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Raising your first seed round or a Series A is a big step for any tech startup. By the time you’re ready to close a funding round, you’ve found the right group of investors, advisors and potential new board members, and you’re ready to roll out the good word to the masses in a funding […]

Imagine this scenario. You’re sitting at your desk at the tech startup you joined last month. You are a sales professional and are leading a new crop of eager sales talent. Your team is meeting their goals, but you’re looking for the next big thing to do to increase the capabilities of your team. Where […]

With back-to-school time in full swing, TechPoint Foundation for Youth is thrilled to share a by-the-numbers look at our achievements and student impact during the past school year. With the help of the Indiana tech community, we are growing Indiana’s future! As you can see, the Foundation’s growth over the past year has allowed us […]

This is the first post in a three-part series on marketing at tech startups and scale-ups. (Tags: Tech Marketing Series) When should marketers be hired to join fast-growing startup companies? How do you build marketing teams when the company is less than 25 employees? What are the biggest priorities for marketers who are pulled in multiple […]

Hundreds of people representing all facets of our Indiana tech community gathered at The Union 525 on Thursday, October 12 to see the Rise of the Rest tour with AOL founder Steve Case. Of the 10 startup pitches, only one could be the winner – and that was 120WaterAudit. Megan Glover, co-founder and CEO of […]

When is it too early to seek venture capital? How do you find the right investor for your company? Bootstrapped tech entrepreneurs who want to raise capital often ask these questions of peers who have gone through the process before. Indiana tech companies continually seek out funding (just check out our 2017 Q3 VC recap for […]

Last month, Glassdoor ranked Indianapolis one of the 25 best cities for jobs in 2017, and CIO magazine says Indy is one of 13 best-value cities for hiring tech talent. Those are great rankings to see if you are an entrepreneur planning your next venture or for CEOs looking to expand their footprint. Below is a list […]

This is the second post in a series from PERQ about agile marketing. View the first post about how PERQ started using agile marketing here. As my department’s scrum master, I’m responsible for corralling everyone together for bi-weekly sprint planning, retrospectives and daily standup. I’m also responsible for generating summaries and reports for a good […]