Author: John

If you want to connect to the startup and tech community in the Lafayette region, start by attending a Verge Lafayette/West Lafayette Meetup. A typical meetup draws 50 people from Purdue University and the surrounding community. Each meetups feature two 5-minute pitches from businesses and a...

 Indiana CoWorking Passport to Link Entrepreneurs StatewideMembers to have access to top workspaces throughout Indiana Fishers, Ind. (July 22, 2014) – Seventeen co-working venues and innovation centers throughout Indiana have recently joined forces to create the IndianaCoWorking Passport, an agreement to grant access to members as...

 Launch Indiana SBDC is heading to MatchBOX in Lafayette for our July 25 bootcamp.MatchBOX Coworking Studio opened on April 11 and has already reached its two-year membership goal! MatchBOX is a nonprofit venture that draws together creative people pursuing new ideas. Space is flexible and...

INDIANAPOLIS – The Innovation Showcase 2014 attracted nearly 850 attendees for the sixth annual event for entrepreneurs, investors and community supporters. The daylong event held July 10th at the Dallara IndyCar Factory included investor education sessions presented by VisionTech Partners and IU Kelley School of Business,...

Experience a little bit of French culture without leaving Indiana: cometo the Indiana Bastille Day on Sat., July 12 in Fortville, IN!Enjoy a Parisian atmosphere thanks to an authentic French singer, aFrench boutique and several marionette shows. Participate in a pétanque(bocce) tournament or learn to paint in...

Some of the members have decided to put up a chat room for all the members to use.  It's located on an IRC (Internet Relay Chat) server called irc.freenode.net and the chat room is #launchfishers     Already use a chat app? If you already use a chat program on...

By Adam Masters, Launch Fishers Over 15 high school students from Hamilton County schools experienced the limitless world of computer programming earlier this week at Launch Fishers. The bootcamp was led by Launch Fishers members Barry Geipel (Mantid Interactive), Josh Brown (Roadfire Software), Calvin Hendryx-Parker (Six Feet...

The Launch Fishers coffee shop has become a hub of activity, fueling innovation, since it opened in March 2013. In fact, revenue has increased 100% in the last six months! With that kind of activity and growth, it’s the right time to give the coffee shop...