A front row seat to emerging Indiana entertainment tech companies
The unprecedented events of 2020 revealed gaps in consumer services and infrastructure that were either unknown or under-appreciated until the pandemic forced them to the fore. For example, grocery delivery and pick-up company Instacart seemed like a solution in search of a problem that was losing $25 million a month prior to the pandemic. In […]
Mike Langellier, TechPoint president and CEO, to step down
Leaves legacy of helping Indy develop reputation as a major tech hub After nine years of helping grow central Indiana into a nationally recognized tech hub, TechPoint president and CEO Mike Langellier is stepping down. “We’ve accomplished what I set out to, which was to put Indianapolis on the map as a national tech hub […]
United Way’s Social Innovation Fund puts a different lens on fighting poverty
United Way of Central Indiana has been putting a different lens on fighting poverty with its Social Innovation Fund for a few years now, bringing new solutions to old challenges across the human services sector. What stands out to me most about “social innovation” is how effective the approach is at shifting my own thinking […]
