Community

Last spring I received a text from a good friend from my undergraduate days at Butler University. Joe Perin, community content manager with TechPoint, told me about an open position and he wanted to know if I (or somebody I knew) would be interested in it. Joe and I have known each other for more […]

For 13 years, the Venture Club of Indiana has worked to attract investors interested in funding Indiana startup companies at its annual Innovation Showcase. The 2022 iteration of that event partners with TechPoint, 50 South Capital, which manages Indiana’s Next Level Fund, and Elevate Ventures to offer “(Ind)Venture.”  By partnering, the similarly focused groups will […]

When Twitter launched and started gaining popularity, people scoffed at the “microblogging” site and said it would never last. Today, some politicians are demanding that Twitter be treated like a public utility because it is so entrenched in and vital to our public discourse. Similarly, esports had its detractors early on, but there is no […]

In this episode, we talk to Darrian and Devyn Mikell, co-founders of Qualifi. Qualifi has accelerated the hiring process by eliminating phone-tag with asynchronous interviews. They talk about Qualifi’s origins, how recruitment has evolved since the company was founded, along with the story of how Darrian and Devyn’s entrepreneurial careers grew separately before converging with […]

On a bright and sunny late spring day, Kegan Schmicker walks down the sidewalks of downtown Tipton, Ind., with his mind on growing his community and how Indiana’s burgeoning tech ecosystem could play a big role in it. Schmicker, executive director of the Tipton County Chamber of Commerce, is fresh off a nomination for Community […]