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. [...]
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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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Final Set of Panelists for the PowderKeg 2012
As Day 2 of Powder Keg nears, we wanted to add even more awesome into the lineup. Here’s who we’re bringing in to our Powder Keg panels on Friday. The first panel is the Startup Community Panel. Previously announced panelists Manpreet Singh and Carla Valdes will be joined by Frank Gruber. Frank Gruber CEO and Co-Founder of [...]
Getting Ready for the Startup Bowl!
We’re less than three hours away from the “Superbowl of Startups” at the Lucas Oil Stadium! After a fun and intense morning learning about digital marketing and “unleashed entrepreneurs” at Connections 2012, PowderKeg attendees will be heading over to Lucas Oil to see 12 startups go head-to-head, competing for a $15,000 prize of cash and [...]
The Super Bowl for Startups: Announcing Powder Keg’s Top 12 Competing Startups
Drum roll, please… The moment I – along with many of you – have been waiting for. We are proud to announce the 12 most impressive startups selected to compete in this year’s Powder Keg Startup Bowl at Lucas Oil Stadium! What’s more, one of these motivated startups will walk away with something sweet to [...]
Powder Keg Conference Brings Another 5 Keynotes Into the Lineup
More you say? Why, certainly. We are proud to announce yet another five speakers for the Powder Keg today! Once again, thanks to all of you for your support. And a another huge shout out to ExactTarget for their collaboration with our event. Take a peek at these impressive additions to an already jam-packed speaker [...]
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