January 26, 2012 by John T. Meyer
We're likely all familiar with the adage that business is all about relationships. As our world becomes flat and more connected, I think this adage rings true more than ever. But managing and organizing these relationships can be the most difficult task in business. How do we stay in touch with everyone? How do we remember … read more
October 24, 2011 by John T. Meyer
Des Moines Wearing his red, white, and blue Converse sneakers, Scott Case, took the stage Friday afternoon at the Temple for Performing Arts in Des Moines to illustrate the intersection between corporations and startups. Case started by explaining the mission and purpose of the Startup America Partnership. As Case explained, Startup America Partnership strives to offer five things for startups: expertise, support services, talent, customers and capital. … read more
October 21, 2011 by John T. Meyer
Des Moines As the morning moved along at the inaugural Thinc Iowa conference today at the Temple for Performing Arts in Des Moines, attendees began to think about lunch, but Paige Craig showed up to shake things up. Craig is the CEO and co-founder of BetterWorks, a company committed to finding a better way to manage employee perks. With a background in the military, Craig has built … read more
October 13, 2011 by John T. Meyer
Sioux Falls It's always exciting to feature our Silicon Prairie companies doing excellent work in the national spotlight. It's also no secret that when you do fantastic work, you'll get invited back for more. This was exactly the case with Sioux Falls interactive agency Blend Interactive and its involvement with John Battelle and the Web 2.0 Summit. Last year, we examined how Blend built the Points of Control Map for the 2010 Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco. The concept of last year's map was showcasing … read more
October 10, 2011 by John T. Meyer
In an era owned by smartphones, tablets and free Wi-Fi, the days of snail mail are becoming a distant memory. But since everyone loves a bit of nostalgia, Sincerely, a company dedicated to merging the old sentimentality of mail with new, ever-changing technology, created Postagram. Postagram is an app available for iPhone and Android devices that allows users to send their personal photos as physical postcards anywhere in the world … read more
October 5, 2011 by John T. Meyer
Sioux Falls In less than a month, Sioux Falls will be the gathering spot for the eighth annual Innovation Expo, taking place Wednesday, Nov. 2 at the Ramkota Hotel and Conference Center. The Expo, which is hosted by Enterprise Institute, a non-profit that provides business development and services to individuals and startup companies, brings together inventors, researchers and entrepreneurs … read more
September 27, 2011 by John T. Meyer
With the proliferation of smart phones in people's hands today, mobile applications have brought new ways to share our everyday lives. Whether through picture or video, a couple swipes of the finger can publish high-quality content to our social networks and online connections. Instagram, a photo-sharing app on the iOS platform, just passed 10 million users in less than a year. But if you want to bring your photos to life in live-action, I have just the tool for you: Viddy. As the website states … read more
September 9, 2011 by John T. Meyer
If you haven't heard already, the coworking phenomenon is spreading across the country. Right here on Silicon Prairie News we've covered CAMP in Omaha, The Foundry in Des Moines, Meso in Sioux Falls and most recently Vault Coworking in Cedar Rapids. It seems if you're an entrepreneur, why would you work anywhere else? But what these spaces really come down to is great people … read more
August 25, 2011 by John T. Meyer
Sioux Falls In the past two years, we've seen and featured coworking spaces popping up on the Silicon Prairie. The Foundry opened in October of 2009 in Des Moines. CAMP emerged last summer in Omaha, and we recently mentioned Vault Coworking, set to launch in Cedar Rapids this fall. The coworking phenomenon continues to spread across the prairie with the arrival of Meso in Sioux Falls. Josh Aberson, a Sioux Falls entrepreneur … read more
August 4, 2011 by John T. Meyer
Feeling buried by email? Scared to wake up in the morning and see how much that unread email number has grown? Dreaming of the day you can reach INBOX ZERO? … read more