Des Moines Our new PrairieCast studio lends itself to Skype conversations so we thought we'd try to taking multiple calls in to the show. If you attended Big Omaha last week and are available at 2 p.m tomorrow, we'd like to hear from you. As hosts, we'll be sharing what we learned as well as our favorite moments and you can share yours, too. To participate, either leave a comment on this post with your email address or send an email to me at … read more

Des Moines On this week's PrairieCast Andy Brudtkuhl and I were joined by guests Jeff Slobotski, co-founder of Silicon Prairie News for the second annual Big Omaha preview show! read more

Des Moines Tune in tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. CDT for Episode 37 of PrairieCast, our second annual Big Omaha preview show! We'll be joined by Silicon Prairie News and Big Omaha cofounder Jeff Slobotski to talk about all things Big Omaha, from the speakers to the community to the parties. Slobotski will talk … read more

Des Moines On this week's PrairieCast Andy Brudtkuhl and I were joined by guests Steven Carter of the Iowa State University Research Park and Chris Burns of SHift. Discussed this week: Aneesh Chopra, US CTO, and Erich Broksas, Case Foundation and Startup America Partnership, added to the Big Omaha lineup, As charity: water campaign nears end, Hidajat cited as ‘Young Hero’, Cohn combines tech and journalism savvy with Spot.us, Stackd announces free trial and upcoming launch, Entrepreneurial Technologies... read more

Des Moines Tune in tomorrow, Tuesday, May 3rd at 1:30 p.m. CDT for Episode 36 of PrairieCast streaming live from the Webcast One studios. We'll be joined by guests Steven Carter, Director of the Iowa State Univ. Research Park and Chris Burns, co-founder of SHift. Discussion topics will include US CTO added to Big Omaha lineup, Nathan Hidajat's charity … read more

Des Moines Andy was out this week so I handled hosting duties all by myself but it was made easy with two PrairieCast veterans in studio: Ben Milne of Dwolla and Drew Larson of BrownWinick. Discussed this week: Kauffman: Express Your Pledge and Be Entered for A Chance to Win a Big Omaha Ticket, Kauffman Foundation gives $800k grant to PIPELINE, Omaha Developer Wins Zappos API Challenge, TownPoints launches in Des Moines, looks to evolve group-buying model... read more

Des Moines Tune in today at 1:30 p.m. CDT for Episode 35 of PrairieCast streaming live from the Webcast One studios. We'll be joined by guests Ben Milne of Dwolla and Drew Larson of BrownWinick. Discussion topics will include the Kauffman Foundation's "Express Your Pledge" Big Omaha ticket giveaway, the Omaha Developer who won the Zappos API challenge, the TownPoints launch in Des Moines and more. PrairieCast is a … read more

Des Moines On this week's PrairieCast Andy Brudtkuhl and I were joined by guests Nathan T. Wright of Lava Row and Uppward and Royce Haynes, a contributer to Silicon Prairie News in Kansas City. Discussed this week: 140 Characters Conference coming to Des Moines, A look back at Startup Weekend Kansas City and Startup Storm, The Greater Des Moines Partnership highlights Dwolla, Wichita's Jonathon George and Boxcar, Zaarly releases branding … read more

Des Moines Tune in at 1:30 p.m. CST for Episode 34 of PrairieCast streaming live from the Webcast One studios. We'll be joined by guests Nathan T. Wright of Lava Row and Uppward and Royce Haynes, a software developer in Kansas City and new contributor to Silicon Prairie News. Discussion topics will include Startup Weekend Kansas City, Zaarly, a video from the Greater Des Moines Partnership and more. Join us in the live chat … read more

Des Moines On this week's PrairieCast Andy Brudtkuhl and I were joined by guests Macy Koch organizer of Startup Storm at Simpson College and Zach Cox of Pongr. Discussed this week: Prometheus Award winners, Big Omaha adds three speakers and sells out of tickets, Q&A with Josh Inkenbrandt of Inkstagram, Sojern brings Yahoo! veteran Mark Rabe aboard as CEO, Brad Dwyer Guest… read more