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Technology is playing an ever-increasing role in the world of agriculture and food systems. However, the current crop of Indiana tech companies making a noticeable impact in these areas might surprise you because they aren’t the conventional farming products and services you might think of when it comes to agriculture. “I’m seeing companies coming out of […]

Indianapolis has long been known as the home to the NFL Combine, bringing talent and recruiters from across the nation to an equal playing field where players are assessed and given the opportunity to showcase their skills. In recent years, Indiana has added another combine to our roster called The Esports Combine™ where colleges, universities, […]

Small businesses strive to endure and benefit from the constant change we all face in today’s marketplace. Verizon is working to help make the drastic changes the economy and our society have undergone since March 2020, more manageable and productive for small businesses through its new Small Business Digital Ready Program that launched September 13. […]

Even though tech is a relatively new industry, it does have historical barriers of entry for emerging talent, including socio-economic factors like college education and access to resources. Therefore, recruiting diverse talent in the tech ecosystem can be especially difficult. As the industry continues to grow here in Central Indiana and companies seek ways to […]

Thoughts on a summer like no other from student leaders Every year in the Xtern program the TechPoint Team selects a handful of students to serve as Xtern Leaders. Their purpose is to create meaningful and intentional opportunities, strengthen communication lines and keep a close pulse on overall engagement and sentiment throughout Xtern’s ten-week program.  […]

Find out how your organization can motivate employees to play their role in the team.  As humans, we like to maintain the “it won’t happen to us” mentality. Maybe it makes it easier to sleep at night, but you know what would really keep you awake: a ransomware attack. Think about it, everyone goes through the motions of cybersecurity training. You are sent multiple phishing […]

The unprecedented events of 2020 revealed gaps in consumer services and infrastructure that were either unknown or under-appreciated until the pandemic forced them to the fore. For example, grocery delivery and pick-up company Instacart seemed like a solution in search of a problem that was losing $25 million a month prior to the pandemic. In […]

With the 2021 Xtern program having come to a close, we take time to reflect on the unique summer internship experiences of 150 top performing college students from across the country. These promising young tech and business skilled students have overcome many challenges during the past year-and-a-half, and have now come out of their 10-week […]