Articles by Jim Jay

As seen in The Session on IndyStar.comIndiana is earning the confidence of entrepreneurs and investors as a hospitable place to launch new ventures, so says a California-based think tank that is lauding Indiana’s progress in financing new companies. On Jan. 25, the Milken Institute released its 2010 State Science and Technology Index, which ranks states […]

Congratulations to the team at ExactTarget for being recognized by Deloitte as one of the fastest growing tech companies in the country. Here’s a snapshot from the announcement: INDIANAPOLIS–(Business Wire)– Deloitte LLP announced today that ExactTarget ranked number 254 on the Technology Fast 500, the ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life […]

Indiana continues to lead in the development of measured marketing businesses – business that deliver return on investment for your marketing dollar.  Entrepreneurs are finding that Indiana is the place to start these businesses because of the qualified workforce and the hotbed of companies already here like Aprimo, Compendium, Delivera, ExactTarget, Autobase, and 70 others. […]

Jim Jay is the president and CEO of TechPoint, Indiana’s only statewide technology initiative, representing industry stakeholders including publicly-traded companies, private businesses, colleges and research universities, and local economic development organizations. The group’s mission is to accelerate Indiana’s emerging and vibrant information technology sector by: promoting the successes of information technology companies and professionals; supporting […]

Most-welcome news is starting to arrive. Believable reports of abating economic turmoil increase daily, accompanied by fresh intelligence that the crushing global recession is nearing its long-awaited end. As Indiana commences on recovery over the coming months, we all need to refocus our efforts to accelerate recovery and replace lost jobs. The task of creating jobs […]