Trailhead Blog

By Sharon Fisher When Boise-based Cradlepoint was acquired in November 2020 by multinational telecommunications giant Ericsson for $1.1 billion, it was the culmination of a plan Mark Solon started...

By Sharon Fisher Every year, the Idaho Technology Council names some extraordinary individuals to its Technology Hall of Fame, intended to honor Idahoans who have made a contribution to the techno...

By Sharon Fisher While Boise Entrepreneur Week (BEW) had to make the difficult decision earlier this year to change the live presentation to a largely virtual one, there’s still plenty of interest...

By Sharon Fisher Idaho’s not the only startup community with coworking spaces. This article will feature a visit to Mindspace Business District, located in the northern part of Bucharest. Wait....

By Sharon Fisher One of the biggest components of Boise Entrepreneur Week (BEW) is the pitch competitions, and that doesn’t change with the event becoming largely virtual this year. Pitch compe...

By Sharon Fisher A roof truss assembly under construction by House of Design. Photo courtesy of House of Design. Nampa-based robotic automation company House of Design sold a majority interest ...

By Sharon Fisher Considering how many venture capitalists invest in technology companies, the process is awfully gut-driven. Connetic Ventures wants to change that. The Covington, Kentucky-base...

By Sharon Fisher Founding a company is all very well, but just as important—maybe even more important—is how to exit it. In fact, a startup should be planning its exit almost from the company f...

By Sharon Fisher As we approach this year’s Boise Entrepreneur Week and its various pitch competitions, we thought it would be interesting to take a look back, to the far distant reaches of up to ...

By Amy Atkins When the fall 2021 semester at Boise State University started late last month, a large number of students were beginning or continuing to work toward a degree in healthcare. In the 2...

By Sharon Fisher A coworking entrepreneur is bringing a shared office space project to Meridian that he says is like nothing Idaho has ever seen. “Once you experience Kiln, it’s a very high-qua...

By Amy Atkins  Q-LAAD looks like an acronym for a task force or government organization. It’s neither, but if the team at Boise-based startup Facible Biodiagnostics accomplish their...

By Sharon Fisher Unless people are independently wealthy – and sometimes even when they are – chances are that their startup is going to need outside funding at some point. But all outside fund...

Company Co-Founder Brian Denker talks about infrastructure and integrationAmy Atkins No matter how ingenious a new piece of enterprise software is, if the developer doesn’t know how to navigate cl...

By Sharon Fisher After careful consideration of the worsening COVID-19 statistics associated with the more communicable and serious Delta variant, and consultation with public health professi...

By Sharon Fisher LAS VEGAS – Many entrepreneurs dream of exhibiting at a big, splashy conference and coming home with millions in orders. But such conferences can be expensive. What’s it like to a...

Imagine walking around downtown, looking around at the area’s infrastructure as cars pass by, when suddenly you notice a towering bank building with a picturesque river scene painted down many storie...

Hoping to drive efficiency through energy audits and quotes for retrofitting and energy saving projects, local software and clean energy startup Retrolux is growing its partnerships and seeking seed ...