TechPoint celebrates tech ‘rockstars’ who don’t often get the limelight
TechPoint recognized the Tech 25 Class of 2016 during a unique event at The Crane Bay in downtown Indianapolis on Aug. 5. The Tech 25 is a prestigious selection of twenty-five individuals who are critical and exceptional performers helping to grow our community’s tech and tech-enabled companies, but who — not being the CEO or other top […]
Octiv is defining a complex and fragmented industry
The Indianapolis-based sales productivity software maker formerly known as TinderBox made a splash with its new brand name, Octiv, a couple weeks ago. Governor Pence even highlighted the tech company’s impressive growth in one of the largest job creation announcements of the year so far. It’s the “why” behind these major announcements and vision for […]
Mentoring tech’s next generation
When most of us think about mentorship, we think about college grads in the early stages of their careers getting advice from sage, veteran professionals in their fields. However, kids need mentors too, especially the young people who have interest in technology. The tech industry has a great need for young and talented tech individuals, […]
Code schools play integral role in Indy’s future
High-tech software and services employment grew 18 percent in Indianapolis from 2012 to 2014 according to CBRE Research. Recently, Salesforce announced that it will add 800 jobs to the market by 2021. On top of that, in the last 90 days alone, 165 junior-level developer positions have opened in Indianapolis. The good news is that […]
Rose-Hulman sees record-breaking female freshman enrollment
The 2016-2017 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology freshman class will see a record-breaking number of female students. Early enrollment statistics for the 2016-17 school year reveal that 172 females will make up 30.4 percent of the 565 incoming freshman students. This number tops the previous year’s then-record enrollment by 40 students. “The new record-breaking number of […]
