July 6, 2011 by Jeff Slobotski
Omaha Today, we're pleased to share with the you the eighth video in our Big Omaha 2011 Video Series, brought to you by CoSentry. The video features Dan Martell, co-founder of Flowtown, a social marketing platform focused on helping small businesses achieve real results in the world of social media. An award-winning entrepreneur at age 25, he founded Spheric, Inc, which grew an average of 152 percent … read more
July 6, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Lincoln Usually it’s Hudl that helps coaches win, and not the other way around. But these days, Hudl might be wise to seek the advice of the coaches it’s accustomed to assisting, because the Lincoln-based company, which produces web-based coaching software, may require auxiliary insight on subjects like overseeing a big recruiting class and adapting to a fancy new facility. … read more
July 6, 2011 by William Fisher
Omaha Grandma Fisher gave me a pretty good set of rules to live life by. All in all, her simple folksy logic has served me well over the years. When it came to being nervous about giving a presentation or a really important meeting, her advice was simple and to the point. Just remember…they can't eat you! I really can't tell you why but I always thought about that beforehand and it calmed me down … read more
July 5, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines On this week's PrairieCast Andy Brudtkuhl and I broadcast our first episode live from the Silicon Prairie News office in Des Moines. Editor Michael Stacy joined us via skype to discuss the issues of the week. Since this is our first episode in our new format, we'll be tweaking how we produce the show over the next several weeks. We'd love … read more
July 5, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines On Sunday, the Des Moines Register published an article that's apropos to our audience, "Why is it so hard to start a business in Iowa?" For the article, executive business editor Lynn Hicks interviewed two entrepreneurs and six key individuals in the entrepreneurial ecosystem, specifically looking at what the state and local governments can do "to … read more
July 5, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines Tune in at 2 p.m. today for Episode 45 of PrairieCast streaming live from beautiful dowtown Des Moines. Today's show will be a new adventure, as we're now broadcasting from Silicon Prairie News' office. We'll have SPN editor Michael Stacy with us to discuss the news of the week, including Thinc Iowa, the Startup Foundation Des Moines, two music-related product launches and more. … read more
July 1, 2011 by Brittany Mascio
Omaha At last night's Cornstalks, a monthly gathering for pre-seed and seed entrepreneurs in high growth businesses, tech entrepreneur and investor John Grange shared his experiences with his former company, PowerDNN, and his current stealth startup, Layered Innovations. Throughout his presentation, Grange delivered lessons learned about raising capital and integrating into the entrepreneurial … read more
July 1, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines Today, I get to tell you about something else that's been in the works for several weeks: Startup Foundation … 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.
