Every great business starts with a great idea. Before there’s a minimum viable product, before customers and revenue, before investors, there’s a spark of innovation, a flash of insight, a moment of inspiration. The Crossroads Idea Competition is your chance to showcase that idea and get feedback from expert judges. After that, you can take […]
AWS re:Invent is a learning conference hosted by Amazon Web Services (AWS) for the global cloud computing community, ideal for founders, developers and engineers, system administrators, systems architects, IT executives, and technical decision-makers. As a virtual attendee, you’ll get a free pass to attend live keynotes, leadership sessions, and startup-focused workshops online like Amazon’s culture […]
Startup Summer is a chance for collegiate founders to work full time getting their startup up and off the ground—and to get paid for it! You must be a current college student with a startup that is ready to launch or up and running, and you must be in Bloomington for the summer. The program […]
This workshop will cover basic cloud concepts for non-technical founders. Attendees will leave this session with a stronger understanding of the cloud and its implications for their startups and be better prepared for discussions and decisions involving your technical team members. The session will be hosted by AWS Solution Architect Mike Apted, who has founded, […]
Pitch Night is a celebration of gBETA Indiana and gBETA Agbioscience’s latest cohort. Pitch Night is an exclusive reception during which participating companies have the opportunity to pitch to an audience of entrepreneurs, mentors, investors and community members. Hear five-minute pitches from each start-up, network with the founders and attendees and support innovative entrepreneurship! We're so […]
Design & Donuts is back!! Are you a designer? Do you like donuts? We gotchu. Join host A.J. O'Reilly of Felt Creative Co at The Mill once a month for creative company and casual shop talk. We'll meet second Tuesday of each month at 8:30 am in the café area inside The Mill, starting December […]
Come hear the principles and insights that have fueled Amazon’s growth since its startup days. This workshop will give attendees an insider’s guide to Amazon’s success, including the lessons AWS team members would take with them they were to start a new company today. The session will be hosted by AWS Startups team lead Jeff […]
A free, casual monthly get-together at The Mill for remote workers to take a break, connect to community, and eat lunch on us. Join us! Working remotely? Connect to community! Take a break from eating at your keyboard and join other remote workers at The Mill for free lunch & casual networking and chat. Open […]
Join us on Zoom to see who's taking home the top prize of $2,500 for the best new idea for a startup!
Got 15 minutes? Curious about laser cutting, 3D printing, CriCut, and other cool maker equipment? Drop in to The Mill's Maker Cafe! On the second Thursday of every month, the Uplands Maker Mobile will come to The Mill and set up a variety of cool machines in the cafe. Dream Technician Andrew Woodard will demo […]
In order to expand opportunity for Indiana startups, we’ve added a second date for the flagship Crossroads Pitch Competition! Applications for Crossroads Winter 2022 are open now and will close on January 31. As usual, we’ll have awesome judges and amazing prizes.
Learn how to turn your research discovery into a viable business plan in six weeks! No previous business experience is required. This program is a collaboration between The Mill, Bloomington's center of gravity for entrepreneurship, and the IU Innovation and Commercialization Office (ICO). It's exclusively for IU faculty and staff who are planning to found […]