Kacey Wood, a junior at IU Bloomington, founded Kacey Lane Photography. It was a side business that provided high-quality but inexpensive photos for students who wanted senior photos. Crimson Catalyst: If a person has an idea for a business, what are the first three actions they should take to make it a reality? Kacey Wood:… Read more »
Entrepreneurship
IU-connected entrepreneurs impact the world: Meet Hunter Hawley of Blueprint Stats.
Hunter Hawley, a junior at IU Bloomington, is founder of Blueprint Stats LLC. The company uses artificial intelligence and other technologies to make athletes, coaches and teams better at what they do — it analyzes game film of high school basketball teams and presents data for users to convert into improved performance. Crimson Catalyst: If… Read more »
Jason Whitney of IU Ventures joins Dimension Mill board
Congratulations to Jason Whitney, IU Ventures associate vice president and IU Angel Network executive director. He has joined the board of directors at Dimension Mill, the 19,000-square-foot coworking space and business incubator in downtown Bloomington. “IU Ventures and Dimension Mill collaborate jointly on educational programming and in the creation of new opportunities for entrepreneurs to… Read more »
IU-connected entrepreneurs impact the world: Meet Terry Loghmani of Health Smart Technologies.
Terry Loghmani, associate professor of physical therapy at IUPUI, is president of Health Smart Technologies Inc. The company is developing Quantifiable Soft Tissue Manipulation™, a medical device system that characterizes the forces delivered during noninvasive manual therapy massage, in real time, as delivered in the clinic. This will allow the monitoring, improved reliability and reproduction… Read more »
Meet the Indiana University-related startups: Boulevard
Paul Presberg is the founder of Boulevard, which he launched in 2019 with his brother Luke Presberg and friend Nick Spiroff. The company provides a fast clothes-shopping experience for young professional men, a market segment that is forecast to grow more than 10 percent annually between 2018-23. The Presbergs and Spiroff participated in the seven-week… Read more »
IU-connected entrepreneurs impact the world: Meet Kevin Berkopes of Crossroads Portfolio Companies.
Kevin Berkopes, former director of IUPUI’s Mathematics Assistance Center and Statistics Assistance Center, is the founder and CEO of Crossroads Portfolio Companies. Crossroads’ portfolio of companies works together to support partner communities’ needs in education, facilities and technology. Crimson Catalyst: If a person has an idea for a business, what are the first three actions… Read more »
IU-connected entrepreneurs impact the world: Meet Mark Kelley of Apexian Pharmaceuticals.
Mark R. Kelley, the Betty and Earl Herr Professor of Pediatric Oncology Research at the IU School of Medicine, is chief scientific officer at Apexian Pharmaceuticals. Apexian is a clinical-stage company looking for safe and effective therapies that will improve the lives of patients with a number of debilitating or life-threatening ailments. Its lead drug… 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 »
IU’s makerspaces and incubators serve different purposes
By Travis J. Brown, senior executive assistant dean for innovation, entrepreneurship and commercialization, and executive director of the Shoemaker Innovation Center A common misconception when it comes to supporting student innovation and student entrepreneurship is that all educational spaces serve the same purpose. But only a small subset of student inventors and entrepreneurs I work… Read more »
B-Start selects 2019 startups
B-Start, a pre-accelerator program for entrepreneurs and early-stage startups in Bloomington, has announced its 2019 cohort. Out of 20 applications, 14 startups were selected to participate in the five-month program. B-Start is designed for entrepreneurs who want to take their creative business idea through a comprehensive refining process to build a foundation for acceleration. The… Read more »