On this week's PrairieCast Andy Brudtkuhl and booked guest Amanda Styron, co-founder of Seed Here in Cedar Rapids to talk about her upcoming "Cowtown to Boomtown" series of events. Instead of just Styron, we had surprise guests Josh Cramer, of Cramer Dev, and Tom Chapman, of the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce. 

Discussed this week

• Dream Big Des Moines pitch contest starts Friday
• "Hudl acquires main competitor DSV, doubling client base"
• "View from the FishBowl: Sorry…but your baby is ugly!"
• "Where do you go for honest and direct feedback?"
• "DSM, SPN fill up Amici Espresso for first meetup"

PrairieCast is a live podcast, recorded weekly, that features round table-style discussion of the top issues in startup culture and technology from across the Silicon Prairie region. Co-hosts Andy Brudtkuhl of 48Web and Geoff Wood of Silicon Prairie News are joined by a diversified group of entrepreneurs and others making an impact in the startup community.