The Growth Of Flywheel Fund Signals the Growth of Startups

The Growth Of Flywheel Fund Signals the Growth of Startups

Crossposted from the Herald-Times, this is The Mill’s regular column, written by Pat East, Executive Director.  In September, I wrote about The Recipe for a Healthy Startup Ecosystem. Providing early-stage capital for our startups is one of those ingredients. The Mill...
How One Regional Partnership Is Fueling Innovation

How One Regional Partnership Is Fueling Innovation

Crossposted from the Herald-Times, this is The Mill’s regular column, written by Pat East, Executive Director. Here at The Mill, we talk a lot about the entrepreneurial ecosystem—the interconnected system of people and organizations that spark innovation and nurture...
Startup Summer, Our Paid Internship for Student Founders

Startup Summer, Our Paid Internship for Student Founders

Crossposted from the Herald-Times, this is The Mill’s regular column, written by Pat East, Executive Director. This week at The Mill, we’re celebrating the close of our inaugural Startup Summer. We couldn’t be happier about how it went. Six collegiate founders spent...
Creating Companies From IU Innovations

Creating Companies From IU Innovations

Crossposted from the Herald-Times, this is The Mill’s regular column, written by Pat East, Executive Director. One of our newest programs at The Mill is the IU Faculty and Staff Accelerator, a collaboration with IU’s Innovation and Commercialization Office (ICO)....
Innovations Take Center Stage at gBETA Pitch Night

Innovations Take Center Stage at gBETA Pitch Night

Crossposted from the Herald-Times, this is The Mill’s regular column from Executive Director Pat East. Imagine you own a small local business. You’ve done some advertising, but you can’t really tell if it’s worth what you’ve spent. You know nothing works like word of...