January 25, 2012 by Michael Stacy
Des Moines Bio: I'm a St. Louis native but, after 11 years here, consider Des Moines home. I have a bachelor's in Journalism and a master's in Communications, which really just means I'm skilled at bullshitting. | Title: City Manager at StartupCity Des Moines (event planning, social media, dorm mom). | City: A proud resident of the 50309 — downtown Des Moines, Iowa | Website: beckymollenkamp.com … read more
January 25, 2012 by Michael Stacy
Washington, D.C. The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation will host its third annual State of Entrepreneurship Address on Feb. 9 to explore methods of promoting entrepreneurship, sparking innovation and accelerating economic growth through changes in state law and policy. The event will be held in Washington, D.C., but it will have a distinct Silicon Prairie flavor … read more
January 24, 2012 by Michael Stacy
Sioux Falls The South Dakota Technology Business Center announced Thursday that the application process for its 2012 Accelerator is open and will run through March 30. … read more
January 23, 2012 by Michael Stacy
Kansas City Ryan Weber will serve as the first president of the newly formed KCnext - The Technology Council of Greater Kansas City, the organization announced today. As we reported last month, KCnext formed from two Kansas City-area technology initiatives joining forces to take a more regional approach to representing Kansas City's technology interests. KCnext is a fusion of the Software and Information Technology Association of Kansas (SITAKS) … read more
January 20, 2012 by Michael Stacy
Omaha Startup Nebraska, a statewide effort in conjunction with the Startup America Partnership, will officially launch with an event at 3 p.m. on Jan. 27 at The Mastercraft … read more
January 20, 2012 by Michael Stacy
Overland Park The recognition of Pipeline's top innovator of 2011, the official unveiling of the program's 2012 class of entrepreneurs, and an event organizers promise will be packed with pitches, entrepreneurs and expression is less than a week away. As we initially announced back in November, Pipeline, the Kansas-based entrepreneurial fellowship, will hold its marquee annual event, the Innovator of The Year (IOTY), on Thursday in Overland Park, Kan. The schedule starts at 9 a.m. and runs through the evening's IOTY ceremony, which begins at … read more
January 19, 2012 by Michael Stacy
Kansas City The 16 teams that pitched business plans at the finale of the Gigabit Challenge on Wednesday weren't the only ones to introduce big ideas at the event. Think Big Partners, the Kansas City, Mo.-based early-stage business incubator and startup accelerator that put on the Gigabit Challenge, took the opportunity Wednesday to introduce some new projects of its own. … read more
January 19, 2012 by Michael Stacy
Lincoln With its latest investment, Nebraska Global is using its software development muscle to help, well … develop muscle. The Lincoln-based software investment fund today announced its fifth investment: EliteForm, a company that makes tools for collecting and analyzing workout data and tailoring lifting regimens to help coaches and athletes get the most out of time spent on workouts. The company is launching with two products, StrengthPlanner and PowerTracker — more on those in a moment — and one … read more
January 18, 2012 by Michael Stacy
Kansas City After more than three hours of business-plan pitches and an entire day's worth of events, SEIN Analytics and Asset Management emerged from a field of 19 finalists to earn the grand prize … read more
January 18, 2012 by Michael Stacy
Des Moines Bio: Lava Row strategist, Drake University j-school graduate, Minnesota native. Proud mother of a hedgehog named Woz (after Steve Wozniak, of course). | Title: Digital Strategist at Lava Row | Age: 22 | City: Des Moines, Iowa | Website: norahcarroll.com | Twitter: @norahcarroll | Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/norahcarroll | Intro music: "I Like to Move It" by Reel 2 Real | Silicon Prairie News: You describe part of your job as "helping companies share their stories in new and engaging ways." What are some general rules of thumb — regardless of the medium you're using to convey it — for making a story resonate with an audience? | Norah Carroll: A story comes to life through its characters. In working with our clients … read more
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