Indy Design Week 2022

Indy Design Week to Host Fifth-Annual Conference and Job Fair.

“I really just wanted to know what other cool people were doing in the city,” remarked Founder and Executive Director, Poppe Guthrie, on Indy Design Week’s inception back in 2018. “I wanted to be exposed to other areas of design. Other similar-minded people in different industries or different practices. I just wanted to talk to […]

Matt Tyner | Wunderkind: The Rise of RaaS (Revenue-as-a-Service)

Today we talk to Matt Tyner, Vice-President of People Operations and GM at Wunderkind. Wunderkind helps ecommerce marketers create one-to-one customer experiences at scale through all the channels they own. In this episode, we talk about Matt’s journey into tech, how the company has evolved since its start, and what’s on the horizon for Wunderkind.   […]

Indiana tech striving to affect positive change in education

Jake Simons, a fifth grade teacher in the Wa-Nee Community Schools district, has gained international acclaim for the globally competitive robotics teams he launched from his rural community in Nappanee, Ind. In 2019, just two years after he introduced the sport to students, the Woodview Elementary Eaglebots team won the VEX Robotics World Championship.  That […]

She won ‘The Pitch’ and an unexpected internship at a fast-growing startup

Editor’s Note: Rashi Tyagi is an international student from Delhi, India, who is working on her bachelor’s degree in computer science with a minor in mathematics at IUPUI. She learned about TechPoint’s talent programs and wanted to be a part of it. This is her story of how her involvement in “The Pitch” this summer […]

Indiana technology hiring continues at near-record pace despite inflation

Last Friday, August 5, the United States Labor Department released their July jobs data. The U.S. labor force showed robust gains, adding 528,000 workers with unemployment falling to 3.5 percent nationally. Following this data, CompTIA, the nonprofit association for the information technology (IT) industry and workforce, published their July jobs report, showing that the tech […]
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How a random text message led to career satisfaction in the Indiana tech community

Last spring I received a text from a good friend from my undergraduate days at Butler University. Joe Perin, community content manager with TechPoint, told me about an open position and he wanted to know if I (or somebody I knew) would be interested in it. Joe and I have known each other for more […]

Despite fears of an economic slow-down Indiana is still attracting tech employers

Over the past three years, companies across the globe have adjusted to evolving expectations of how, when, where, and even why employees choose to work. Zillow Group CEO Rich Barton coined the phrase ”The Great Reshuffling” to describe this tectonic shift of new habits and norms as we find better, more efficient, and healthier ways […]

Venture Club of Indiana partners with TechPoint, Elevate Ventures and 50 South Capital to triple Indiana’s exposure to tech investors

For 13 years, the Venture Club of Indiana has worked to attract investors interested in funding Indiana startup companies at its annual Innovation Showcase. The 2022 iteration of that event partners with TechPoint, 50 South Capital, which manages Indiana’s Next Level Fund, and Elevate Ventures to offer “(Ind)Venture.”  By partnering, the similarly focused groups will […]