January 23, 2013 by Danny Schreiber
Kansas City The opportunity to compete in the first Hackovate Health app competition is coming to a close soon. Feb. 4 is the idea submission deadline. The competition challenges entrepreneurs to dream up an app that could help consumers navigate today's health care landscape. Hosted by early-stage startup accelerator Think Big Partners and tax services provider H&R Block, Hackovate Health will choose ten … read more
January 23, 2013 by Danny Schreiber
Kansas City With support from nearly a dozen companies and organizations in Kansas City's startup community, including OneLouder, Polsinelli Shughart and University of Missouri-Kansas City, a group of five serial entrepreneurs … read more
January 22, 2013 by Danny Schreiber
Lead Read: "Banno's Arnold cites need for 'middle skills' in IT sector" - Banno founder and CEO Wade Arnold told the Cedar Valley Business Monthly that he could use as many as 20 new workers with middle-skill technology expertise. | Quotable: "Your product idea must be a painkiller, not a vitamin if you expect it to succeed." - Augie Grasis shared his advice for startups in an interview with … read more
January 22, 2013 by Danny Schreiber
Des Moines Dwolla is back in the Iowa spotlight. Two days after the Des Moines startup dominated the pages of Iowa's largest newspaper, it joined the state's governor and lieutenant governor today (left) to announce a partnership that begins to make the cash-based payments network a payment option for taxpayers. Dwolla's first integration with the state will focus on the Iowa Department of Revenue, giving some businesses the option to pay via Dwolla … read more
January 22, 2013 by Danny Schreiber
Zaarly got it. Veel Hoeden earned it. Now turnstone is going to bring its hip office furniture and design to three startups in Des Moines, Omaha and Kansas City. The Steelcase brand today announced a ten-day, nine-state road trip through the Midwest in February and March that will award five startups in five cities $20,000 office makeovers. The contest, part of turnstone's Culture@Work in the Heartland campaign, is for companies with less … read more
January 22, 2013 by Danny Schreiber
Kansas City Pipeline, a Kansas City, Kan.-based fellowship for high-growth entrepreneurs, on Thursday will award one of its current 12 entrepreneurs the title of "Innovator of the Year" and announce this year's class at its annual gathering. Though the event's evening celebration is sold out (a waitlist is available), seats still remains for the free day-time event in which the program's entrepreneurs present their businesses. This portion accounts … read more
January 18, 2013 by Danny Schreiber
Kansas City The CEO of Los Angeles tech company iMatte will be in Kansas City, Mo. on Wednesday for a demo of his company's … read more
January 16, 2013 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha AIM Institute, an Omaha nonprofit with a mission to empower communities, organizations and individuals through technology, recently opened nominations for its annual Technology Celebration and Awards event April 16. Among the seven categories, startups in recent years have made appearances in the Technology Innovator of the Year and Technology Company of the Year categories. Sports video startup Hudl won Innovator of the Year … read more
January 16, 2013 by Danny Schreiber
Lead Read: "Case: Regional investment in places like Des Moines will mark '13" - The Des Moines Register reported that in a media call Monday, investor and startup advocate Steve Case (above) said he expects his firm to invest 80 percent of its 2013 capital in companies located outside of Silicon Valley and Boston. | Quotable: "The whole startup thing in Kansas City is like this huge growing beast … read more
January 16, 2013 by Danny Schreiber
Des Moines Extending the reach of its goal-based online saving bank, SmartyPig today will introduce OneClick, a feature that lets users start saving for a product on any ecommerce website. Whether it's saving for a television on Amazon or a treadmill on Walmart.com, SmartyPig no longer requires its users to return to its website to start a new goal. … read more
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