I met 7foot 2in (kidding.. he's only 6'10 or somthin)  Sean Tierney 3-4 years ago at a local meetup.  Over the years he has impressed me with his big ideas, networking ability, real life guitar skillz, and all around awesome.  Besides that fluff, he has managed to take his Tempe based virtualization startup, jumpbox.com, through two angel/seed investment rounds and ...

I know quite a few shop owners in town.. and the seeming scarcity of quality labor is a topic that comes up a lot.  Check out what startups in Boulder CO did. Should PHX follow suit.. could PHX pull it off?