July 17, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
As entrepreneurs, individuals often set out to achieve dreams that most deem impossible. While the dream of former Des Moines resident Charlie Wittmack wasn't in business like the other entrepreneurs we cover, it's a dream that can't be ignored. Just over a year ago, he set out on the World Tri, a never before attempted 10,000-mile, 13-country swimming/biking/climbing adventure. At 8 a.m. this morning – if you've woken early enough and have … read more
August 10, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
(Photo by Nicholas_T via Flickr) The goal of Prairie Moves is to keep our readers informed about career moves, press coverage, and product development from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please email info@siliconprairienews.com. And if you have suggestions on how we could improve these posts or any of our coverage, please contact me at danny@siliconprairienews.com. read more
July 27, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
(Photo by hennasabel via Flickr) The goal of Prairie Moves is to keep our readers informed about career moves, press coverage, and product development from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please email info@siliconprairienews.com. read more
July 20, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
(Photo by IndigoValley via Flickr) The goal of Prairie Moves is to keep our readers informed about career moves, press coverage, and product development from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please email info@siliconprairienews.com. And if you have suggestions… read more
July 18, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
On the first of this month, Des Moines attorney and adventurer Charlie Wittmack set off on an 11-month journey that's taking him from the banks of the River Thames in England to the summit of Mount Everest in Nepal. Appropriately titled The World Tri, Wittmack is traveling 12,000 miles through 13 countries, first swimming, then biking, and finally, climbing. read more
June 28, 2010 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines Highlights from last month's inaugural TEDxDesMoines event are available online. TEDx is a local series of talks that mirrors the format and branding of the larger TED event in California. TEDx events are held across the globe and Des Moines' iteration took place on May 16 at the State of Iowa Historical Building. Mike Draper (left), founder of… read more
June 24, 2010 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines Our guest this week on PrairieCast is Iowa City's Andy Stoll, co-founder of social entrepreneurship incubator The James Gang and world traveler. Andy, who is an Omaha native, talks about his experiences with The James Gang, his recently completed 3.5 year adventure around the world and his upcoming project The World Tri. The World Tri is a unique endurance event being undertaken over the next… 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