Take a simple idea, add in some personal initiative and grassroots coordination, and what do you get? In the case of the inaugural Indy Tech Tour, a big impact. Jake Budler, manager of entrepreneur selection and growth in the Indianapolis office of Endeavor, had long been thinking of a way to show off the city’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. So this [...]
The Electric Vehicle Product Commission (EVPC) held its fourth meeting at the Indiana Government Center in Indianapolis on April 8. The EVPC is a creation of HB 1168 (2021), an Indiana Chamber priority that was authored by Rep. Michael Karickhoff (R-Kokomo). The group consists of 10 members; it includes four members of the General Assembly and six private citizens [...]
TechPoint Foundation for Youth has launched a campaign to expand its popular after-school State Robotics Initiative (SRI) into Indiana classrooms to encourage an additional 1,000 Hoosier girls and children of color toward tech careers. SRI is the Foundation’s largest program, with 24,000 students already participating. Like others within the nonprofit organization, it is designed to grow k-12 students' interest [...]
Maintaining pace with the latest technology can be the difference of staying in business – or not – for many companies. But it’s not just for-profit businesses that feel the pressure to keep up technologically. Outdated technology can cost public schools too. And it costs more than time and money, including grants. It’s also costing them some of their [...]
My article in the August 2021 edition of BizVoice®, "Investing in Indiana: Out-of-State VC Remains Critical," focuses on the importance of investment in Indiana's tech ecosystem from investors beyond our borders. A source for the story was Christopher Day, CEO of DemandJump - an Indiana digital marketing company. As noted in the story, DemandJump enjoys support from Atlanta-based Panoramic [...]
For 32 years (this November), the Indiana Chamber will have honored a Business Leader, Government Leader and Community of the Year on an annual basis. A fourth award was added in 2015 – the Dynamic Leader of the Year. Dynamic as in the entrepreneurial aspects of the Dynamic and Creative Culture driver of the Indiana Vision 2025 statewide economic [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2gMIVmndX0 A business trip to New York City decades ago had him thinking, “Oh, my gosh, I made it!” But despite national and international business deals and travels, Scott McCorkle is all Indiana all the time. The Software Artistry-ExactTarget-Salesforce veteran is seeking another big hit with MetaCX and its focus on the software partnership between buyers and sellers. It’s [...]
I learned a great deal during the Indiana Chamber’s recent 2021 Cybersecurity Conference, but the most staggering statistic: There are approximately 3.5 million cybersecurity jobs unfilled globally. A quick Google search confirms: According to Cybersecurity Ventures, there will be 3.5 million unfilled cybersecurity jobs globally by 2021, up from 1 million positions in 2014. The United States has a [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iU7y9tQJ1c Since the Indiana Vision 2025: 2021 Report Card was released late last month, Indiana Chamber president and CEO Kevin Brinegar and I have been presenting its results virtually to regions around Indiana. For this week’s Tech Talk, I highlight a few of the relevant metrics and add some additional information that you might not find in the Report [...]
This is the first of several Tech Talks in the coming months that will reference the Indiana Vision 2025: 2021 Report Card, which will be published approximately one month from today. For reasons outlined below, I thought that this would be a great place to kick things off. As (I hope) you are aware, Indiana Vision 2025 is the [...]
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