Lesson.ly snags high-profile investors with $1.1 million startup funding round

Remember when your mom asked you “If they jumped off a bridge, would you do it too?” Your mom was trying to tell you to reject peer pressure and go your own way, but she probably has never heard of Allos Ventures and the three original co-founders of ExactTarget — all of whom just invested […]

Collaborative wedding planning tool ‘Plan the day’ helps brides create memories, not stress

Matt and Cristina Goebel faced the same challenges many couples face during their own wedding last year. The wedding planning process is overwhelming, and a lot can get lost in translation with information stored in different notebooks and emails or contracts. Additionally, brides (and their grooms and families) are constantly asked the same questions over and […]

Haven home maintenance app is ready to disrupt half-trillion services market

Disruptive businesses can sound pretty crazy at first. I thought Jim Brown might have a screw loose when he first told me about Haven. It’s a free mobile app and website that uses public data and predictive technology to help homeowners identify maintenance needs and then get that work done and pay for it at the […]

Reflections on the Connections Conference in Indy

As we all know, on the final day of the Connections conference, the Salesforce leadership team announced that the conference will be in New York City in 2015. Before learning about the decision to move, TechPoint, the Indy Chamber, Visit Indy, and Downtown Indy banded together to showcase our city and tech community to the […]

Meet Edwin the Duck: the world’s first interactive rubber duck!

UPDATE: pi lab announced this week (10/20/2015) that Edwin the Duck is officially shipping to consumers from direct purchases through the Edwin the Duck website. A company official indicated that Edwin will also be available in Best Buy stores and select Apple stores “in a few weeks.” I remember the first time I opened up […]