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>> HELLO, AND WELCOME TO "INSIDE
INDIANA BUSINESS."
I'M GERRY DICK.
INDIANA'S TECH INITIATIVE

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TECHPOINT HONORED THE BEST IN
INDIANA TECHNOLOGY AND
INNOVATION AT ITS 20TH ANNUAL
MIRA AWARDS.

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THE ANNUAL GALA TOOK PLACE IN
FRONT OF A SOLD-OUT CROWD OF
1,400 ATTENDEES, WHICH WAS THE
LARGEST TOTAL IN THE PROGRAM'S

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HISTORY.
THE HONOREES CAME FROM A LIST OF
OVER 100 COMPANIES,
ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL

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NOMINEES.
OVER THE NEXT 30 MINUTES WE'LL
FEATURE SEVERAL OF THE WINNERS.
WE ARE STARTING WITH VIRAL

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LAUNCH.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CASEY
GAUSS WON THE RISING
ENTREPRENEUR AWARD AT THIS

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YEAR'S EVENT, WHILE THE
CREATIVE AND CONSULTING SERVICES
PROVIDER EARNED SCALE-UP OF THE
YEAR HONORS.

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>> IT'S A MAJOR TAILWIND FOR US.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE E
COMMISSIONERS SPACE OVERALL,
ALMOST 50% OF IT IS IN AMAZON'S

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HANDS WITH EBAY AT JUST 6 SOME%.
THE AMOUNT OF MARKET SHARE THAT
AMAZON IS TAKING FOR E COMMERCE
HAS BEEN A MAJOR TAILWIND FOR

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US.
>> MITCH, AS YOU TALK ABOUT
GROWTH AT VIRAL LAUNCH, IT'S
PHENOMENAL AND I KNOW YOU'VE GOT

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A COMMITMENT TO 250 JOBS BY THE
END OF 2021.
THAT'S AN AGGRESSIVE PLAN.
>> YEAH, IT IS.

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WE FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT IT,
KIND OF ECHOING WHAT CASEY WAS
SAYING ABOUT THE MARKETPLACE, WE
FEEL LIKE THE COMPANY IS IN A

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GREAT POSITION RIGHT NOW TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN
THE AMAZON MARKETPLACE.
REALLY IN ADDITION TO NOT JUST

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BEING 50% OF THE OVERALL MARKET,
WHAT THEY'RE DOING IN TERMS OF
ADVERTISING IS ALSO A TAILWIND
FOR US, BECAUSE OUR TECHNOLOGY

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ACTUALLY HELPS ENABLE THE BRANDS
THAT WE SERVE, BETTER PROMOTE
THE LISTING THAT THEY HAVE AND
BETTER ADVERTISE IT.

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>> EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT TALENT
IN ADDITION TO ENTREPRENEURIAL
FOLKS LIKE CASEY, IT'S THE
LEADERSHIP TEAM THAT HAS BEEN

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PUT TOGETHER AGAIN FROM RIGHT
HERE IN CENTRAL INDIANA.
>> SOME OF US HAVE BEEN HERE
BEFORE WITH OTHER COMPANIES, AND

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IT'S PRETTY COOL, I THINK,
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.
NOT JUST THE STATE BUT EVEN
SPECIFICALLY INDIANAPOLIS, AND

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OUR ABILITY TO GET TALENT AND
RETAIN THAT TALENT, INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT.
AND I THINK ALL THE THINGS THAT

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TECHPOINT HAS DONE HAS REALLY
HELPED ENABLE COMPANIES LIKE
VIRAL LAUNCH AND SO MANY OTHERS
TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

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>> YEAH, AND I WAS GOING TO ASK
YOU ABOUT YOUR OUTLOOK NOT ONLY
FOR VIRAL LAUNCH BUT FOR THE
TECH GROWTH IN CENTRAL INDIANA

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AND AROUND THE STATE, YOU'RE
BULLISH ON WHERE INDIANA IS AND
WHERE IT CAN BE IN IT FEW YEARS.
>> ABSOLUTELY.

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LAST YEAR WE HAD A VERY SMALL
CAPITAL RAISE AND THIS YEAR
WE'RE GOING THROUGH ANOTHER
CAPITAL RAISE TO CONTINUE TO

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FUEL OUR GROWTH AND JUST TALKING
TO ALL OF THE VENTURE
CAPITALISTS THAT ARE OUT THERE,
WHETHER THE WEST COAST OR THE

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EAST COAST, OR IN THE MIDWEST
NOW, THERE'S SO MUCH INTEREST IN
WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE MIDWEST,
AND A COUPLE OF THE CITIES THEY

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TALK ABOUT THE MOST ARE LIKE
INDIANAPOLIS, COLUMBUS,
CINCINNATI, BUT INDY ITSELF, I
THINK HAS SOMETHING REALLY

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SPECIAL GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
>> TECHPOINT CEO MIKE LANGELLIER
JOINS ME NOW WITH SOME
PERSPECTIVE THROUGHOUT THIS

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FIRST HALF OF THE SHOW ON SOME
OF THE WINNERS FROM THAT BIG
EVENING FOR TECH.
MIKE, WELCOME.

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LET'S START WITH THE SCALEUP OF
THE YEAR, VIRAL LAUNCH.
WHAT A STORY THAT COMPANY IS.
THE CO-FOUNDER, CASEY GAUSS, BIG

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RISING STAR WINNER AS WELL.
INDEED.
CASEY IS THAT KIND OF PRO TOE
TYPICAL STARTUP ENTREPRENEUR

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STORY.
HE WAS A COLLEGE STUDENT AT
INDIANA WESLEYAN, HAD
INSPIRATION FOR THIS IDEA, HE

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DROPPED OUT, TAUGHT HIMSELF HOWW
TO CODE, BOOTSTRAPPED IT REALLY
OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST
YEAR, THEY BOLSTERED THEIR

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LEADERSHIP TEAM AND THEY GREW
REVENUE BY TRIPLE DIGITS,
DOUBLED THE WORKFORCE FROM 30 TO
66 OVER THE YEAR, JUST FOR A

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YOUNG COMPANY, AND NOW THEY'VE
GOT 8,000 BRANDS AND 40,000
PRODUCTS ON THEIR PLATFORM AND
AS THEY LOOK AHEAD, THEY

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RECENTLY HAD A JOBS ANNOUNCEMENT
THAT THEY WERE GOING TO HIRE 250
PEOPLE OVER THE COURSE OF THE
NEXT FEW YEARS.

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SO IT'S A REALLY, REALLY GOOD
STORY.
>> AND A GREAT EXAMPLE OF A
STARTUP THAT IS REALLY

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GENERATING JOB COMMITMENTS AND
IMPACTING THE ECONOMY.
>> INDEED.
I THINK THIS IS THESE KIND OF

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BREAKOUT SCALEUP STORIES, WE
JUST NEED MORE AND MORE OF THESE
AND WE'RE IN A POSITION OF
STRENGTH RIGHT NOW WHERE THESE

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COMPANIES CAN SCALE, YOU HAVE
KIND OF ESTABLISHED LEADERSHIP
LIKE MITCH THAT CAN DROP IN TO
HELP BOLSTER THIS TEAM AND HELP

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TO LEAD IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
>> GIVE US YOUR REACTION TO THE
EVENT ITSELF.
AMAZING CROWD, AMAZING EVENING.

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IT KEEPS GETTING BIGGER EVERY
YEAR.
>> IT'S SO FUN, IT IS THE --
IT'S THE OSCARS OF TECH IN

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INDIANA.
AND YOU WALK IN AND IT'S THE
WHO'S WHO OF THE TECH COMMUNITY
THAT'S ALL PRESENT THERE, AS YOU

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SPOTLIGHTED, 1400 PEOPLE IN
ATTENDANCE, SOLD OUT A MONTH
AHEAD OF TIME.
SO IT WAS A REALLY, REALLY FUN

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EVENT AND GREAT WAY FOR US TO
SHOWCASE WHAT'S GOING ON ALL
ACROSS THE TECH SPECTRUM HERE IN
THE STATE.

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>> SIT RIGHT THERE, WE'RE GOING
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