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As a kid growing up in the rural Midwest surrounded by cornfields, I was well supplied with lumber and the tools necessary to create things with that lumber. So, as soon as I saw Marty McFly in Back to the Future turn a handmade wooden scooter into a skateboard, I was hell-bent on creating my own skateboard by hand. I spent countless weekends carving a 1×6 board into the right shape for… Read More

 Can one email change your life? Yes, it can. Earlier this year I received a simple email that read: “My business is interested in acquiring a leading US Tech website. Tech.co is one of the best tech sites out there and I would love to talk to you further about your business.” Actually, I didn’t even see it at first as I had been traveling a lot and my email inbox had been piling up… Read More

Frank Gruber appeared on KNPR’s State of Nevada radio with Dave Becker to discuss how Las Vegas has played host to the world’s largest technology show for more than three decades and how Las Vegas’s local techies are looking for more ways to merge the local startup and technology industry with the Consumer Electronics Show.

Frank Gruber and his partner Jen Consalvo visited with two time Sundance film festival winner Ondi Timoner in the micro-documentary, The City Startup. The episode covers the Downtown Project, Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh’s revitalization project of downtown Las Vegas. It is a city as a startup and the video above shows how Frank and Jen are helping shape the tech startup scene in the city.

Frank Gruber interviews thought leader, author and Nolan Bushnell the founder of Atari & Chuck E Cheese on September 13, 2013 at Tech Cocktail Sessions during Tech Cocktail Week downtown Las Vegas.