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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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 [...]
How Dave Knox and the Brandery Launched 25+ Companies in 3 Years
San Francisco, Boulder, New York City. These are the kinds of cities you expect to hear in a lineup of top cities with startup activity. But there’s something in the water in an old industrial Midwest city. Dave Knox called Cincinnati his home for years and worked with one of the largest companies, Procter & [...]
BOOM. The Terre Haute Startup Scene Explodes!
There’s momentum in Indy. All the great startup things happening in Indianapolis like Verge Indy, DeveloperTown and The Speak Easy, plus all of the Startup Weekends and monthly startup meetups, are motivating. But, how is this affecting Indiana as a whole? Well, I can start by speaking to the budding startup scene around Terre Haute [...]
5 Ways to Leverage University Resources for Your Startup
Can you imagine Silicon Valley without Stanford? Boston without MIT? Great technology ecosystems are built around great universities. The reason is simple; universities are a hotbed of talent, ideas and resources, just waiting to be tapped into. So, how can your startup make the most out of your local university? Our startup, FoundOPS, reaped countless benefits from being [...]
Why SproutBox Thinks the Midwest Is Good for Startups
In an industry that has roots in Silicon Valley, can the Midwest even hold a candle to the West Coast? I caught up with SproutBox co-founder, Brad Wisler, hot off the heels of the first successful exit of one of their “sprouts,” MyJibe. We had a chance to talk about what makes the Midwest a good [...]
Startup America Goes To the Super Bowl (and How You Could Join Them!)
Startup America’s Road to the Super Bowl Can you effectively pitch your startup in 1 minute or less? That’s what I thought! For founders like you, talking about your business for 60 seconds is as simple as shooting a free throw (you Hoosiers know what I mean). That’s why Startup America’s CEO, Scott Case, is [...]
Inside this Warehouse: Mini City. Big Impact. [+video]
If you’ve never been, it’s a sight to behold. A mini city of technical and creative talent fills 35,000 square feet of gaping warehouse space. The city’s tight-knit community of software developers, graphic designers, and venture coaches collaborate into the wee hours of the morning to architect and create never-been-built-before technology and products. Just another [...]
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