They’re everywhere. Driven entrepreneurs infuse Indiana business with new life. Here’s why Indiana entrepreneurs rock: 1.) Indiana entrepreneurs have created a vibrant community. Organizations like DeveloperTown and SproutBox help grow early and idea stage companies into thriving startups. They’ve even begun to open the floodgates to the general public by generating enormous local press and helping startups [...]
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Verge Pitch Night at The Speakeasy: What to Expect
There’s a buzz around the Speakeasy that’s been going since last night. This evening, 175 founders, software developers, and startup investors will flock to the converted warehouse space of the Speakeasy. Here’s what we have prepared: There are two pitches from new startups: ShoutMy.Biz Fire Cupid Then we’ll have an intimate fire-side conversation with serial [...]
How Startup Event Nostalgia Fueled a Full-House Meetup
You know that feeling you get when you hear an old song that takes you back to a special time in life? When you reminisce about where you used to be and how far you’ve come? That’s how we felt last Thursday at the Earth House. Last year, our team hosted over a half dozen [...]
Announcing: The First 2012 Verge Event
Verge is kicking off this year’s startup event lineup with a classic meetup in downtown Indianapolis on Thursday, January 26 at 6:00 PM. Expect to find a crowd of over 200 people at the Earth House Collective, where attendees will pack into the auditorium to drink, chat, and enjoy three engaging entrepreneur presentations: ViewYou, the [...]
News from the Road: Update On the uFlavor Startup Tour [VIDEO]
Things can get a little loopy when you spend multiple days out on the open road. Nine founders set out last week on a nation-wide road trip after local startup uFlavor was launched to the world. The last couple of day are ones we won’t soon forget. I wish all of you could be out [...]
How the Hottest Tech Startups Close Out 2011
You’d think they had downed 10 cups of coffee before they arrived. The energy that oozed from these three startup founders fueled a flurry of startup pitches that hit a 500-person audience like a lighting bolt. After a big 24-hour push from the Verge organizers, the stage was set. Minutes before taking the stage, Quipol [...]
Sneek Peek Inside the uFlavor Startup Tour Bus
Tonight, eight entrepreneurs are launching off on a road trip across America as they launch a new Indianapolis-based startup—uFlavor. Check out this behind-the-scenes look at the startup tour bus in this short video. Come to send off the uFlavor tour tonight at Verge’s Winter Celebration!
The Next Step in the Verge Evolution
It’s aliiiive! Our Midwest startup community has grown from a handful of initial members to nearly 1,300 active contributors. In the past year alone, our regular get-togethers have gone from around 50 people to over 200 at every meetup, with spots consistently selling out—sometimes in less than 5 hours! But the growth story isn’t really [...]
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