April 12, 2011 by Brittany Mascio
Omaha Jason Schwab doesn't like to shop, yet he is the man behind MiAlio, a personalized, online shopping portal. Schwab (left) created MiAlio to simplify the clutter of the online shopping process and bring products that specifically cater to what he likes and needs directly to him. The site acts as a personalized shopping consultant, taking the experience of gathering… read more
April 11, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Omaha As a postlude to our eight-post series on the demonstrations that took place at Cornstalks Demo Night on March 31, we once again present our recap of the demo night and links to the eight demonstrations we've… read more
April 10, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Before you continue reading, be warned by Dave McClure's own admission: "I know I'm sort of bumming you all out right now." If you're not afraid of to be bummed out (and can tolerate a video with a high volume of curse words), I encourage you to take the next 25 minutes to watch the video below. Once finished, instead of bummed, I imagine you'll be quite… read more
Every day I comb through my Google Reader reading sites like Hacker News and others, and star articles that are especially interesting about startups, entrepreneurship and miscellany. read more
April 8, 2011 by Guest Contributor
Des Moines (This is a guest post written by Jordan Lampe, director of communications for Dwolla.) Chock-full of some Iowa’s biggest names, like Pioneer, Principal and Iowa Health (heck, even governor Terry Branstad dropped by), the aerial- and carnival-themed event was yet another successful platform that displayed Iowa’s growing confidence in its own tech industry. Hosted by Frank Russell (formerly of GeoLearning), the light-hearted event highlighted numerous… read more
April 8, 2011 by Brittany Mascio
Omaha The first Silicon Prairie News Meetup wrapped up last night with more than 50 people in attendance at Brazen Head Irish Pub in Omaha. Many thanks to everyone who stopped by; it was great for us to reconnect with some of you and meet others for the first time. Big Omaha tickets were a hot topic of discussion last night, breaking the ice quite nicely for continued … read more
April 8, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha Mentioned this week: "Big Omaha 2011: MC and more speakers added, tickets sold out," David Hauser on Twitter: @dh, "Q&A: Josh Inkenbrandt of Inkstagram, a site for Instagram pics," "Cornstalks Demo Night: Hollrback demo by Gabe Kangas," "Cornstalks Demo Night: Kaimi demo by Kimo Scott," "Cornstalks Demo Night: Sensus demo by Chuck… read more
April 8, 2011 by Kate Ellingson
Lincoln Jason Kruse always knew he wanted to be an entrepreneur. He built his first website when he was in eighth grade and then in high school he teamed up with a friend from his math class. "We just kind of made more hobbyist type of websites that we would then sell," Kruse said, "but I wouldn’t call it a full-time business." Fast forward to fall of 2010, when Jason came up with Mr. Decals. "I wanted to make a couple of decals for this table tennis club I was in, as funny as that sounds," Kruse said. "So, yeah, I got online and searched around and tried to find a place to do it, and there were places… read more
Through August 22, help us decide the winners of our inaugural Silicon Prairie Awards, which will recognize 12
companies and individuals. You can vote once per day per category.
Winners will be announced live on stage at
our August 30 event.
