TBAN shined this week at the Moon Nightclub for the TBAN TechNV Honors. They put on an awesome night with food, drinks, dancing, amazing videos! by Mike Cao, and of course awards. TBAN hasn’t always necessarily been known for their hip, upbeat events…but they are making some pretty great strides in creating a more More »
#VegasTech is at SXSW
February 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
#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 »
Tips From Sarah Evans
December 2, 2012 by 4 Comments
I recently sat down with one of the most beautiful members of #VegasTech, Sarah Evans. She is so good at what she does, that I asked her if she would give the #VegasTech community some tips and advice on PR, Marketing and Tech in general. She graciously agreed… How did you get started in More »
Project Vesto $100k Business Competition
November 28, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The next big idea has a reason to stay in Nevada. Project Vesto, a business competition backed by The Nevada Institute for Renewable Energy Commercialization and Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED), has 100 grand to give the winner of its 3 stage challenge. That’s the biggest prize ever offered to a business competition More »
Guest Post – Gian Brown
November 26, 2012 by 1 Comment
This is a guest post by Gian Brown. Gian (“John”) Brown has been lurking around VegasTech for about a year now. With a background in corporate venture capital, transactional law and working with start-ups, he occasionally advises local companies. Feel free to reach out to him at [email protected] Jelly Break-out Session Follow-up If you missed More »
Interview with Mike Yoder
November 16, 2012 by 3 Comments
Anyone who has been involved in the VegasTech scene for more than 10 minutes knows Mike Yoder. He’s involved with everything from TBAN to SxVegas. Recently I sat down with him to chat about ALICE, his amazing automated receptionist company. VT: What was the inspiration for Alice? What’s the backstory? How did you get More »
Ubiquita’s Team is Serious
October 31, 2012 by 2 Comments
Leith Martin is not the typical tech entrepreneur. He is clean-cut, has a southern drawl, and wears crisp white dress shirts everyday…or at least every time I’ve met with him. He’s been recruited by Fortune 100 companies, is a Harvard Business School grad and has averaged over a 100% yearly growth rate for the companies 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 »
