Dr. Vince Guido, an IU Bloomington alumnus, is the owner of Guido Family Dentistry. It is a father-and-daughter dental practice dedicated to taking care of patients as if they’re family. It uses the most modern technologies to provide comfort and convenience. Crimson Catalyst: If a person has an idea for a business, what are the… Read more »
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IU-connected entrepreneurs impact the world: Meet Reuben Vandeventer of S2 Data Risk.
Reuben Vandeventer, an IU Bloomington alumnus, is co-founder of S2 Data Risk. The company enables businesses to account for data risk and safeguard against unintended consequences that accompany the digital economy. Its product and built-in assistant help maintain the economic well-being of clients’ data. Crimson Catalyst: If a person has an idea for a business,… Read more »
IU-connected entrepreneurs impact the world: Meet Alex Sabol of Tipped.
Alex Sabol, an IU Bloomington alumnus, is the founder of Tipped. The company helps entrepreneurial organizations and their leaders navigate major transitions like large growth plans, fundraising, and mergers and acquisitions. It implements people, processes and operational initiatives using a system called EOS, or Entrepreneurial Operating System. Crimson Catalyst: If a person has an idea… Read more »
IU-connected entrepreneurs impact the world: Meet Wyatt Wells of The Bee Corp.
Wyatt Wells, an IU Bloomington alumnus, is chief marketing officer of The Bee Corp. The company offers Verifli, an infrared image analysis tool that helps growers measure pollination value. Verifli allows growers and beekeepers to quickly assess the quality of hives rented for pollination without disturbing the bees. Crimson Catalyst: If a person has an… Read more »
November is National Entrepreneurship Month
Students, alumni, faculty and staff across all academic disciplines at Indiana University campuses and academic centers are developing products and services for the benefit of the world. Their companies are helping the general public, industry, government and more. We are pleased to profile some of them and their perspectives about being an entrepreneur during November,… Read more »
Alumni’s environmental compliance company receives Product of the Year award
Congratulations to Encamp Inc., founded by IU Bloomington graduates Luke Jacobs and Daniel Smedema along with Jacobs’ brother Sam. The company received the 2019 Product of the Year award from Occupational Health & Safety magazine in the EHS — or environmental, health and safety — Software category. Encamp has engineered a software platform that makes… Read more »
B-Start, Bloomington’s business development program, to accept applications through Sept. 20
Are you interested in launching an innovation-driven business in Bloomington? Indiana University Bloomington students, faculty and staff with an interest in starting their own company can apply to participate in the 2019-20 cohort of B-Start, a pre-accelerator program, to help launch their for-profit, innovation-driven business in Bloomington. The five-month B-Start program includes: Individual mentoring by… Read more »
IU researchers map global economy in collaboration with LinkedIn
A small team of researchers at Indiana University has created the first global map of labor flow in collaboration with the world’s largest professional social network, LinkedIn. The work is reported in the journal Nature Communications. The study’s lead authors are Jaehyuk Park and Ian Wood, Ph.D. students working with Yong Yeol “Y.Y.” Ahn, a professor at… Read more »
Meet Indiana University-connected startups: Hunger Curbed
Kennedy Brown and Zach Simunic are the founders of Hunger Curbed, which they launched in 2019. The company serves food truck operators and their customers. They won second place in Demo Day, the final event of the B-Start pre-accelerator program organized by the Bloomington Economic Development Corp. Brown is an alumna of the Kelley School… Read more »
Meet Indiana University-connected startups: Haven Software
Luke Mongin is founder of Haven Software LLC, which was launched in 2018. The company targets small, service-based businesses with 20 or fewer employees as clients. Mongin won first place in Demo Day, the final event of the B-Start pre-accelerator program organized by the Bloomington Economic Development Corp. Mongin is an alumnus of the Kelley… Read more »