Tech 25 winner Leila Spann develops revenue-generating marketing campaigns
Indiana has a wealth of talented tech playmakers who are having a big impact as they build the technology and tech companies that are driving economic growth in the Hoosier state. Join us in celebrating the Tech 25 class of 2022 through this profile series and learn a bit more about each winner. Leila Spann […]
Skills-First Hiring: Reflection and Motivation
Two months ago, more than 200 early adopters of TechPoint’s Mission41K gathered to learn more about to help overcome unprecedented and global talent challenges that threaten to slow central Indiana’s steady progress toward national recognition as a thriving and diverse tech hub. It was a day-long event that included national, state and local leaders from […]
Hiring neurodiverse professionals is key to helping Indiana’s tech talent concerns
There’s a lot of talk about hiring neurodiverse individuals in the tech industry, but we often fall short when it comes to putting those words into action. The truth is, we need more neurodiverse employees and we need them now. What Does Neurodiverse Mean? Neurodiverse means people with different ways of thinking and different ways […]
Verizon’s support of veterans and the VA is helping many Hoosiers too
In advance of Veterans Day, we learned of a special relationship between TechPoint member company Verizon and the local organization Helping Veterans And Families of Indiana (HVAF) that we felt compelled to share with TechPoint Index readers. HVAF is the largest non-profit provider of comprehensive services for veterans in Indiana. They help homeless veterans return […]
Mitch Frazier | AgriNovus: AgTech and Indiana’s Booming Agbioscience Economy
In today’s episode, we talk to Mitch Frazier, CEO at AgriNovus. Part of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership, AgriNovus is a non-profit fueling growth in Indiana’s agbioscience community. Mitch talks about his career and his leadership, the intersection of tech and agbioscience, and what the future holds for the industry. Ting Gootee Well, welcome to […]
If tech ethics is an afterthought, you’re taking too big of a risk
On Friday, Twitter closed offices in London and other locations and started laying off parts of its workforce. Among the first to go was the company’s entire ethics staff, including its celebrated Ethical AI team and recent TechPoint keynote speaker James Loduca, now the former VP of diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility. This move would […]
Veterans are key to Indiana’s future tech workforce (and you should recruit them)
Most military veterans leave their tours of duty with skills and training that make them ideal candidates for civilian employment. But more than 15 percent of U.S. veterans are underemployed compared to job seekers without military experience. Why? Because too few companies fully understand how to market employment opportunities to veterans, and too few veterans […]
