John Warne watched Indiana grow from laggard to leader in tech
At TechPoint, we like to interview expatriates from the state (Xpats) who have returned to work at tech or tech-enabled companies after spending a portion of their careers outside of Indiana’s borders. As someone who came back to Indiana 22 years ago, John Warne has a unique perspective of seeing what Indiana was like in […]
Learn to code, stay motivated, and land a job.
“I’ve watched some Udemy online course videos, but I couldn’t get the instructor’s code to work so I gave up.” If I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard that, I’d have more than a pocketful of nickels. Learning to code is a marathon, not a sprint, and you should know what you’re getting […]
How to Enjoy What You Do and Why I Love Working for Lessonly
It’s like looking for a needle in a haystack or a white cat in a snowstorm. It’s scarcer than hen’s teeth or a diamond in the rough. The journey to find a job or career that you love is hard. It’s a constant struggle to find the balance between stress, hard work, massive success, and […]
My very first software developer job is a dream come true
As hard as I tried and as ready as I thought I was, starting my first software development job straight out of college was still a shock to the system. Admittedly, my first month of work was probably drastically different from most people’s. I started my career in Software Engineering just over a month ago […]
South Bend Code School expands to Fort Wayne, Goshen
CBRE released their 2017 Scoring Tech Talent report last week, which helps companies see the most and least expensive cities as potential locations for their technology company. The report exclaims that Indianapolis’ tech talent is of very high quality and labor costs are considered low. The least costly city is Vancouver, followed by Toronto, Indianapolis, […]
Why an investment in people is the best way to protect your organization’s assets
In a highly digital world, cybersecurity threats aren’t new. Despite more and more cybersecurity attacks mentioned daily in the media, companies are still struggling to protect themselves effectively, and their employees are often left in the dark about what they can and should do to help. Rook Security sees this problem every day with their […]
From Cancer to Colds: How Personalized Medicine Will Impact All of Us
Much has been written about personalized medicine and the promise it holds to cure diseases and increase the quality of our lives. While personalized medicine has become a common buzzword, there is little understanding of what it truly means, how it will impact us specifically, and the role the cloud plays to make it all […]
TechPoint announces new chair, Scott McCorkle, and two new board members
Salesforce Marketing Cloud COO Glenda Akers and Kronos VP, Global Professional Services Kristina Lengyel join board of directors TechPoint has announced new leadership for its board of directors. Scott McCorkle, former chief executive officer of Salesforce Marketing Cloud, will become board chair replacing Kelly Pfledderer, founder and former CEO of Apparatus. Glenda Akers, chief operating […]
