November 29, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Lawrence If you think CoolProducts.com sounds similar to other ecommerce sites you've seen, Tony Schmidt suggests you to think again. Schmidt, the CEO of Lawrence, Kan.-based CoolProducts, is very clear about what he believes distinguishes his website from the competition. "We do not analyze your click stream to provide 'people like you bought … read more
November 29, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Omaha When Ryan Downs came on board as president of Proxibid in August 2010, Downs, an Omaha native and veteran of eBay and PayPal, expressed considerable excitement over his new gig. "This is a really rare opportunity to be involved in a disruptive Web company that's growing like crazy, that is relentlessly focused on the customer, focused on culture," … read more
November 25, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Although the title of this post includes the words "Black" and "Friday," no ear-splitting descriptions of "partyin' partyin'... YEAH!" are contained herein. As far as we're concerned, the only thing that's "gotta get down" today is the price of merchandise. Yes, it's Black Friday, the day that drives droves of day deal-crazed shoppers to stores — of the brick and mortar and online varieties — in search of the season's best bargains. … read more
November 23, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Overland Park Pipeline, a Kansas-based entrepreneurial fellowship, announced earlier this month that it will unveil its 2012 class — the program's first regional class — and recognize the top entrepreneur from its 2011 class at its Innovator of The Year (IOTY) event … read more
November 21, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Des Moines If Scott Peterson’s family was always on top of its library books, the Des Moines-based software architect might have … read more
November 21, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Kansas City As we reported earlier this month, a couple of Kansas City-area technology initiatives have joined forces to form a new group that's taking a more regional approach to representing Kansas City's technology interests. That new group, called KCnext - The Technology Council of Greater Kansas City, is a fusion of the Software and Information Technology … read more
November 20, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Ericsson Multimedia is the source of this week's Sunday Video. Released earlier this month, the 20-minute video features a variety of voices (David Rowan, the chief editor of Wired UK; Caterina Fake, the founder of Flickr; and Eric Wahlforss, the co-founder of Soundcloud are included) sounding off on the unique position the world finds itself in at present. … read more
November 17, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Des Moines Brian Hemesath wasn't far removed from the lecture halls of Iowa State University, where he graduated in 1999 with a computer engineering degree, when he took a chance by going to work for a telecom company, Raviant Networks, in 2000. " 'Give it a year,' " Hemesath recalls being told, " 'and you'll either be richer than hell or be out of a job.' "And it was a year and a week to the day that I was in … read more
November 17, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Omaha Sojern, an Omaha-based travel data and media company, on Wednesday officially introduced its Sojern Media Platform (SMP), a comprehensive, traveler-focused data … read more
November 16, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Omaha For Omaha-area developer Nathanial Ryan, Fully Croisened is, technically, a side project. But don't let that label fool you. Ryan is passionate about Fully Croisened, which makes custom-branded mobile apps and games. So passionate, in fact, that he had the Fully Croisened logo tattooed on his left shoulder and bicep. As the company's website explains, "To be Fully Croisened, it means you have given something every ounce of effort, you believe in it, and that when completed you are proud enough to stamp your own name on it." By all … read more
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