In July 2016, Disney, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Fox, and Warner Bros filed a lawsuit

By Vanessa Quigley, co-founder of Chatbooks. This article was originally published in the Spring 2017 edition of Silicon Slopes Magazine. A few years ago, when my husband Nate and I started dreaming up Chatbooks, we lived on the Florida coast. I would have gladly spent the rest of my life

By Tony Agresta, VP of Marketing at Nearmap. This article was originally published in the Spring 2017 edition of Silicon Slopes Magazine. Crystal clear, bird’s-eye imagery of the nation’s most iconic landmarks and bustling businesses is now viewable from one of Utah’s newest tech companies, Nearmap. Famous

By Sid Krommenhoek, Managing Partner at Peak Ventures. This article was originally published in the Spring 2017 edition of Silicon Slopes Magazine. In 1994, Hush Puppy shoes were on their deathbed. They had sold a weak 30,000 pairs of shoes the previous year, and the parent company was about

By Owen Fuller, President of Qzzr. This article was originally published in the Spring 2017 edition of Silicon Slopes Magazine. 77% of venture backed tech companies have more than one founder. That means that most people with entrepreneurial inclinations need to learn to play well with partners. I kind of

By Brandon Tidwell and Scott Petty, Managing Partners at Signal Peak Ventures. This article was originally published in the Spring 2017 edition of Silicon Slopes Magazine. Long known for producing great enterprise software products and companies, Utah is on the road to similar renown in consumer tech. The same region

By Keith Norris, CEO of Complete XRM. This article was originally published in the Spring 2017 edition of Silicon Slopes Magazine. 1. Don’t cancel that meeting Meetings get a bad rap. Often it’s warranted. With all the recent advice about not wasting time in meetings or events and

By Gavin Christensen, founder of Kickstart Seed Fund. This article was originally published in the Spring 2017 edition of Silicon Slopes Magazine. Along with many of you, I had the experience of attending the Silicon Slopes Summit at the Salt Palace in January. The throngs of people (a few different