The following answers are provided by members of the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, the YEC recently launched #StartupLab, a free virtual mentorship program that helps millions of entrepreneurs start and grow businesses via live video chats, an expert content library [...]
Find Your Voice So You Can Die Empty [Video w/ Todd Henry]
“In the midst of the craziness, everything in our life becomes unstructured,” Todd commiserated. We’ve all been there: pulled in different directions, out of sync, and just plain fried. But we don’t always know how to get ourselves back to that state of flow so we can do our best work. Todd Henry is the [...]
Awesome startup communities create ‘Startup Triangle’ in SW Indiana.
The startup scene has really taken off in southwest Indiana over the last several months. Terre Haute, Evansville and Bloomington seem to form a ‘startup triangle’ for the region. For starters, there has been no lack of Startup Weekend events. The first Crane event launched on October 5th, 2012. Bloomington on November 9th, 2012. [...]
Startup Fever Hits Terre Haute
An awesome event took place in Terre Haute, Indiana last weekend and I was fortunate enough to be involved and live to tell about it. During the weekend of Feb. 8th, 2013 over 85 energetic startup enthusiasts, business coaches and local leaders came together in a friendly competition to pitch ideas, form teams, build prototypes [...]
Ramping Up Your Indiana-based Startup This Year? This Could Be Your Golden Ticket.
UPDATE: Deadline extended to 2:30 PM, Fri. January 4 They’ve given away hundreds of airline tickets to entrepreneurs. They’ve granted millions of dollars worth of software. And they’re looking for a handful of founders who want ramp up their business in 2013. Come on, you know who I’m talking about… Startup America has been known [...]
A Thank You to the People Who Built the Powder Keg
Last month, I was in the middle of one of the biggest project of my life. And if not for a few remarkable people, I’m not sure I’d be here now on other side. I can still put myself in that moment… I hit send on an email response #247 of the evening as I [...]
The Lemonade Day Seed Fund: I Wish I Had This When I Was a Kid
Life didn’t give me lemons. I grew up in a lower-middle class home and never once worried if I’d have food to eat or clothes to wear to school. But we never had an excess of cash loads of toys or exotic vacations. So how’s a wide-eyed, enterprising kid supposed to get a new Game Boy? (yes, [...]
How Indianapolis Is Mapping Their Startup Ecosystem
Have you ever needed to hire a developer or a designer? Or how about a funding source for a new venture? Yeah, me too. We all need something at one time or another and it isn’t always simple to pull the pieces together. But with new tools and resources, connecting and navigating those waters is [...]
PowderKeg Startup Bowl Results
All twelve companies that competed in the Startup Bowl did fantastic jobs pitching their startups! The overall quality of the companies present at the Lucas Oil showdown was even higher than anyone expected. The judges (Ting Gootee of Elevate Ventures, Carla Valdes of Fortify, Sonal Mane of Microsoft, and Christopher Day of Navidar) scored the [...]
The Magic Inside the Powder Keg
With so many variables, we could have never predicted that the Powder Keg conference would turn out the way it did. You welcomed our speakers with enthusiasm and our Midwest hospitality. From national superstars like David Blaine and Julien Smith, to our local heroes like Chris Baggott and Scott Dorsey, your energy filled each venue [...]
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