October 25, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
It's a fairly slow week on the Silicon Prairie for entrepreneur-focused events, but with the addition of BarCamp Omaha and Highlight Midwest in November, next month… read more
October 25, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
It's a fairly slow week on the Silicon Prairie for entrepreneur-focused events, but with the addition of BarCamp Omaha and Highlight Midwest in November, next month… read more
September 27, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha Beginning with Startup Drinks in Des Moines tomorrow night and closing with the midnight showing of The Social Network in Omaha on Thursday, there's a healthy selection of entrepreneur events… read more
August 23, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha If you're an entrepreneur in Omaha or Des Moines, we encourage you to try and make it to one of this week's three events below. Also, check out Tony Hsieh's Delivering… read more
July 26, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha (Photo of move in day at CAMP Coworking, by Megan Hunt via Flickr.) There are three quality startup events happening on the prairie this week, kicking off with Startup Drinks in Des Moines tomorrow and closing with Friday's CAMP Coworking Open House in Omaha (left). For more, check out our events page, and if you think you have one to add, please contact info@siliconprairienews.com. read more
April 27, 2010 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines The second Des Moines Startup Drinks gathering is tonight at Tally's Restaurant Bar (2712 Beaver Ave) in Beaverdale from 5-7 p.m. This event is being sponsored by Mike Colwell and the Business Innovation Zone of Central Iowa (BIZCI). The first event, held in March, attracted more than 50 startup enthusiasts to the venue's rooftop patio. Startup Drinks is an informal gathering that takes place in cities all over the world with a purpose of bringing people together for the purpose of discussing… read more
March 23, 2010 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines The first Startup Drinks gathering and second annual Twestival will both take place in Des Moines this week. Des Moines Startup Drinks is a casual, monthly meetup of entrepreneurs, small business owners and others who are interested in local startup culture. The first event takes place tonight at 5 p.m. on… read more
March 10, 2010 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines In the second part of my interview with Christian Renaud, CEO of Palisade Systems, we discussed the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Des Moines. Christian’s broad experience in the entrepreneurial space, including nearly eight years targeting and vetting new markets for Cisco Systems at the company’s San Francisco headquarters, gives him the unique perspective to benchmark the evolution of his… read more