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People who know that I’m a developer are sometimes surprised to learn that I work at an ad agency. But it makes perfect sense to me. Developers can help guide agencies into building things they may not have realized were possible. At Well Done Marketing, our development team is always looking for new ways to […]

The third quarter of 2016 saw a spike in the value of Indiana technology funding deals with a national acquisition and high-value raises from capital sources across the U.S. We compiled a list of funding deals announcements to highlight the Indiana technology companies and those that have invested in or acquired them. Mobile app software company Bluebridge […]

Junior Achievement of Central Indiana Inc. has announced the finalists for its Indy’s Best and Brightest awards. The organization annually recognizes 100 professionals under the age of 40 from 10 industries, including 10 individuals from the technology sector. Junior Achievement says Best and Brightest recognizes “up-and-coming talent and the next generation of leaders in our […]

Appirio recently celebrated its 10 year anniversary and I’d like to look back at how far we’ve come and how much we’ve accomplished since those early days in 2006. Appirio launched as a corporation when four friends and colleagues decided to bet everything on an idea that a fundamental shift in enterprise computing was beginning […]

Realync, the first cloud-based platform to enable live virtual property tours and open houses for the real estate industry, today announces the completion of a $1.1 million round of seed funding led by Meridian Street Capital, with participation from VisionTech Partners, M25 Group and Charmides Capital. Realync Real Time Touring Product Demo from Realync on Vimeo. Founded in […]

Build a Prime Destination for Talent and Tech Last Sunday, the Wall Street Journal published a blog post from Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Mark Muro titled “Tech jobs are spreading into flyover country.” Later that day, ironically, Muro himself flew into Indianapolis, which Forbes recently hailed as a “tech hub on the move,” for a first-hand look […]

So, you’ve been thinking about learning to code. After a quick Google search you’re bombarded with blog posts, tutorials, Meetup groups and bootcamps offering to help you get started. If you’re overwhelmed by this, you’re not alone — I talk to people all the time who want to learn to code or break into the […]

After a hugely successful fundraising campaign that took place at the best-of-tech Mira Awards gala in April, TechPoint Foundation for Youth launched CoderDojo Indiana in June with the goal of creating free CoderDojo clubs to teach computer programming to Indiana students ages seven through 17. Indiana already had four existing CoderDojos. TechPoint Foundation for Youth […]