Sports
Bloomington
StatSims: Algorithm predictions for football that can help turn your toss-up bets into accurate wins
By Jeff Tong | Jan 14, 2013 at 9:00 am
Football season NEVER ends for true fans. One season ends, and predictions for the next season begins. StatSims will help keep you on your toes! From one season to another, StatSims brings a whole new level of accuracy to your predictions–helping you get more…
Software
Bloomington
VaultWorthy Helps You Keep Your Documents Safe, Even in Emergencies
By Jeff Tong | Jan 10, 2013 at 11:00 am
Still storing as “paper only?” Even storing your digital files on your one external hard drive at home is not only risky, but dangerous. There are many effective, free, cloud-based storage options available (Google Drive, Microsoft SkyDrive, Dropbox, Apple iCloud, and several others), but it can…
Social Good
Bloomington
Trensy Uses Competition to Drive Volunteerism
By Meg Rayford | Dec 26, 2012 at 9:00 am
Last year, around 64.3 million people volunteered in the U.S. But with massive social, environmental, and economic problems facing our country, these millions of hours only make a dent in creating the change needed to improve our society. So,Trensy cofounder Bryan Naas decided to…
B2B
Bloomington
Adproval Aims to Revitalize Advertising by Working with Bloggers
By Micah Cohen | Nov 20, 2012 at 2:00 pm
“The current display ad market is oversaturated and losing effectiveness.“ -Matthew Anderson, CEO of Adproval Ad networks were originally built in order to easily coordinate the flow between publishers and advertisers. As advertisers are looking to target more niche environments and tap into the…
Entrepreneur
Bloomington
RunUp Labs: New Accelerator Launches for Travel Startups
By Kira M. Newman | Nov 15, 2012 at 3:03 pm
A new accelerator program for travel startups launched yesterday in Bloomington, Indiana, called RunUp Labs. The program, run by SproutBox and Cornerstone Information Systems, will offer startups 10 weeks of mentorship and training along with up to $20,000 in funding. The first class runs…
Sports
Bloomington
TeamMash Delivers a Daily Sports Newsletter to Fans
By Will Schmidt | Nov 14, 2012 at 3:00 pm
The last item on the morning routine for many people is checking in on sports news and updates. A lot of people do not even read up until lunch rolls around. The problem here is that not enough time invested in the latest on…
Bloomington
Snappening Makes Event Planning a Snap in Indy
By Meg Rayford | Oct 26, 2012 at 9:00 am
Indianapolis-based Snappening‘s mission is simple: to be the most comprehensive listing service and database tool in Central Indiana (and eventually beyond) for all special events and private functions. After only a little over a year of active site time, the young startup is well…
B2B
Bloomington
FoundOPS and the Life of Student Entrepreneurs
By Kira M. Newman | Oct 24, 2012 at 11:00 am
A year and a half ago at Purdue University, Jon Perl and Oren Shatken were student entrepreneurs holed up in a spare bedroom at their fraternity house, pulling all-nighters programming and designing. The space was so small they could turn and bump elbows; and…
Entertainment
Bloomington
Ink’d Offers a Digital Facelift for Comic Strips
By Stephanie Nguyen | Oct 10, 2012 at 1:00 pm
Comic strips are the best thing still embedded in the seemingly archaic Sunday paper. For some, it’s the first thing they flip to for their daily dose of chuckles from Family Circus and Peanuts. While webcomics currently represent a high-quality form of content in…
Startups & Apps
Bloomington
Midwest Startups “Combine” in Bloomington for Tech Cocktail
By Guest Author | Oct 5, 2012 at 3:00 pm
Guest author Betsy Trotzke is a Tech-Savvy Marketing Chick, Communications Director @iuvarsityclub, and Tech Cocktail Coordinator for @thecombineorg where we showcased midwest startups. For the third year in a row, Tech Cocktail was a featured event at Bloomington, IN’s Combine Conference. This three-day conference, which took place…
Startups & Apps
Bloomington
Who is Bloomington’s Hottest Showcasing Startup? [POLL]
By Zach Davis | Sep 20, 2012 at 9:00 am
As part of next week’s The Combine conference in Bloomington, IN, Tech Cocktail is hosting a Mixer to shine a light on a dozen up-and-coming Bloomington-area startups < register here >. But before the event begins, we want to know what you think – who is Bloomington’s Hottest Showcasing…
Software
Bloomington
Indianapolis Startup MyJibe Acquired Just Nine Months After Launch
By Kira M. Newman | Nov 24, 2011 at 2:17 pm
Personal finance startup MyJibe, which demoed at our first Bloomington mixer, just announced their acquisition by Utah-based MoneyDesktop. MyJibe helps you set aside spending money while still reaching your finance goals, and connect with financial advisors in real-time. Its cofounders, Mike Langellier and Brandon…
Events
Bloomington
Connect with Your Audience Using Social Polling Platform Quipol
By Monika Jansen | Nov 8, 2011 at 11:00 am
When you are a startup working on your MVP (minimum viable product) in alpha, or getting ready to launch out of private beta, or executing your carefully crafted marketing plan, you need to know what your target market wants, needs, and thinks about your…
Events
Bloomington
Sustainably Cut Your Electric Bill in Half at PlotWatt
By Monika Jansen | Nov 1, 2011 at 10:00 am
Now that some parts of this country have experienced bizarre October snowstorms, the heat has been turned on – and there goes the electric bill. If you want to reduce your energy bill once and for all, check out Durham, NC-based PlotWatt, which recently…