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NEWS

Q&A: RecBob CEO discusses going full-time with Startup Weekend idea

3404_d7798490ba_small January 10, 2012 by Danny Schreiber

Cedar Rapids John Schnipkoweit (left), the co-founder and now former CTO of Ovation Networks in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has gone full-time with an idea he first pitched at Startup Weekend Iowa City in October. And he's not alone. "I've sold all of my shares in Ovation Networks to my co-founder," Schnipkoweit said in an email interview on Friday. "There are three of us that are going ahead on RecBob full-time and two going part-time." Schnipkoweit, who's taken on the role of CEO, said RecBob is bootstrapping … read more

OPINION

Guest Post: Answering Scott Case’s challenge to the Silicon Prairie

3141_ccec18b474_small November 7, 2011 by Guest Contributor

Des Moines At Thinc Iowa in Des Moines last month, Scott Case, CEO of the Startup America Partnership and founding CTO of priceline.com, described the mission of the Startup America Partnership. Initiated by the White House but operating as an independent, private-sector entity, the Startup America Partnership is dedicated to growing more resources for entrepreneurs in the areas of expertise, support services, talent, customers and capital. Case talked … read more

SERIES

Prairie Moves: Clay Wiese, Mike Roeder, Kaimi and more

3025_8abcc3464b_small October 25, 2011 by Danny Schreiber

With our inaugural Thinc Iowa in the books, our staff time is freed up for some serious content production. Take this Prairie Moves, for example, it's two weeks worth of goodness – links to funding news, product announcements, media mentions and more. Each time I open my Google Reader to grab the latest headlines from company blogs, Twitter or Facebook, the newsworthy items continue to … read more

NEWS

Vault open to Wednesday coworking, set for full-scale launch in November

2772_9f00aa727c_small August 26, 2011 by Guest Contributor

Cedar Rapids Downtown Cedar Rapids is getting an office space like it has never seen before. Vault, a coworking and collaboration space located on the fifth floor of the historic Guranty Bank Building (302 3rd Ave SE), is offering free community workspace every Wednesday in August for area entrepreneurs and creatives with plans for a full business launch this fall. Vault is a partnership of Corridor CoWorks and Seed Here. Corridor CoWorks owner Theresa Bornbach has created … read more

NEWS

With more than 100 attendees, inaugural BarCamp ICR a success

2723_2d8acb14ee_small August 16, 2011 by Guest Contributor

Iowa City The inaugural BarCamp ICR was held on Saturday at the Iowa City Public Library. We couldn't have had a better event! We met over 100 attendees and our day was extended hours longer due to many more people wanting to talk than we could have imagined. Just three minutes after opening up the grid for talks, we had the entire schedule filled for the day. Our deepest thanks goes out to our attendees, speakers, sponsors, organizers and volunteers … read more

SERIES

Release of Dear World: Omaha photos and letter from founder

2284_c4339e2513_small May 20, 2011 by Guest Contributor

Omaha (Editor's Note: With today's release of the Dear World: Omaha photos, we're also pleased to have the opportunity to share with you a letter from the startup's founder, Robert X. Fogarty.) Dear Silicon Prairie News Readers, Here is a secret that you may know. It's one that others now tell. Omaha is a fly to—not over—place. As a Nebraska native, I’m proud to announce Omaha, as the second Dear World city, and I am honored to kick it all off at Big Omaha 2011. read more

SERIES

PrairieCast: Big Omaha 2011 recap show (Video)

2272_2af3dcf09a_small May 20, 2011 by Geoff Wood

Des Moines On this week's PrairieCast Andy Brudtkuhl and I were joined by Danny Schreiber, Robert Murphy, Andy Stoll and Shane Reiser, who offered their reactions to last week's Big Omaha. Also, we're evolving PrairieCast and would love to have your input. Please fill out this quick, three-question survey … PrairieCast is a live podcast, recorded … read more

SERIES

PrairieCast: Big Omaha attendees share their experiences live at 2 p.m.

2263_b28eefdd15_small May 17, 2011 by Geoff Wood

Des Moines This week on PrairieCast, we're doing our first multiple-guest show with Danny Schreiber, Robert Murphy, Andy Stoll and Shane Reiser. Each guest will share his unique experiences at week's Big Omaha 2011. PrairieCast is a live podcast, recorded weekly, that features round table-style discussion of the top issues in startup culture and technology from across the Silicon Prairie … read more

SERIES

Four artists to exhibit at Big Omaha 2011

2222_7fb4e109de_small May 11, 2011 by Danny Schreiber

Omaha One of my favorite parts of Big Omaha takes place not in the main speaking room at KANEKO but in rooms and hallways that lead up to it, which have played host to art installations and exhibits since our first conference in 2009. These artists, who have dedicated tens and hundreds of hours ahead of time, make the event a unique experience for attendees. Last year, for example, Scott Blake exhibited his Barcode Art of Gary Vaynerchuk that … read more

SERIES

PrairieCast with Andy Stoll & Stefan Hansen (Video)

1877_d5701257ef_small March 3, 2011 by Geoff Wood

Des Moines This past Tuesday, PrairieCast hosts Geoff Wood and Andy Brudtkuhl were joined by guests Andy Stoll, a social entrepreneur and media producer working to revive the entrepreneurial community in areas of Cedar Rapids devasted by the 2008 floods, and Stefan Hansen of Fresk Interactive who recently debuted the BeerGenius interactive display at El Bait Shop. Discussed this week: Fresk's BeerGenius, TAI Announces 2011 Prometheus Award… read more