Throughout the NFL playoff games these past few weeks, there have been many injuries sustained by players - even some that may impact this weekend’s championship game (think Carolina Panther Thomas Davis’s broken forearm). But, none stick out more than the grizzly hit that left Antonio Brown with a concussion and forced him to miss the AFC divisional game.  When I saw that hit, I immediately thought of all the commercials I had seen for the movie Concussion and how much bad press the topic of concussions is generating for the league. That got me thinking, “I wonder if the NFL signed off on all the league’s and team’s logos used throughout the film.” 

Though it may not get the publicity of cities like Chicago, Cincinnati, or Kansas City, Indianapolis is bolstering its own growing startup community. While nearby major cities hope to become the “Silicon Valley of the Midwest,” Indianapolis boasts a personality of its own – holding strong to classic Midwestern attributes of community support.

I started with Gutwein Law one year ago from January and the occasion prompted me to reflect upon the differences I experienced between the Chicago startup community and the startup community here in Indianapolis.  On a high level, it’s hard to deny the ubiquity of Hoosier Hospitality and its role in providing a foundation for support and comradery of startups versus the seemingly transient feel of Chicago’s startup community at large.  Here’s what I’ve noticed so far.