April 28, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Omaha At the moment, lots of our attention here at Silicon Prairie News is focused on a little event that will take place at KANEKO from May 11-13. But before Big Omaha rolls around, there is no shortage of interesting activity on tap at KANEKO, a space that nurtures and promotes creativity in the arts, sciences and philosophy and serves as our venue partner for Big Omaha. On Friday, KANEKO will host Undivided Lives: A Conversation About … read more
April 28, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Iowa City Stackd announced this week that they're allowing early adopters a chance to check out their software at no fee prior to their official launch in May. The two founders, Stephen Ausman and Frederick Galoso, are students at the University of Iowa and have been working on the project for six months. In an email interview this week, Galoso described the company … read more
April 28, 2011 by Geoff Wood
West Des Moines Entrepreneurial Technologies announced the debut of a new service, altro.us, late Wednesday. I caught up with Erin Ginkens, the company's president, over email to learn about it. Silicon Prairie News: What is altro.us? Erin Ginkens: It’s a giving platform that focuses on the individual and allows them to raise money online on behalf of their favorite charities, without the need for a fancy (and expensive) custom website. It also lets charities have their own pages to collect donations. We decided to emphasize simplicity over … read more
April 27, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Kansas City The first time Jonathan George participated in Startup Weekend — April 16-17 at Startup Weekend Kansas City (SWKC) — it was as a keynote speaker and judge. Once upon a time, George, the founder and CEO of Boxcar, set the groundwork for Boxcar over the course of a weekend. But he did so without the benefit of Startup Weekend's structure. So, what would that framework have meant to Boxcar? "It would’ve been huge," George said. "It would’ve changed probably the entire … read more
April 26, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Columbia The team at Silicon Prairie News is often invited to participate in events and entrepreneurial conferences about either our organization or the geographic and … read more
April 22, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines The Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED) announced that latest companies to win awards from the Demonstration Fund this week. The Demonstration Fund, which is described on the IDED website as "designed to encourage product refinements … read more
April 22, 2011 by Jeff Slobotski
Omaha We're thrilled to share with you a phenomenal opportunity from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, our premier sponsor of Big Omaha 2011. With tickets for Big Omaha selling out just one week after they went on sale, the Kauffman Foundation has offered to give one lucky entrepreneur the opportunity to attend our event. Here are the details of the challenge, from Kauffman's release: The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is inviting … read more
April 22, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Kansas City Ben Edwards is trying to take a bite out of eBay, one mobile device at a time. Edwards (Left, photo from twitter.com/bennybeta) is the creator and proprietor of Swappa … read more
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