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The Heavy-Hitting #utah #tech Summit
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Stewart Butterfield, Steve Young and Mitt Romney were among the speakers.“Avatar.” “Man of Steel.” “The Avengers.”Jarom Sidwell worked on digital visuals for each of those blockbusters and others.But he was far — far — from the only biggie to speak at the Silicon Slopes Summit 2018 in Salt Lake City, “the largest tech event in Utah history,” SS Executive Director Clint Betts said.Among others, the summit saw Ryan Smith, the CEO of Qualtrics, whose clients (numbering more than 8,500) include Microsoft, Healthcare.gov, CBS, Yahoo!, and The Washington Post; Todd Pedersen, Vivint CEO; Omar Johnson, former Beats by Dre chief marketing officer; Dave Elkington, InsideSales.com founder; Josh James, Domo CEO; Aaron Skonnard, Pluralsight CEO; and Jim Swartz and David Fialkow, investors in documentaries, (...)

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How I Snuck Backstage to Meet President Barack #obama, Sir Richard Branson, #oprah and Ashton Kutcher
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How I Snuck Backstage to Meet President Barack Obama, Sir Richard Branson, Oprah and Ashton Kutcher — But Didn’t Get That SelfieWhat I Learned Sneaking Around the Qualtrics X4 ConferenceMy life changed when I snuck backstage to where my heroes: President Barack Obama, Richard Branson, and Ashton Kutcher, were all hanging out at Qualtrics X4.I didn’t think life would change again after my daughter was born in August of 2018. From being one of those entrepreneurs who hustled 12 hours a day, my priorities quickly shifted from business and my own goals to being there for my daughter and giving her love.Suddenly, paternity leave and skin-to-skin time was priceless, and becoming a hands-on dad — I believe — forever changed my neural makeup, that into one of more love for the world.When I went back to (...)

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Qualtrics $8 Billion Takeover Promises Great Opportunities For Insights Network’s Recently…
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Qualtrics $8 Billion Takeover Promises Great Opportunities For Insights Network’s Recently Launched Blockchain-Based Data ExchangeInsights Network launch will prove to be a catalyst of change in the surveys and data industry | SourceWe are living in an age of information that is as a result of the technological advancement experienced over the past few decades. Information is the main driving force of various economies around the world.Information has led to the creation of profitable platforms such as Facebook — who leverage the data that they amass to be able to attract advertisers. This wealth of data and the societal inferences around it has caused The Economist to very aptly summarize:‘The world’s most valuable resource is no longer oil, but data.’This is the new economy, and many tech (...)