February 24, 2010 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines Access to capital is an important element of any entrepreneurial ecosystem. Often, the path to that capital begins with a pitch where you have a limited amount of time to educate, persuade and convince an investor that your idea is worth their time and money. The ability to put together a cogent pitch is not something that comes naturally to most people, however, with preparation and practice most successful… read more
January 29, 2010 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines A crowd of more than 60 people filled the room last night for the first Des Moines incarnation of the Creative Capital Pitch Session. The event kicked off with a presentation by Steven Smith of Des Moines-based GCommerce. Steven shared his experiences in raising capital throughout his career and advised the contestants on the what makes for a great pitch. Next, the eight... read more
January 27, 2010 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines You're personally invited to participate in Silicon Prairie News' first Des Moines event, the Creative Capital Pitch Session this Thursday, January 28 at Dos Rios (316 Court Avenue) in downtown Des Moines. Co-produced by the Technology Association of Iowa, the Creative Capital Pitch Session event will feature pitches by eight contestants chosen from 22 ideas pitched through a video... read more
January 20, 2010 by Danny Schreiber & Geoff Wood
Des Moines Everyone at Silicon Prairie News, Technology Association of Iowa and Paragon IT Professionals is excited about the response the first Creative Capital Pitch Session in Des Moines has received! In all, we received 22 submissions from 17 individuals or teams from four... read more
January 18, 2010 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines The deadline is fast approaching for round one of our upcoming Creative Capital Pitch Session. Entries for this round, which include a 60 second video pitch submitted via YouTube, close at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, January 19. The submission form can be found... read more
Omaha It’s crazy to be writing 2010! How’d we go from worrying about whether or not our lights would stay on at 12:01 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2000 to Jan. 1, 2010 already?! This past ... read more
Des Moines The next Creative Capital Pitch Session will be held on Thursday, Jan. 28 at Dos Rios is Des Moines. This will be Silicon Prairie News' first event held in Des Moines and we’re excited to work with two ... read more
Lincoln This is the last of three posts with updates from our CCPS contestants. A few weeks ago, Dan Hoffman of Invest Nebraska, the organization that has sponsored our CCPS $1,000 prize, asked me for updates from our past contestants. ... read more
Omaha This is the second of three posts with updates from our CCPS contestants. A few weeks ago, Dan Hoffman of Invest Nebraska, the organization that has sponsored our CCPS $1,000 prize, asked me for updates from our past contestants. ... read more
Omaha A few weeks ago, Dan Hoffman of Invest Nebraska, the organization that has sponsored our CCPS $1,000 prize, asked me for updates from our past contestants. Unable to provide them myself, I contacted the 26 past contestants with three ... read more