June 21, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines On this week's PrairieCast Andy Brudtkuhl and I were joined by guests Emma Peterson of Tikly and Alexander Grgurich of Foundry Coworking and TEDx Des Moines. Discussed this week: Zaarly adds Arrington to investor list, sets sights on seven core cities, Dwolla hits $1M a week in transactions, Iowa usage surpassedDwolla hits $1M a week in ... read more
June 20, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines Tune in tomorrow at 2 p.m. CDT for Episode 43 of PrairieCast streaming live from Des Moines. We'll be joined by guests Emma Peterson (left), founder of Tikly, and Alexander Grgurich, director of Foundry Coworking and facilitator of the upcoming TEDx Des Moines. Discussion topics will include … read more
February 18, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines (Photo by Eric Charlton via Flickr.) TEDxDesMoines organizer Alexander Grgurich has teamed up with the Greater Des Moines Partnership to put on a livestream of the upcoming 2011 TED Conference in Long Beach, California on Wednesday March 2nd. TEDxDesMoines, first held last May, is a local version of the famed TED conference, produced under license, featuring speakers from across Iowa. The second iteration… read more
February 9, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines Our guests yesterday were Michael Ferrari of SmartyPig and Alexander Grgurich of Foundry Coworking and TEDxDesMoines. Topics discussed: - Lodo launches add-on to leverage info captured by OurCashFlow - DSM Daily prepares to serve up only locally-owned daily deals - Wade Arnold and T8 Webware: From dorm room to board room - SXSW 2011 preparations kick off - Dwolla hires… read more
February 8, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines (Ferrari left, photo by Daphne Borowski Photography via Flickr, Grgurich right, photo from twitter.com/alexanderdsm.) Join us here live at 1:30 p.m. CST for Episode 24 of PrairieCast. Our guests will be Michael Ferrari of SmartyPig and Alexander Grgurich of Foundry Coworking and TEDxDesMoines. Discussion topics will include Lodo Software, DSM Daily… read more
February 7, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines Tune in tomorrow, Tuesday, February 8th at 1:30 p.m. CST for Episode 24 of PrairieCast streaming live from the Webcast One studios. We'll be joined by guests Michael Ferrari of SmartyPig and Alexander Grgurich of Foundry Coworking and TEDxDesMoines. Discussion topics will include Lodo Software, DSM Daily, T8 Webware and more. PrairieCast is a live podcast… read more
April 26, 2010 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines In the most recent PrairieCast, Andy and I talk with Alexander Grgurich, who is facilitating the first ever TEDxDesMoines. This event is a licensed, local iteration of the famed TED Talks series from California featuring local speakers intermingled with video presentations from past TED events. We discuss the recent speaker announcement, the process of securing the license to host the event and the plan for future versions of TEDxDesMoines. Each week on PrairieCast, we start… read more
April 15, 2010 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines When the renowned TED talks series makes its local debut in Des Moines next month, the one day event will feature… read more
March 9, 2010 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines A new event focused on facilitating the exchange of entrepreneurial ideas will debut in Des Moines on March 23. Startup Drinks Des Moines is… read more
February 25, 2010 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines The popular TED conference series is coming to Des Moines in the form of TEDxDesMoines. TEDx is TED's series of licensed, locally-organized independent events taking place all over the world. TEDxDesMoines is scheduled for Sunday, May 16 in the State of Iowa Historical Building (600 E. Locust). The Des Moines event will be a combination of videos of past talks put on by internationally acclaimed speakers at the original TED conference series in California as well as live talks from some of Iowa's most interesting and innovative people. read more