Indy is a frontrunner, not a dark horse, for new Amazon headquarters

Last Thursday, Amazon announced the top 20 finalist cities to host its new headquarters, known as HQ2. The list was a mix of both large city hubs and midsize cities that are rising amongst the rest. For some, the inclusion of Indianapolis was a surprise. Indy quickly became one of the “interesting dark horse contenders from […]

Tech Community Participation is Essential to Indiana’s Legislative Process

As daily news increasingly includes updates from this year’s legislative session at the Statehouse, we are reminded that laws are best created by the people they will impact. Those working in Indiana’s tech community have an obligation to actively participate in the legislative process and to ensure our voices are clearly heard on key legislation around […]

Indy Women in Tech Foundation 2017 Community Impact

Think back to September 2016 when it was announced that an LPGA championship would come to Indianapolis and combine four topics: golf, women, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and tech. The event was held to bring awareness to issues affecting youth and especially women in tech, and the collective impact went much further than the driving range. With […]
Nick Klooz Zylo

Unplanned Journey: My career in design at a fast-growing startup

As marketing designer at Zylo, I work on designing and developing creative projects to support nearly every aspect of the business including marketing, sales, and customer service, all while upholding and progressing the Zylo brand. The mix of everything I do might be, as I’m finding, just the right blend of art and tech.

Why the best engineers are attracted to big problems

When looking to hire a great software engineer, technical skill is an obvious necessity. However, I’ve found that building the best development teams require so much more than a knowledge of technical minutia. At Greenlight Guru, we have the most high performing development team I’ve ever worked with and there are a few key reasons […]

Universities across Indiana help build and grow the tech ecosystem

While many parts make up our Indy tech ecosystem, universities across the state offer important pieces toward the development of new and innovative tech. Serving as a cradle for many startups, universities provide connections, talent, support and more to students and researchers launching their ideas. Along with helping new businesses begin, universities help inventors and […]

MLK Day: Ideas for expanding the reach and presence for people of color and women in tech

As the world continues to evolve and products of innovation are constantly being introduced to mainstream audiences, there has been one constant phenom over the most recent decades that is continuing to disrupt the standard culture norm we once knew — that innovative invention and now widespread career industry is known as technology. The tech […]

Springbuk and HealthJoy are improving health and lowering costs with artificial intelligence

Two-year-old scale-up Springbuk has quickly grown its client base and employee count, and secured $3.75 million in capital investment to continue fueling that growth. The company continues to expand its health analytics software solution, which helps more than 8,000 employers identify ways to improve employee health and drive down healthcare costs. To help organizations take more control […]