Sprint Week: A Forcing Function of Innovation
Innovating at Speed At High Alpha, we launch a new software company every 4 months. When I joined High Alpha as Director of Strategy & Innovation, my first task was to work with the partners to create the organizational discipline of innovating at this rapid pace. All businesses have a momentum towards operating over innovating. […]
4 lessons that led me to an entrepreneurial career in Indianapolis
If you would have asked me eight years ago what I imagined my career path would look like, it would have looked completely different than path I’ve actually followed. And I’m so glad it has turned out that way! In college, I imagined myself working on the business side of a life sciences company – […]
Why getting your culture right should always be your first priority
There is no shortage of challenges for fledgling startups. From securing funding, to creating a differentiated product, to breaking into new markets, the road to success is long and filled with obstacles, and the odds are stacked against you. According to Forbes, 90% of tech startups will fail. As soon as any new startup launches, […]
Indy path led Michael Schutter from gamer to full stack developer
Like so many of the Indy Tech Fellows, Michael Schutter’s first exposure into the world of Internet technology was through video games on his computer. Although he was born in South Dakota, he attended high school and college in Indiana. This is where he chose to study computer science because of the many job opportunities […]
Marketing at the speed of business requires ‘marketing orchestration management’
This is the second post in a three-part series on marketing at tech startups and scale-ups. Read the first post on marketing at tech startup Sigstr here. Marketers in today’s digital century are required to fragment their time across multiple platforms as new ways of communicating information through apps, online advertising and social media pop […]
Local students embrace diversity, opportunity at Atlanta computing conference
Pike High School: Eleven students sluggishly drag their bags to the charter bus barely saying a word as five chaperones greet them with a cheery “Good morning.” Providence Cristo Rey High School: Nine students wait in the lobby as the bus pulls up. A prayer for safe travels is said and the students scurry onto […]
‘The New Crossroads of IoT’ – where Indiana’s backbone meets the Internet of Things
Every conference I’ve attended lately kicks off with thought-provoking ideas or questions that frame the day’s presentations. At IndyIoT on Wednesday, Oct. 25, that meant hearing ClearObject CEO John McDonald list three opinions that really stuck with me: In five to seven years, we’ll have cars that drive us. IoT of tomorrow asks why things […]
