March 18, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Omaha Hollrback is one win away from the Sweet 16. Of sorts. The Omaha-based startup advanced yesterday to the second round of the Startup Madness Tournament, an NCAA tournament-style contest pitting 64 startups in competition for a grand prize worth more than $25,000. Startups advance through the… read more
March 15, 2011 by Michael Stacy
The NCAA men's basketball tournament doesn't tip off until later today, but another type of tournament got under way Monday — and some Silicon Prairie startups are vying for the title. Startup accelerator TechStars is sponsoring a Startup Madness Tournament hosted at thisorthat.com. Startup Madness, which is billed as a way to find "the next big idea," features 64 startups in a single-elimination… read more
March 8, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Des Moines Earlier today, PrairieCast co-hosts Geoff Wood of Silicon Prairie News and Andy Brudtkuhl of 48web were joined by guests Hillary Brown of OnPitch and Lava Row and Mike Templeton of ScoreYard and Kum & Go. Discussed this week: "In case you missed it… the Dwolla Spots announcement," "Startup Weekend Des Moines: The winner is 'Unleash Heroes,'" "Five and Fifty unveils its ‘instant Groupon’ at LAUNCH," South by Southwest, "Announcing the… read more
March 7, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines Tune in tomorrow, Tuesday, March 8th at 1:30 p.m. CST for Episode 28 of PrairieCast streaming live from the Webcast One studios. We'll be joined by guests Hillary Brown of OnPitch and Lava Row and Mike Templeton of ScoreYard and Kum & Go. Discussion topics will include the upcoming South by Southwest (SXSW) festival, Startup Weekend Des Moines, the Dwolla meetup and more. PrairieCast is a live… read more
January 26, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Des Moines PrairieCast is a live podcast, recorded weekly, featuring round table-style discussion of the top issues in startup culture and technology from across the Silicon Prairie region. Co-hosts Andy Brudtkuhl of 48Web and Geoff Wood of Silicon Prairie News were joined today by Ben Sinclair of Shift and Uppward and Levi Rosol of ScoreYard, who is also a recent addition to the contributor team to Silicon Prairie News. read more
January 25, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Des Moines PrairieCast is a live podcast, recorded weekly, featuring round table-style discussion of the top issues in startup culture and technology from across the Silicon Prairie region. Co-hosts Andy Brudtkuhl of 48Web and Geoff Wood of Silicon Prairie News are joined today by Ben Sinclair of Shift and Uppward and Levi Rosol of ScoreYard, who is also a recent addition to the contributor team to Silicon Prairie News. read more
January 24, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines Tune in tomorrow, Tuesday, at 1:30 p.m. for Episode 22 of PrairieCast streaming live from the Webcast One studios. Our guests this week will be Ben Sinclair of Shift and Uppward and Levi Rosol of ScoreYard, who is also a recent addition to the contributor team to Silicon Prairie News. PrairieCast is a live podcast, recorded weekly, that features round table-style discussion of the top issues in startup culture and technology from across the Silicon Prairie region. Co-hosts Andy Brudtkuhl… read more
November 29, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Des Moines This past July, three full-timers launched a side project called ScoreYard, a social team management platform. Today, the team… read more
We're excited to bring you our twentieth Opportunities on the Prairie today with positions from Phenomblue in Omaha and ScoreYard in Des Moines. If you or your company has one to add, please contact Danny at jobs@siliconprairienews.com with the listing and a short description of your company. read more
July 8, 2010 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines Earlier today, Mike Templeton, co-founder and community manager for Des Moines-based ScoreYard, announced (above) that the company's social platform designed for sports teams is now open in limited release. Mike gave us a few minutes of his time this morning to tell us about the company… read more