May 19, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines Following in the wake of yesterday's morning launch, Zaarly activity was brisk throughout the Silicon Prairie. One of the most unique listings was a call for evening entertainment in the Dwolla headquarters in downtown Des Moines. Dwolla fielded several offers for what the startup deemed "Dwollapalooza" and ultimately chose a solo performance by … read more
May 19, 2011 by William Fisher
Omaha (Editor's Note: Help us welcome William Fisher, a new regular guest contributor to Silicon Prairie News! In his series kicking off today, View from the FishBowl, Fisher will be contributing articles aimed at helping entrepreneurs in our region.) Recently, I was asked by Silicon Prairie News (SPN) to contribute articles on a frequent basis to their readers. In fact, they asked if it would be ok to "syndicate" me on SPN. Given my small town background, I was both honored (syndication…visions of Larry King, Stern or Oprah) and curious…what would I have to offer to readers that are mostly … read more
We're excited to bring you our 54th Opportunities on the Prairie today with positions from Oxide Design, Delinea Design, Bailey Lauerman, Impact Merchandising and … read more
May 18, 2011 by Willis Jackson
Omaha “You guys caught me at a weird time,” Bo Fishback said. “I am going to be super honest about what we are doing, where we are in the process … we are 9.5 weeks into a startup that we're working on.” That was how Fishback, the CEO and co-founder of Zaarly, opened his presentation at Big Omaha, and it was spot on. Fishback has just recently left the Kauffman Foundation, where he was the vice-president of entrepreneurship … read more
May 18, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Kansas City When Zaarly co-founder and CEO Bo Fishback took the stage at last Friday's Big Omaha, there was still a big question on attendees' minds: when will the mobile app launch? The answer from Fishback at that time: Zaarly was waiting on Apple's app store approval. Well, the approval has come and the app is out today, sporting a fresh user interface – a dramatic increase from their limited beta release at South by Southwest – and the ability to post an offer from anywhere on the map. Currently in Omaha, someone is … read more
May 18, 2011 by Brittany Mascio
Lincoln Recently, the Entrepreneurship Committee of the Young Professional Group of Lincoln hosted a startup lesson drawing members of the entrepreneurial community to the Raikes School on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. During the event, John Wirtz, COO of Hudl, interviewed Steve Kiene, managing director of Nebraska Global … read more
May 18, 2011 by Levi Rosol
Omaha About halfway into my drive to Omaha last Wednesday for Big Omaha, I realized that I was in the car with two fellow Des Moines residents who were, as Big Omaha MC David Hauser affectionately … read more
May 18, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Omaha Jeremy Harrington, the Des Moines-based user experience lead for Voce Communications, literally put his pen-to-paper to create an impressive set of "sketchnotes" documenting the presentations at Big Omaha. Harrington's series covers most the keynote speakers as well as others who appeared on stage, including MC David Hauser, Nebraska … read more
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