Episodes
Sunday Mar 24, 2019
How a local tech pioneer is trying to save a once-promising Indy startup
Sunday Mar 24, 2019
Sunday Mar 24, 2019
Just a few years ago, Fishers-based SteadyServ Technologies was among the most-ballyhooed startups in state history.
But the company — which sells data-analytics software for bars and restaurants — has burned through more than $30 million in capital and perennially underachieved, leading it to file for bankruptcy earlier this year.
So why is tech veteran David Becker — a serial entrepreneur who serves as CEO of Fishers-based First Internet Bancorp — stepping in to try to save it?
IBJ Editor Greg Andrews dives into the story, explaining what Becker sees in SteadyServ — where he's now the co-CEO — and why one of the company's biggest, long-term investors is skeptical about its new direction.
You can read more details in Andrew's story in this week's IBJ.
Sunday Aug 26, 2018
IBJ Podcast: What will it take to turn the Brickyard 400 around?
Sunday Aug 26, 2018
Sunday Aug 26, 2018
NASCAR's Brickyard 400 drew a crowd of 275,000 people when it debuted at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1994. And it came at a great time, as then-Speedway President Tony George created the Indy Racing League, which depressed Indy 500 interest for years.
But fast forward 25 years and the Brickyard 400 is facing its own issues. Last year, only about 70,000 people attended the race — although it did turn a profit.
Host Mason King interviews IMS President Doug Boles about the track's efforts to turn the race around — including moving it to a cooler date and adding a dirt-track race. And then King talks with IBJ's Anthony Schoettle about whether those efforts are likely to work.
Read Anthony's story about the Brickyard 400 for even more information.