February 20, 2013 by John T. Meyer
In recent years, an increasing number of companies have devoted themselves to improving the way money moves. Whether you look at the Starbucks-approved Square, the low-cost option Dwolla or today's featured Tool of the Trade, Stripe, each promises something unique. The Stripe file | Launched: September 2011 | Short Description: Stripe aims to make it easy to accept credit cards online … read more
Every day I comb through my Google Reader reading sites like Hacker News and others, and star articles that are especially interesting about startups, entrepreneurship and miscellany. read more
February 15, 2013 by Jeff Slobotski
San Francisco I'm hosting a meetup Thursday at the Press Club of San Francisco (above) starting at 5:30 p.m. local time. This expat meetup is geared to connect those who hail from the Silicon Prairie region – Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri – and now live in the Bay Area as well as those who have an affinity to the region. I'll also be in the city for most of the week meeting with entrepreneurs, investors … read more
February 15, 2013 by Guest Contributor
Des Moines (Guest post by Mike Colwell.) Selling to businesses (B2B) can be hard but I will argue it can be very rewarding. I gained my selling to business experiences in the 80s and early 90s with a company called Norand Data Systems out of Cedar Rapids Iowa. We were selling new technologies (mobile and wireless computing) to established and mostly lethargic large corporations around the world. Based on those experiences, here are six things I think are critical to successful selling to businesses. 1. Sell on hard ROI. What is hard ROI? It is a return on investment that eliminates a budget item … read more
Every Friday, Silicon Prairie News presents opportunities in the region's tech, startup and creative community. From a contract job to a co-founder role, these positions … read more
Every day I comb through my Google Reader reading sites like Hacker News and others, and star articles that are especially interesting about startups, entrepreneurship and miscellany. read more
February 8, 2013 by Guest Contributor
Lincoln (Guest post by Collin Caneva.) I just completed testing for a new fitness boot camp. I'm not sharing this with you to brag, but because sales and this experience go hand-in-hand. To many people, "selling" is a dirty word. Of course every business needs sales, but the sales process is where the negative tone sometimes comes to mind. Who hasn't had an experience with a pushy, know-it-all salesman that seems numb to the word "no"? You say "no," but it seems like he/she hears "yeah, maybe" and keeps pushing. Yuck. Whenever someone cold calls me and wants to meet, I instantly build … read more
Every Friday, Silicon Prairie News presents opportunities in the region's tech, startup and creative community. From a contract job to a co-founder role, these positions … read more
Through August 22, help us decide the winners of our inaugural Silicon Prairie Awards, which will recognize 12
companies and individuals. You can vote once per day per category.
Winners will be announced live on stage at
our August 30 event.