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TechPoint Launches Expanded Statewide Tech Job Board Powered by Ascend Indiana

TechPoint’s expanded statewide job board, powered by Ascend Indiana, now features more than 1,000 tech listings and stronger access to career opportunities across Indiana.
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Students Provide Real-World AI Solutions at TechPoint’s XTERN Challenge, Hosted by Cummins

TechPoint’s latest XTERN Challenge brought together 100 students from colleges and universities across Indiana to solve real-world enterprise AI problems with Cummins, giving them hands-on experience in collaboration, technical problem-solving, and workplace communication.
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Rebuilding the Experience Ladder in an AI Economy

Earlier this year, TechPoint published AI Amplifies Need to Address the Experience Gap, highlighting research from the Stanford Digital Economy Lab showing that early-career workers ages 22 to 25 in highly AI-exposed occupations experienced a 13 percent relative decline in employment from late 2022 to mid-2025. From my vantage point, it is not a collapse […]
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Seizing the Moment: Turning Early Career Talent into Real Business Impact

AI adoption rarely stalls because the tools aren’t powerful enough—it stalls because foundations like data, process clarity, and governance aren’t ready. This recap outlines a practical way to build readiness and business impact by designing early-career roles around the foundational work AI depends on.
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Readiness to Results in the Age of AI: Four Imperatives for 2026

Chelsea Linder outlined four imperatives for responsible AI adoption in 2026—data readiness, workforce readiness, disciplined buy/partner/integrate innovation, and infrastructure + sustainability—so organizations can move from pilots to real business value.
A group of six SEP team members stand together on the Mira Awards red carpet, dressed in formal attire and smiling as they hold the Exceptional Employer of the Year award.

Why SEP Wins By Putting People First

SEP, the 2025 Mira Award winner for Exceptional Employer of the Year, shows what it looks like when culture, purpose, and people strategy align. From employee ownership to community stewardship and a retention rate that outperforms the industry, SEP demonstrates how an Indiana tech company can grow by investing deeply in its people — and in the ecosystem around them.
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Beyond the Idea: What It Really Means to Be Series A–Ready in the AI Era

Artificial intelligence has collapsed the timeline between idea and execution — but it’s also raised the bar for founders seeking Series A funding. In today’s market, investors aren’t betting on ideas; they’re backing teams that can execute, scale efficiently, and prove early traction with disciplined growth.
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Creating a Layered Cybersecurity Strategy for Growing Organizations

By Brock Hesler, Senior Account Executive, OTAVA With the most cyberattacks occurring around the holiday season, it makes perfect sense that October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. But businesses are compromised every day of the year, so cybersecurity and resiliency are nonstop imperatives. For mid-sized companies on a growth path, the consequences of a breach, including […]