August 17, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines Chris Pirillo capped off his trip home to Des Moines with a meetup at Amici Espresso downtown on a beautiful late-summer evening Monday. A group of about 35 people came out to visit with Chris over the course of nearly three hours, and I was able to snag a few photos near the start of the meetup. Chris met with friends new and old and discussed topics … read more
August 10, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines In a fortunate coincidence of timing, I connected via email with Silicon Prairie native-son Chris Pirillo through a friend in Seattle earlier this week and Chris happened to mention that would soon be on his way to Des Moines for a visit to the legendary Iowa State Fair (side note: the butter cow is now on Twitter: @isf_buttercow). We quickly hit upon the idea of doing a meetup while he's here and that is now a go for Monday night! Chris, who has a rich history in the local technology and startup scene dating … read more
June 7, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha April's Startup Drinks brought out a crowd to Nomad Lounge. Photo by Amelia Stoltman of the the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce. Here are three promising events taking place in Omaha this week. For more, check check out our events page, and if you think you have one to add, please contact info@siliconprairienews.com. Monday, June 7, 8 p.m. – REWORK Meetup According to the event listing on Meetup.com, a venue… read more
May 6, 2010 by Guest Contributor
Omaha This is a guest post written by Anitra Pavka, an MBA graduate and IT generalist. | Hi, Omaha. My name's Anitra. I'm new to town. I moved here from Portland, Oregon. Portland is where Beer and Blog started. What? You haven't met Beer and Blog, yet? Well, let me introduce you two. I started attending Portland Beer and Blog about a year and a half ago. It was the happenin' place to be Friday after work. All you… read more
January 19, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha The last two Omaha Blog Co. meetups have been at bars after work, but I'm switching it up this month and I've scheduled it at a coffeehouse before work (like the picture above). It'll be relaxed, as usual. You don't need to have a blog, but an interest in blogs would be a very good thing. This month we'll focus... read more