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December 13, 2019
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  • Monday Business Briefing: VIA Studio scores Computershare, Lou geeks rejoice, development south of U of L, and more

    By Staff | Posted on November 24, 2014

    Welcome to the Nov. 24 Monday Business Briefing. This is your private business intelligence briefing with Insider Louisville staff and contributors vetting tips collected during the past few days, hours and minutes before we post. We’ve got some good news, like a local ad agency scoring...

  • The Closing Bell: Scoppechio scores big, engineering firm lays off Louisville staff, Cafe Press struggles, and more

    By Staff | Posted on November 21, 2014

    We created The Closing Bell last spring after we figured out staffers, contributors and insiders were sitting on too much news that couldn’t wait for the Monday Business Briefing. Since then, TCB has become one of our best-read features. This week we have a...

  • Some fear GE/Electrolux deal could gut Louisville’s engineering and entrepreneurial communities

    By David Serchuk | Posted on September 10, 2014

    Though the purchase of General Electric’s Louisville-based Appliance Park by European firm Electrolux won’t close until 2015, it’s already causing concern in Louisville’s tech community. Specifically, there are worries about what could happen to the many engineers employed at the park. Brad Luyster, a...

  • Jay Garmon: Why being a 'logistics city' could be Louisville's ultimate downfall

    By Guest Author | Posted on May 27, 2013

    (Editor’s note: This was origionally posted on Jay Garmon [dot] Net. It is reposted here with the permission of the author.) By Jay Garmon A staggering number of us Louisvillians are giddily patting ourselves on the back for the flattering portrait of our hometown...

  • Econ-dev czar Ted Smith at LDA's tech confab: 'Louisville has to stop thinking like an island nation'

    By Terry Boyd | Posted on May 23, 2013

    It was one of more entertaining Louisville Digital Association events in recent memory. LDA co-founder and social media pioneer Jason Falls opened LDA’s monthly meeting last night at iHub with a no-holds barred intro to a “What does Louisville’s startup/entrepreneurial community need?” brainstorming session....

  • Startup #OpenCoffeeLou Meeting 6: Happy Birthday, Ada Lovelace!

    By Melissa Chipman | Posted on December 10, 2012

    Happy Birthday, Ada Lovelace! Today we celebrate the 197th birthday of the writer and mathematician who is widely regarded as the first computer programmer, Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, born Augusta Ada Byron (daughter of deadbeat dad, the poet Lord Byron) and now commonly known as...

  • Jay Garmon Q&A: 'Creating or joining a start-up, not a corporate job, is the fastest way to success'

    By Terry Boyd | Posted on December 10, 2012

    Jay Garmon is about as close as Louisville has to a start-up nomad. That specie of homo technicus so common in San Francisco and Silicon Valley is vital to creating, then sustaining, any city’s entrepreneurial culture. The swashbuckler who jumps from big corporation to...

  • The more you know: Startup Morning Coffee #4 begins creating Louisville's entrepreneur support system

    By Melissa Chipman | Posted on November 26, 2012

    Ah, the digital age …. During Startup Morning Coffee with Entrepreneurs Who Need Therapy #4 (This Time Without Donuts), we decided on a Twitter hashtag (#OpenCoffeeLou), but not a name. Nineteen people attended this morning’s coffee at the Insider Louisville World HQ – a...

  • Who needs GLI: Louisville start-up community goes rogue, meets at Insider Louisville international HQ

    By Melissa Chipman | Posted on November 12, 2012

    The second, still name-challenged, Monday morning gathering of Louisvillians with entrepreneurial spirit started at 8:30 a.m. at Insider Louisville HQ. While our fair city has multiple resources for businesspeople and entrepreneurs, we used to lack creative density – the ability to pack the right...

  • Louisville Tech Insiders Outing: 'The cross-pollination of Louisville's tech factions has begun'

    By Terry Boyd | Posted on June 23, 2012

    If Louisville is going to move forward, someone needs to keep bringing together the entrepreneurs, investors, digital leaders and innovators a la Adam Fish and Forge. So we did. The Rooibee Red Tea was flowing as about 100 people, including Mayor Greg Fischer and Ted...

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