April 14, 2013 by Megan Bannister
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
April 14, 2013 by Megan Bannister
April 14, 2013 by Fred Bauters
Kansas City Watch presentations from Startup Weekend Kansas City's 11 teams by tuning at 4 p.m. for a live look at the event. Judges for the event include University of Kansas director of entrepreneurship Wallace Meyer, AgLocal CEO Naithan Jones, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation entrepreneur-in-residence Diana Kander, Raiser Group president and CEO Adam Crane and Hallmark Cards vice president of strategic … read more
April 14, 2013 by Fred Bauters
Kansas City With the goal of creating a startup from scratch, Kansas City's seventh Startup Weekend formed 11 teams Friday from a pool of 62 attendees at Rockhurst University's Helzberg School of Management. Today, the teams will continue to work on their ideas and present to the panel of judges at 4:30 p.m. in the Science Center, Room 115, following speaker Sam Meers, president and CEO of Meers Advertising ... read more
April 14, 2013 by Megan Bannister
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
April 10, 2013 by Fred Bauters
Kansas City The first Kansas City, Mo., Mayor's Challenge Cabinet has been stocked with 30 young professionals from a variety of industries in public and private sectors. Mayor Sly James opened applications for his advisory panel Jan. 30 and recognized the appointees—narrowed from 160 applicants—at his State of the City Address on March 19. The Cabinet is "tasked with developing innovative, forward-thinking … read more
April 10, 2013 by Megan Bannister
Des Moines Historically, the month leading up to Easter has been the busiest time of year for the Des Moines-based staff of Facebook game Hatchlings. March 2013 proved to be no different as the game's popularity reached an all-time high since its relaunch last year, surpassing 250,000 users. The team of 10 worked to release new collections totaling 70 new eggs, while the game was featured on … read more
April 10, 2013 by Megan Bannister
Des Moines Dwolla, Appcore and WebFilings last night took top honors at the eighth annual Prometheus Awards in Des Moines. The ceremony, hosted by the Technology Association of Iowa (TAI), had an audience of 670 and recognized the acheivements of individuals and tech companies around the state. TAI bestowed its two Software Company of the Year awards on Des Moines-based Dwolla, who won the small/medium business category … read more
April 9, 2013 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha Kansas City, Kan. was the first to get Google Fiber, but who'll be the first to get Google Glass? The latest innovation from the internet giant could hit each corner of the Silicon Prairie later this year through its Glass Explorer program, an invite-only opportunity to purchase the $1,500 device. Last year, Google gave developers an exclusive pre-order opportunity, and earlier this year, some of those developers got to play around with the device—Lincoln, Neb.-based Android developer Israel Knight was one of them. In February, came the general public's first chance at Glass. Individuals who wanted to test out the device were invited to post a message … read more