A hackers holiday tradition returns
Howdy, folks. Happy Thursday! It’s great to be with you again. Has anybody told you you look great today? Well, you do.
Let’s not bury the lede:
THE HOLIDAY SOCIAL IS COMING BACK Y’ALL!
The Indy Hackers board is excited to announce the date and venue for the 2024 Indy Hackers Holiday Social. We invite you to join us in celebrating the year with food, drinks, and fun! More details to come, but in the meantime make sure you save the date.
When: December 14, 7:00pm
Where: Liter House, 5301 Winthrop Ave Suite B, Indianapolis, IN 46220
In other event news
Indy Hackers is thrilled to announce our next event, Bridging the Business-Technical Divide, co-hosted with Elevate Ventures! We’re bringing together CEOs and tech professionals for a panel discussion about what technical teams wish their CEOs understood about building software—and what CEOs wish their tech teams knew about the business side. It’s shaping up to be a lively conversation! Here are the details:
When: Tuesday, October 29, from 5-7pm ET
Where: 16 Tech, 1220 Waterway Blvd, Indianapolis, IN 46202
Panelists: To be announced soon! (Confirmed: Chris Vannoy, Indy Hackers Board Member)
Check out the Eventbrite page to register and save your spot! We hope to see you there: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bridging-the-business-technical-divide-tickets-1035445885517
Things the community is reading
Gboard double-sided version (h/t, Dave Jones): Is this a joke? I think this is a joke, right? A möbius-strip keyboard allowing (translated from the Japanese) “You can type from any angle.” I’m checking the calendar and it’s not April … do they do April Fools in October in Japan? I’m confused, this is probably a joke … but I also want to try it? Maybe?
Novo Nordisk becomes biggest company in Europe (h/t Tony Drake): The company accomplished this feat on the back of Ozempic, the “miracle” weight loss drug with the most name-brand recognition.
Meet Indiana’s New GenAI Chatbot: A Cautious Introduction (h/t Katie Hughes): Head on over to in.gov to try it yourself, though the most interesting thing about it might be the lengthy disclaimer you’ll have to agree to first.
Meetup. Of. The. Fortnight!
IndyAWS, Tue, Oct 15, 2024, 7:00 PM
Internet of Food: Decentralizing Agriculture with AWS IoT
October's IndyAWS meetup will be back at Zotec, featuring Austin Ottinger, Director of Software Engineering at Anu, popping the hood on their very cool smart garden appliance platform built on AWS IoT services!
Internet of Food: Decentralizing Agriculture with AWS IoT - IndyAWS, Tue, Oct 15, 2024, 7:00 PM | Meetup
Agenda: 7 - 7:15 p.m.: Announcements 7:15 - 7:55 p.m.: Presentation 7:55 - 8 p.m.: Closing Notes Learn how Anu utilizes AWS IoT Core and other services to power its sm
Upcoming Events
Agile Indy - Oct 9th 6pm
Fishers Code and Coffee [Online] - Oct 10th 7am
Downtown Code and Coffee [In Person] - Oct 10th 7am
Indy AWS - Oct 15th 7pm
Broad Ripple Code and Coffee [Online] - Oct 16 7:30am
Free Code Camp Indy - Oct 23th 6pm
Indy .NET Consortium - Nov 6th 6:30pm
Is there an event you would like to announce here? Let us know at newsletter@indyhackers.org and we’ll get it added to the calendar.
New on the Job Board
Founding Software Engineer (Full-Stack) at Allera Technologies
Full Stack Developer at Reportwell
The IndyHackers job board is free to companies and the community. Our goal is to help as many community members as possible land jobs they love at companies based here in Indiana, growing the community of hackers throughout the state.
If your company is hiring, post your job here.
If you’re hunting for a job, the full job board is here or you can follow along in #jobs in our Slack. Or: Just reply to this email with what you’re looking for.
One last thing
This edition, we’re handing the last word over to Zach, Indy Hackers’ President …
Hey Indy Hackers!
One of the best things about this community is the stories I keep hearing about people finding real opportunities—whether it's landing a job, connecting with a cofounder, finding that superstar employee, or even discovering new customers. This group has been a bright spot in what's been a tough year for tech. Your participation, whether you're making an intro, mentoring a junior hacker, or sharing your love (or hate) for mechanical keyboards, has made a real impact.
We, on the board, are pushing hard to make it even better. More in-person events? You got it. We're redesigning the website to make the events calendar and job board more accessible. We're also building partnerships with other tech-focused organizations to open up even more opportunities for you.
But here's the deal—we need your help. We're starting to fundraise, and 100% of what we raise goes back into this community. The board is all-volunteer, so every dollar directly supports things like better events, more resources, and bigger opportunities for everyone. You'll be seeing more information about sponsorship tiers soon, but we wanted to give you a heads-up on why these funding messages are popping up now. We've already got some early sponsors lined up (you'll see them in the announcements soon), but we need more to keep going.
If you or your company are in a position to support Indy Hackers, now's the time. It's a chance to give back to the community that's helping shape the tech scene in Indiana. Reach out to us at sponsors@indyhackers.org or contact me directly at zach@indyhackers.org (or on Slack @zcard). We're ready to chat!
Thanks for being part of this community. Let's keep building something amazing together!
Best,
Zach Cardwell
President, Indy Hackers
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