It sounds so easy on paper. First, the then-25-year-old Brian Beutler won BYU’s business plan competition in April 2005. Three months later, he netted $2 million in funding for his fledgling business from the Utah Angels. Just more than one year later, he closed a $4 million round of venture financing led by vSpring Capital (with additional participation from the University Venture Fund). Some guys have all the luck.
Natalie Gochnour’s profile seems to be rising right alongside her pet Salt Lake Chamber project, Downtown Rising. The latest of her ascents is her appointment to COO for the chamber — up from her position of VP of policy and communications.
It sounds so easy on paper. First, the then-25-year-old Brian Beutler won BYU’s business plan competition in April 2005. Three months later, he netted $2 million in funding for his fledgling business from the Utah Angels. Just more than one year later, he closed a $4 million round of venture financing led by vSpring Capital (with additional participation from the University Venture Fund). Some guys have all the luck.
Natalie Gochnour’s profile seems to be rising right alongside her pet Salt Lake Chamber project, Downtown Rising. The latest of her ascents is her appointment to COO for the chamber — up from her position of VP of policy and communications.