October 23, 2012 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha Shane Reiser, an Omaha resident who recently started working for Des Moines-based startup Dwolla, will speak Thursday at Cornstalks, a monthly forum hosted by the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce for people interested in high-growth entrepreneurship. Reiser, who previously worked as director of marketing at Kohort and before that served as COO of Startup Weekend, will talk about Startup Genome, an organization he co-founded … read more
September 22, 2012 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha Startup Weekend Omaha is nearly 30 hours in. Its 60-some competitors have formed eight teams and spread themselves throughout The Mastercraft, occupying four offices in the North Downtown building to see their ideas through. Before those ideas were pitched Friday, Omaha co-organizer and former Startup Weekend COO Shane Reiser kicked off the event with an overview of the competition: teams have until 6 p.m. on Sunday to build a product and put together a pitch. With more … read more
August 28, 2012 by Michael Stacy
Omaha Silicon Prairie News: For those unfamiliar with Kohort, what's your pitch for the service and why it would make sense for their group? | Shane Reiser: Kohort is a new take on group management. Right now Kohort has the basics — you can start a group, invite people, manage your membership list and have Discussions with your members (which are integrated with email). The vision is to build a truly engaging, easy-to-use group management platform that gives organizers everything they need. The mission to enable group organizers of any type to spend more time actually leading their group and less time managing tools. I believe that groups … read more
August 22, 2012 by Sarah Binder
Omaha Ever wished you had a directory of all the startups in your city? All the investors who were interested in technology? Or just the right person to join your team? Startup Genome, an effort by Shane Reiser of Omaha (far left) and Dave Lerner of New York (near left), aims to put all that information on a map, for every startup hub in the world. Of course, this isn't a new idea. … read more
August 10, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Ames To categorize Sam Schill’s immersion into the world of tech startups using the lexicon of that land, the Ames businessman has quickly gone from just checking in to becoming a veritable super mayor. A little more than a year removed from making his first foray into the landscape of tech entrepreneurship — when he helped his firm, Sigler Companies, forge a relationship with Foursquare — Schill can’t seem to shake the startup scene, whether it’s in his role at Sigler or with his nascent side project … read more
May 26, 2011 by Geoff Wood
New York City One of the 29 startups to launch this week at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in New York City has a direct tie to the Silicon Prairie: Kohort. Des Moines' Shane Reiser, also the COO of Startup Weekend, has joined the Kohort team at Director of Business Development. Reiser is the only non-New Yorker involved in Kohort. Kohort, which raised a $3 million seed round, had not disclosed anything about its product or business prior to yesterday's launch. From the stage, Kohort's CEO and co-founder, Mark Peter Davis … read more
May 24, 2011 by Geoff Wood
New York City As mentioned on PrairieCast today, Kohort, a New York City startup with a tie to the Silicon Prairie, is launching as part of TechCrunch Disrupt's "startup battlefield" competition. Des Moines resident, Shane Reiser, also the COO of Startup Weekend, is part of Kohort's team. The company, which has disclosed their investors but not anything related to its actual product … read more
May 20, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines On this week's PrairieCast Andy Brudtkuhl and I were joined by Danny Schreiber, Robert Murphy, Andy Stoll and Shane Reiser, who offered their reactions to last week's Big Omaha. Also, we're evolving PrairieCast and would love to have your input. Please fill out this quick, three-question survey … PrairieCast is a live podcast, recorded … read more
May 17, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines This week on PrairieCast, we're doing our first multiple-guest show with Danny Schreiber, Robert Murphy, Andy Stoll and Shane Reiser. Each guest will share his unique experiences at week's Big Omaha 2011. 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 … read more
May 6, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines The Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute's (GDMLI) quarterly Daybreak Leadership Breakfast series will be taking an in-depth look at the local entrepreneurial ecosystem when the group gathers at the Greater Des Moines Partnership Building (700 Locust) on May 19. The May breakfast, with the theme "Silicon Prairie: A Developing Entrepreneurial Ecosystem", will feature a panel of six entrepreneurs and startup enthusiasts from Des Moines … read more
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