A fresh look at TechPoint’s signature talent-matching combine for tech employers 

Hundreds of students and more than 50 companies from small startups, to enterprise-level organizations came together last week at historic Union Station in downtown Indianapolis. Each student was vying for a coveted spot for summer 2024 in what is now known coast-to-coast as “the ultimate tech internship program,” and potentially full-time jobs after college, too. […]

Indiana’s Unfair Competitive Advantage at the Tech Frontier

An October 2023 Burning Glass Institute (BGI) report identifying and assessing “Cities on the Tech Frontier,” makes the case that a proper evaluation of regional economic competitiveness cannot rely only on measurements of workforce size and earnings. Instead, evaluations should also focus on the quality of the workforces based on their communities’ concentration of leading-edge […]

Last TechPoint Pitch Night of 2023 demonstrates greater focus on helping Hoosier innovators 

TechPoint’s latest Pitch Night was sprinkled with applause throughout the four founders’ presentations, but the loudest and longest sustained support came when the launch of the Indiana Founders Network was announced.  More than 30 founders had already signed up to join the Founders Network by Index press time, a good portion of them coming during […]

Celebrating Adult Apprentices during National Apprenticeship Week – and every week before & after 

Like many college students, I had no idea what I wanted to do after I’d earned my diploma. The uncertainty was a huge source of stress. It’s only been in the last several months that I’ve realized what a first world problem that was.  I was fortunate to have had a great college experience and […]

AI is a Double-Edged Sword: Its Power and Peril in Cybersecurity

Cybercrime is predicted to bring damages totaling $8 trillion U.S. dollars globally this year, according to Cybersecurity Ventures. If this were measured as a country, it would be the world’s third-largest economy after the U.S. and China. So, it comes as no surprise that cybersecurity continues to be a top priority of business leaders, CIOs […]

How Privacy Updates Are Shaking Up Marketing Playbooks

In an era driven by data and technology, privacy concerns are wielding a significant influence over the marketing landscape. Apple’s iOS 15 update, featuring the Mail Privacy Protection (MPP) feature, set off a chain reaction across the digital marketing world a few years ago, and the more recent Apple iOS 17 Link Tracking Protection has […]

Nominations open today for TechPoint’s 25th annual ‘Best of Tech’ Mira Awards 

Tickets are on sale now; capacity has doubled with the April 26, 2024, event now at the Old National Centre   TechPoint today opened nominations for its highly anticipated 25th-anniversary Mira Awards honoring the “Best of Tech” in Indiana. Named after the brightest star that can be seen from Earth, the Mira Awards gala recognizes excellence […]

New Trust-Building Exercise: Digital Transformation

When it comes to modern governance, trust has emerged as a pivotal cornerstone in shaping the relationship between businesses and their customers, as well as citizens and their governments. While digital transformation was traditionally associated with upgrading systems for efficiency, a recent Deloitte study presents an alternative perspective. This study underscores the profound connection between […]