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Q&A with entrepreneur Harrison Painter on AI, marketing and feeling claustrophobic

May 15, 2026
Susan OrrSusan Orr

He sat down with IBJ to talk about his entrepreneurial journey, how he got interested in artificial intelligence and what he’s up to with his latest startup, LaunchReady.ai.

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IBJ Podcast: Why do some big companies fail at meaningful innovation?

May 4, 2026
Mason KingMason King

Elliott Parker, CEO of Indy-based Alloy Partners and author of “The Illusion of Innovation,” says the best path to real change is running experiments that are “cheap, fast and weird.”

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2026 Innovation Issue: Startups to watch — progress, pauses and partnerships

May 1, 2026 | Lesley WeidenbenerLesley Weidenbener

The 20 companies IBJ featured in last year’s Innovation Issue all appear to still be in business, and some have introduced new products, raised money or made other moves.

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2026 Innovation Issue: Don Brown launches Bioscope.AI

May 1, 2026 | Lesley WeidenbenerLesley Weidenbener

The serial entrepreneur also launched the affiliated Longevity Today, a website that identifies, processes and summarizes life sciences research and offers information to the public through AI personas.

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Defense firm V2X, analytics startup Ekkobar among 2026 Mira Award winners

April 24, 2026 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

TechPoint announced 17 awards Friday night at its Mira Awards gala in Carmel. The annual awards program recognizes achievements in Indiana’s tech sector.

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Q&A: California Closets president says focus on team, service leads to repeat business

April 24, 2026 | Lesley WeidenbenerLesley Weidenbener

In the 10 years that Hall has been co-owner of the franchise that covers Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Ohio, the company has become downright “obnoxious about our values,” he says.

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Scott Dorsey: Indiana needs more entrepreneurs, more venture investment

April 17, 2026 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

Speaking at the Economic Club of Indiana on Thursday, local tech leader Scott Dorsey said Indiana needs to develop a higher density of founders, and investors who can support those founders.

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Q&A: CEO Kristin Nunery says an insurance battle after a house fire led to her company

April 10, 2026 | Daniel Bradley

Nunery explains how she led her company — Illumend powered by myCOI — from an RV while traveling the country during the pandemic.

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Music collaboration is the key for made-in-Indy online tool

April 3, 2026 | Dave LindquistDave Lindquist

While working on his music, serial entrepreneur Jeb Banner said he encountered a “digital duct tape” problem that led to his latest startup: Bounce.fm.

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Q&A: Western wear designer Atwood finds celebrity clients suit him well

March 27, 2026 | Dave LindquistDave Lindquist

At the Eiteljorg, “Cowboy Couture: The Fashion of Jerry Lee Atwood” will offer visitors a look at suits commissioned by other musicians and non-celebrity customers of Union Western Clothing, the company co-founded by Atwood and vintage wardrobe collector Joe David Walters.

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IBJ names Craig Huse its Mickey Maurer Entrepreneur of the Year

March 27, 2026 | Holly Hays

Huse will be recognized later this spring at IBJ’s Fast 25 event, which recognizes private companies in Indiana with the biggest two-year revenue increases.

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Purdue launches engineering entrepreneurship hub with $10M donation from Nvidia exec

March 3, 2026 | Marek Mazurek

The new Hub for Innovation, Ventures and Entrepreneurship is the latest in a series of initiatives Purdue has launched over the past several years to encourage entrepreneurship and technology commercialization.

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Mark Mayer: Marketing ‘unplugged’ time to digital natives needs nuance

February 27, 2026 | Mark Mayer

Unplugging does not have to mean disappearing into the wilderness. It doesn’t have to be preachy.

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Q&A: Investment banker Phil Daniels on the mechanics and emotions of selling a company

February 27, 2026 | Lesley WeidenbenerLesley Weidenbener

Eighteen months ago, Daniels took moved from entrepreneur to adviser when he became president of the Indiana office of Cincinnati-based investment bank ArkMalibu.

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Indiana boosts funding for local entrepreneurial programs

February 23, 2026 | Abriana Herron, Inside INdiana Business

The funding will provide matching grants ranging from $5,000 to $40,000 for entrepreneur support organizations.

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IBJ Podcast: How Mom Water got hot, and the answer to, ‘Am I the best person to be CEO?’

February 23, 2026 | Mason KingMason King

Jill and Bryce Morrison spill on their mom-and-pop leap of faith, the wisdom in handing over the CEO reins, and the creation of their new product based on unsweetened tea.

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Fishers-based Spokenote rolling out mass-customization video product

February 17, 2026 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

The tech firm launched by entrepreneur John Wechsler in 2022 is about to launch a product that represents a significant pivot from the QR-code product it started with four years ago.

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Indy firm aims to take the hassle out of home repair

January 23, 2026 | Daniel Bradley

Indianapolis-based tech entrepreneur Dan Hanrahan has set out to find a way to make the home repair process more efficient for homeowners and home services.

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Q&A: Architecture firm is first in state to use employee trust ownership model

January 9, 2026 | Lesley WeidenbenerLesley Weidenbener

Luke Leising founded and leads Guidon, which has more than 90 employees and specializes in designing buildings for medical professionals and hospital campuses.

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Butler to host conference on entrepreneurship through acquisition

January 7, 2026 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

Buying a business is nothing new, but entrepreneurship through acquisition—or ETA—has caught on in recent years among those who want to become business owners but don’t want to start a company from scratch.

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IBJ Podcast: ‘I joke that I went from selling paper money to toilet paper,’ former banker says

January 5, 2026 | Mason KingMason King

In this encore edition of the IBJ Podcast: Something was missing from her career as a commercial lender, and Cindy Schum found it in a small firm that sold janitorial and cleaning supplies.

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Entrepreneur Randy Stocklin joins Pragmatico as co-CEO, co-founder

December 12, 2025 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

Stocklin joins as Pragmatico, launched last year by serial entrepreneur Santiago Jaramillo, is shifting its focus from workshops to consulting.

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