John Warne watched Indiana grow from laggard to leader in tech

At TechPoint, we like to interview expatriates from the state (Xpats) who have returned to work at tech or tech-enabled companies after spending a portion of their careers outside of Indiana’s borders. As someone who came back to Indiana 22 years ago, John Warne has a unique perspective of seeing what Indiana was like in […]

Learn to code, stay motivated, and land a job.

“I’ve watched some Udemy online course videos, but I couldn’t get the instructor’s code to work so I gave up.” If I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard that, I’d have more than a pocketful of nickels. Learning to code is a marathon, not a sprint, and you should know what you’re getting […]

How to Enjoy What You Do and Why I Love Working for Lessonly

It’s like looking for a needle in a haystack or a white cat in a snowstorm. It’s scarcer than hen’s teeth or a diamond in the rough. The journey to find a job or career that you love is hard. It’s a constant struggle to find the balance between stress, hard work, massive success, and […]

Women’s groups INSIDE tech companies provide a support system

While men might outnumber women in the technology field, there is no lack of support for women in technology in Indianapolis. In fact, as a show of support and encouragement, many women’s groups have been created in internal organizations to support the efforts and contributions of women in technology. In Indianapolis alone, we’ve identified a […]

New BidPal CTO Mark McCorkle’s familiar AND surprising career (so far)

Last month, BidPal announced Mark McCorkle will be the mobile fundraising software company’s new chief technology officer. He’s charged with leading an accomplished team of technologists into the future of philanthropic giving — whatever it may bring. Since its founding in 2007, BidPal has helped thousands of nonprofit organizations raise more than $1 billion through […]