#VegasTech is at SXSW in a big, big way In case you haven’t heard, South by Southwest is insane. Like, mind-blowing, body-blasting, mad chaos insane. Every year, hundreds of thousands of people descend upon Austin, TX to network, learn, gain visibility for their companies, be inspired, watch films, listen to live music, and generally party More »
SMX 2012
December 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I know that to a lot of the #VegasTech community, Biz Dev (including Marketing) is a four letter word. But if your company is ever going to get major funding (or traction), you’re going to have to suck it up and sell / market your product. Thus, having a solid foundation in Marketing is crucial More »
SxVegas is Legit
October 18, 2012 by 2 Comments
Recently I sat down with Gabe Shepherd to talk about SxVegas and all the amazing things he has planned for the event. For those of you who aren’t familiar with SxVegas, it is a series of events taking place at South by Southwest (SxSW) in Austin, TX in March of 2013. Gabe says the purpose More »
$500,000 from VegasTech Fund
August 23, 2012 by 1 Comment
Yes, CrowdStart-Las Vegas and VegasTechFund are teaming up to give away one-half of ONE MILLION DOLLARS! Here’s some basic information about the event from Michele (with Crowdfunder): CROWDSTART-Las Vegas is a startup contest that’s putting $500,000 up for grabs thanks to crowdfunder and Vegas Tech Fund. They’re on the hunt for ambitious, talented, community-minded entrepreneurs More »
Vegas Jelly turns 1!
April 25, 2012 by 9 Comments
Amazing. That’s the only word I can think of to explain what’s gone on over the past year here in Las Vegas. While there have been a lot of great things happening in the Vegas tech scene, I think we can all point to one specific event that has really kicked this incredible movement in More »
Monday’s Events
April 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
There are a few #VegasTech events going on Monday evening at The Beat & usr/lib. 5pm @ usr/lib – Graham Hill, founder of TreeHugger and LifeEdited (http://www.lifeedited.com/) has been hanging out downtown off and on for a few weeks. He’s presenting on a topic he’s been thinking about for downtown Las Vegas. Less space, less More »
Interview with Mike Gardineer: President of TBAN
February 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
What is TBAN and why should people be members of it? TBAN is a group of technologists, tech professionals, business professionals and investors who are dedicated to proactively fostering high-tech growth in Nevada. We think TBAN is the key trade organization in the SMB market in Nevadans’ effort to diversify our economy. Business leaders of More »
Ruby Weekend: A Recap
February 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
“This is a guest post from the The Las Vegas Ruby Group regarding a recent workshop they hosted for the #VegasTech community.” Last weekend a few of us from the Las Vegas Ruby Group (@LVRUG) gave a two day workshop teaching people the basics of Ruby and the Ruby on Rails framework. It was a More »
