Ames Students took home $1,400 in prizes at the second annual Innovation Pitch Competition April 9 at the Delta Upsilon Fraternity on the Iowa State University campus. Hosted by the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Learning Community, the event provided thirty-one students, ranging from freshmen to graduate students, an opportunity to practice their entrepreneurial pitch skills. Silicon Prairie News' Geoff Wood served as one of the competition's ... read more

Ames Stinky Flowers Co. enjoyed a smell of sweet success at the first Startup Weekend Ames on Sunday. The group of four beat out six other teams to take the top prize. With the tagline, "Cheap flowers that make your girlfriend say: 'At least he remembered,' " the team set out to connect "economical flower shoppers" with florists who need to dispose of expiring inventory. The resulting service helps potential last-minute flower shoppers snag … read more

Ames Tune in to Startup Weekend Ames this evening at 5 to watch a live stream of the weekend's seven teams as they pitch their ideas to a panel of judges. Judges for the … read more

Ames The first Startup Weekend Ames is underway with seven teams working to make an idea a reality in just a weekend. On Friday evening the 51 people registered for the event pitched ideas and formed teams at the CPMI Events Center in Ames. Throughout the weekend, these teams work to solidify business plans and build the necessary technology before they must pitch their final products to a panel of judges at 5 p.m. on Sunday. The event is open to the public … read more

Ames Students, developers and interested members of the community are invited to attend the tenth annual Emerging Technologies Conference, which will showcase the projects and progress of students in Iowa State University's Human Computer Interaction program. The conference, which will be held April 24-25, features live demonstrations of research projects, graduate student competitions and a panel of industry professionals. … read more

Ames Now Ames, Iowa entrepreneurs, developers, designers and tech enthusiasts have the opportunity to participate in the "global grassroots movement" … read more