February 1, 2012 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines This week on PrairieCast, we're joined by Marco Santana, The Des Moines Register's new technology and startup reporter, as well as our own Michael Stacy. We talked through all the news and notes from Pipeline's Innovator of the Year festivities and looked back on the Gigabit Challenge to discuss what it means to the region. This week in our new Fast Four … read more
January 31, 2012 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines Tune in today at 2 p.m. for Episode 72 of PrairieCast streaming live from Des Moines. We'll be joined by Marco Santana, the new Des Moines Register startup and technology reporter, and our own Michael Stacy. We'll be talking about the Pipeline Innovator of the Year … read more
December 6, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Des Moines Marco Santana, the Des Moines Register's new technology and startup reporter, is comfortable to admit he was "the journalism nerd" in college. Or as he put it: "The guy who wore his 'journalist' T-shirt to the bar and did not think twice about it." "Now, after a few years in the field," Santana said in an email interview on Monday, "that dedication has paid off and I intend on covering this community as closely as I can, highlighting its successes for Register readers." Whether or not Santana used that line in his interview wasn't confirmed, but it matches up with the answer we received when we asked Lynn Hicks, the Register's … read more
November 16, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines Our guests for this episode where Emma Peterson, founder of Tikly and Adam Belz, business reporter for the Des Moines Register. Our discussion centered on the many recent events across the Silicon Praiire, such as Startup Weekend Kansas City and the winner Horsebot3k, the upcoming Barcamp Des Moines and tonight's Startup Job Crawl. … read more
November 15, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines PrairieCast Episode 62 is coming to you live today at 2 p.m with guests Emma Peterson of Tikly and Adam Belz of the Des Moines Register. We'll be talking about Horsebot3k's big win at Startup Weekend Kansas City, tomorrow's Startup Job Crawl in Des Moines and Dwolla blowing up the national media scene. Did you miss last week's show? No problem! Check out the archive at "PrairieCast with Sam DuRegger and Jordan Lampe (Video)". Don't forget to subscribe to the new PrairieCast video feed in iTunes so you can take it with you on the go. While you're at it, why not give us a "like" … read more
October 29, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Des Moines The Des Moines Register is previewing a Sunday feature about Des Moines' growing startup scene with an interactive map highlighting 19 businesses, mainly tech or web-based, located in the city's downtown district. "Iowa's information technology industry won't fill a valley," the Register published on its website on Friday. "But it does … read more
August 4, 2011 by Michael Stacy
The last time we were this excited about a bus ride, Keanu Reeves was at the wheel, ever-so-animatedly carting a motley crew of Angelino commuters around town with the cruise control locked at 50. … read more
August 3, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines Last month, the Des Moines Register ran an article titled "Why is it so hard to start a business in Iowa?" in which the writer, Lynn Hicks, asked several entrepreneurs and community members, "What can state or local officials do to help startups and create an innovative culture?" In the article, four main ideas were discussed. Things like, "create … read more
July 5, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines On Sunday, the Des Moines Register published an article that's apropos to our audience, "Why is it so hard to start a business in Iowa?" For the article, executive business editor Lynn Hicks interviewed two entrepreneurs and six key individuals in the entrepreneurial ecosystem, specifically looking at what the state and local governments can do "to … read more
May 30, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Des Moines Lynn Hicks of the Des Moines Register wrote an excellent piece… read more