March 8, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Omaha Do something. The message Newark, N.J. mayor Cory Booker gave as the keynote speaker at the Omaha Young Professionals Summit on Thursday was the same message he got from a neighbor after one particularly difficult day early in his political career, when Booker was on the Newark city council. Feeling deflated because of political infighting and the perception that his efforts as a councilman weren't making a difference in his… read more
March 8, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Des Moines Earlier today, PrairieCast co-hosts Geoff Wood of Silicon Prairie News and Andy Brudtkuhl of 48web were joined by guests Hillary Brown of OnPitch and Lava Row and Mike Templeton of ScoreYard and Kum & Go. Discussed this week: "In case you missed it… the Dwolla Spots announcement," "Startup Weekend Des Moines: The winner is 'Unleash Heroes,'" "Five and Fifty unveils its ‘instant Groupon’ at LAUNCH," South by Southwest, "Announcing the… read more
March 8, 2011 by John T. Meyer
Omaha For the second year in a row, Chevy is teaming up with South by Southwest Interactive (SXSW) to conduct the ultimate road trip to Austin. This year's competition will have a particular Omaha flavor with a team from Omaha being one of the 10 teams from nine different North American cities driving to Austin. As a member of the Omaha team and a contributor to Silicon Prairie News, I'm excited to be one of five residents of the Silicon Prairie region taking off… read more
March 8, 2011 by Christopher New
Des Moines One would think that with more than 100 programmers and tech entrepreneurs crammed into Cabaret in West Glen on Wednesday, March 2, all eyes would have been on the TVs showing Steve Jobs introducing the iPad 2. Instead, they were fixed on founder Ben Milne and the rest of the Dwolla team as the social payment service presented its newest… read more
March 8, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Lincoln Almost 10 years ago to this day, a Silicon Prairie-based ecommerce startup, SitStay, was featured by Inc., a print and online magazine featuring stories and tips for small business owners. At the time the article was published, SitStay was in its fourth year of operation, and while the previous year saw the iconic dot-com failure of Pets.com, the Lincoln-based startup was recording its fourth year of profits. Today… read more
March 8, 2011 by John T. Meyer
Launch day — the moment your startup, blog, business, or new idea had circled on its calendar. The process of getting to that day can be arduous, and perhaps what you launch isn't really the finished product or service you want to display. There has to be an easier way, right? Say hello to LaunchRock. LaunchRock is a slick web app that allows… read more
March 8, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Austin As we hinted in a post a few weeks ago, saying that we had a "special project cooking up in the Silicon Prairie News office" for South by Southwest Interactive, we're now ready to release it to the public. We present the "SPN at SXSW" page. In an effort to showcase the individuals and companies making an impact on the annual event of international acclaim and highlight the party we're holding… read more
March 8, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Austin he clock is ticking – we're just a few days away from the Second Annual Silicon Prairie Party at South by Southwest Interactive and we want to express a huge thank you to our sponsors from across the region! The event will again take place at the Lanai Rooftop Lounge on Sunday, March 13th. The fun begins at 9 p.m. and will last until at least 1 a.m. We encourage you to RSVP on Facebook: "Silicon Prairie Party Presented by Hollrback." We had a such an amazing time last year… 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.
