By Teri Willey, executive director, IU Ventures and fund manager, Indiana Philanthropic Venture Fund I am pleased to report that in Q2 2019, we have added two more companies to our portfolio. MBX Biosciences is a therapeutics company founded by serial entrepreneurs Kent Hawryluk, who received the 2018 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the School of… Read more »
The Past and Future of the Economic Club of Indiana
By Nasser H. Paydar, chancellor, IUPUI, executive vice president, Indiana University It was a pleasure and an honor to serve as president of The Economic Club of Indiana this past year. We welcomed a thought-provoking lineup of speakers to Indianapolis, including Tom Bell, president and CEO of Rolls-Royce North America; Deborah Berke, dean of the… Read more »
Lessons I’ve Learned as a Young Startup Founder. Part 8 — failure & conclusions
Brandon Boynton is a current student at IUPUI and serial entrepreneur. This is the final post in a series about the lessons he’s learned as a startup founder. By Brandon Boynton, CEO, Vemity 8. Catastrophic failure is not that big of a deal. After putting a lot of time — and a lot of money… Read more »
Lessons I’ve Learned as a Young Startup Founder. Part 7 — daydreams
Brandon Boynton is a current student at IUPUI and serial entrepreneur. This post is one in a series about the lessons he’s learned as a startup founder. By Brandon Boynton, CEO, Vemity 7. Don’t get caught up in your daydreaming. If you are anything like me, the thought of a successful startup exit through a… Read more »
Lessons I’ve Learned as a Young Startup Founder. Part 6 — work hard
Brandon Boynton is a current student at IUPUI and serial entrepreneur. This post is one in a series about the lessons he’s learned as a startup founder. By Brandon Boynton, CEO, Vemity 6. There is no substitute for hard work. This is something we hear a lot: Harder work equates greater success. Many scoff at… Read more »
Lessons I’ve Learned as a Young Startup Founder. Part 5 — customer input.
Brandon Boynton is a current student at IUPUI and serial entrepreneur. This post is one in a series about the lessons he’s learned as a startup founder. By Brandon Boynton, CEO, Vemity 5. Don’t build the product before the customer. One of the biggest mistakes that I made with my most recent startup was building… Read more »
Lessons I’ve Learned as a Young Startup Founder, Part 4 — pivot
Brandon Boynton is a current student at IUPUI and serial entrepreneur. This post is one in a series about the lessons he’s learned as a startup founder. By Brandon Boynton, CEO, Vemity 4. Roll with the punches. Don’t be afraid to pivot your startup. It’s far, far easier to pivot early on than it is… Read more »
Lessons I’ve Learned as a Young Startup Founder. Part 3 — passion
Brandon Boynton is a current student at IUPUI and serial entrepreneur. This post is one in a series about the lessons he’s learned as a startup founder. By Brandon Boynton, CEO, Vemity 3. Don’t be blinded by your passion. When you spend eight to 12 hours a day, six to seven days a week, entirely… Read more »
Lessons I’ve Learned as a Young Startup Founder. Part 2 — others
Brandon Boynton is a current student at IUPUI and serial entrepreneur. This post is one in a series about the lessons he’s learned as a startup founder. By Brandon Boynton, CEO, Vemity 2. Always make others feel important. When dealing with other people, whether employees, partners, friends, acquaintances or what have you, treat them with… Read more »
Lessons I’ve Learned as a Young Startup Founder. Part 1 — age
Brandon Boynton is current student at IUPUI and serial entrepreneur. This post is one in a series about the lessons he’s learned as startup founder. By Brandon Boynton, CEO, Vemity The past six years of my career have consisted of founding two startups; completing one acquisition, dozens of software consulting projects and 136 undergraduate credits;… Read more »