“In God We Trust. Everyone Else Must Bring Data.”

The first-ever Indy Big Data Conference last Tuesday celebrated Edward Deming's idea "In God we trust. Everyone else must bring data." And bring data they did. 478 speakers, attendees and sponsors gathered at the JW Marriott for the conference, the first of its kind, hosted by ST Logics and its new spinoff big data company […]

Seven Factors of Successful Lead Generation Campaigns

I often am asked, “What makes a lead generation campaign successful?” After running hundreds of campaigns across various industries, I’ve learned that while each campaign is unique, there are seven factors that contribute to the success of a lead generation campaign. 1. Data Set. The quality of the data sets the tone for the entire […]

HJR-3 is bad for the tech community.

Indiana is home to world class tech companies big and small; companies that employ hardworking Hoosiers and remind the coasts that great technology can come from the middle ground. In the last five years alone, 12 tech companies have been acquired or gone public, creating $4.5 billion in market cap and thousands of new jobs. […]

Ranking the Best Startups of All Time Ever

It’s not always easy to define success in the startup world.   Sure, user growth, funding and revenue help paint a big picture, and metrics like web traffic and customer churn can fill in some of the details — but when I asked some of my team who they thought the very best startups were, […]