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On Saturday, May 20, Salesforce, the global leader in CRM, hosted a Community Day in downtown Indianapolis to celebrate the official grand opening of Salesforce Tower and to announce its commitment to workforce development and continued growth in Indianapolis. Salesforce Chairman and CEO Marc Benioff was joined by Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb and Indianapolis Mayor […]

Below is a transcription of Marc Benioff’s address to Indianapolis at Salesforce Community Day on Saturday, May 20, 2017. The speech was nearly 15 minutes in length and was met with cheers from the enthusiastic crowd. Relevant information has been linked for further reading on the announcements.  I am thrilled to be here for you […]

We’ve come a long way. I made the leap from health care into tech in 2008. We were a tiny company that took a manual process and evolved it into a SaaS platform. When I used the term “SaaS” on the phone with my mother, she thought we were discussing my sassy communication style, and […]

Are you ready to meet the next generation of tech talent? Finals are over and students are moving to Indianapolis for a summer that will propel their tech careers forward. In total, TechPoint has created four distinct programs addressing talent needs for our community: Xtern — a 10-week internship program for tech-skilled college students Xtern […]

Following what attendees have called “the best Mira Awards season ever,” TechPoint will host its third annual Winners’ Circle event connecting this year’s honorees and select scale-up companies with more than 30 out-of-state venture capital and growth equity firms, investment banks, media, influencers and tech buyers together to build relationships, spotlight innovations, and create future investments […]

Chelsie Kasun was born near Evansville in Newburgh, Ind., and she was influenced at a young age to pursue her natural creativity. Two high school math teachers had a big impact on her and opened doors she didn’t know existed when they encouraged her to explore computer science as a possible match with her passion for design. They taught her that there is a place for creativity in tech.

Keeping up with dozens of enterprise mobility terms is tough to do. Understanding their importance and how they impact industry trends is even harder. Without an expert resource to rely on, this seemingly endless stream of acronyms can overwhelm even the most tech-savvy organizations. There are new terms and technologies being created everyday — which […]

With design, you have the ability to visualize your failures in a controlled environment without it affecting your business or your client-facing platforms. I am also surrounded by an amazing engineering team that pushes me and takes my vision even further, which ends with us having an amazing product and experience for our customers.