THIS IS THE FIRST ISSUE PUT TOGETHER BY OUR NEW TEAM. AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF IT.

• Author: Griffin, Elle

Utah Business now has new editors, new photographers, new writers, new content, and a new layout. Our goal is to produce a fresh, new magazine, complete with everything the modern executive needs to succeed in Utah-starched shirts and pantyhose not required.

This issue is our first step. It's a move toward addressing a business atmosphere that has become increasingly casual, increasingly flexible, and increasingly fun. Like Cotopaxi. The company's founder, Davis Smith, appears on our cover this month, and at a glance, it's easy to see that he's not your average CEO.

In fact, the buttoned-up, Mad Men-esque executive is quickly becoming a relic of our past. And Mr. Smith will be the first to tell you raising venture capital has gone that way too. In this month's cover story, "Can't Raise Venture Capital? Ask A Millionaire" (p. 56); several investors open up about a new generation of financing, one that sidesteps a boardroom of...