In honor of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, we thought we'd share a blog post about Olympic Silver and Gold Medalist, Derek Parra, who won both medals in the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City. Not only is Parra and Olympic medalist, but he is...
Joshua Canan is a new intern at Launch Fishers. He is a senior at Ball State University majoring in Entrepreneurship with a minor in Finance. During his internship at Launch Fishers, he hopes to learn more about new businesses and the startup process. ...
Every startup community needs an entrepreneurial center of gravity. A startup community’s center of gravity is where cofounders meet each other. It’s where angels find investment opportunities. It’s where startups meet journalists and serendipitously get PR. It’s where people who just moved to town go...
Ah, the new year. It's full of so much promise and potential, offering hope to anyone who believes the new year is a time to wipe the slate clean and start fresh. The year 2014 is one month in, so we thought it would be...
The future of entrepreneurship and business is dependent on multiple factors, including changing technology, cost of business, and leadership skills. Jason Nazar, a Forbes columnist, highlights five ways the future will look different in the entrepreneurship world. His predictions include: -The workforce will be 50 percent distributed -Two...
Cathy Langlois is Launch Fishers' new Program Director. One of her main roles will be working on Launch Indiana's program development and program management. Other responsibilities and roles include mentorship and education outreach to high school and collegiate groups, board and stakeholder engagement, and Launch...
Mistakes are a part of life, personally and professionally. Everyone makes them, but not all of them have the same repercussions. Author Ilya Pozin from Time Magazine said, "Screwing up from time to time is part of the entrepreneurial process--but not all mistakes are created...
Many people like myself have trouble remembering people’s names, dates, and what I had for lunch yesterday. Recent studies by Yassa and colleagues at John Hopkins University suggest that coffee or tea caffeine is not only a good early morning pick-me-up, but it's a good...
Taylor Cutshaw is a new intern at Launch Fishers. She plays soccer in her spare time and loves coffee. As a business marketing major at IUPUI, she hopes to gain experience in networking, blogging, and use of other social media to help her in her future career...
Watch Gerry Dick, John Wechsler, Jacob Schpok and Santiago Jaramillo chat with each other about the new Launch Indiana program, which has three main areas of focus on mentorship, education and assistance for innovation-driven entrepreneurs. The interview also touches on Santiago's (BlueBridge Digital Founder) plans...