Can Indianapolis compete with other tech hubs for the best talent?
Technology skills are fast emerging as essential in every kind of company, and across all sectors. These tech-savvy workers tend to cluster in metropolitan areas where they can live and work among others with similar skills and experiences. In the second of TechPoint’s workforce reports, Defining the Demand—Tech Skills Central Indiana Companies Need to Grow, […]
Over the river and through the woods…to IndyXmas!
The countdown to IndyXmas has officially begun. We’re 17 days out and the excitement is building quickly. There are already people from 14 different states registered to attend, but we still need more out-of-towners to join us! So here’s the big ask: who do you know who will be in Indy from out of town […]
3 Ways to Pitch in the Digital Era
To galvanize is to spur into action, to stimulate. Successes from 2013 have galvanized TinderBox throughout 2014: in addition to doubling our staff, we’ve strengthened our commitment to building a comprehensive product that evolves by placing a premium on our clients’ feedback. TinderBox now supports more stages of the sales cycle, helping sales teams save […]
Turkey Tech Assignment: Tell out-of-towners about IndyXmas
The second-annual IndyXmas is coming up on December 27th at The Speak Easy and DeveloperTown in Broad Ripple. Just like last year, we want to show our out-of-town friends and family the very best that Indy tech has to offer (and have a really good time, too)! So we have an assignment for you over […]
The Best Value on Cyber Monday is a Degree from WGU Indiana
Are you getting inundated with Cyber Monday deals and discounts already? As the Chancellor of WGU Indiana, Indiana’s online university, believe me when I say that I know “Cyber!” And, as a consummate shopper — the type who gets up at 4 a.m. to shop on Black Friday — I also know a good deal! A […]
Learning to Fail Forward: 5 Takeaways from #FailFest14
You learn more from failure than success. The axiom rings true, but how much can you learn from other people’s startup failure stories? That’s the question that the Launch Indiana team sought to answer when they planned Indiana’s first-ever Fail Fest. John Wechsler, Tony Monteleone, and the entire Launch Fishers team spent months hustling to […]
Former Orr Fellow Teresa Becker is in Indy to stay
As one of 600 people in the tiny town in Iowa where she grew up, Teresa Becker knew she wanted to venture outside her small world when it came time to go to college. Ever since moving to Indiana for school, her small world quickly expanded. Over the past several years, Teresa held jobs with […]
Indiana innovators take center stage during ‘Forbes Reinventing America’ summit
Downtown Indianapolis played host to “Forbes Reinventing America: The Innovation Summit” last Thursday at the esteemed JW Marriott Hotel. The event convened over 200 of the nation’s top innovators and business pioneers hailing from all corners of the globe and representing the fields of tech, aerospace, medicine, finance, politics and more. It was an impressive […]
