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2678_bf55532229_small 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

2308_ee506fa356_small 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

2294_4a0a5f9fe2_small 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

2272_2af3dcf09a_small 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

2263_b28eefdd15_small 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

2202_b3a77b6834_small 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

1967_7a108af2d6_small March 23, 2011 by Geoff Wood

Des Moines On this week's PrairieCast Andy Brudtkuhl and I were joined by guests Shane Reiser of Startup Weekend and Sam Schill of the Sigler Companies. Discussed this week: Teams continuing on from Startup Weekend Des Moines, Experiences at South by Southwest Interactive, Zaarly goes live at SXSW, sets to expand to other cities, Startup Weekend alum LaunchRock used for startups… read more

1955_21312b0a57_small March 22, 2011 by Geoff Wood

Des Moines Tune in at 1:30 p.m. CST for Episode 30 of PrairieCast streaming live from the Webcast One studios. We'll be joined by two guests fresh off their first experience at South by Southwest Interactive in Austin Texas, Shane Reiser of Startup Weekend and Sam Schill of the Sigler Companies. Discussion topics will include SXSW, Thinc Iowa, the TechStars bracket…  read more

1890_12dd9f3912_small March 10, 2011 by Geoff Wood

Des Moines As someone who participated in the first Startup Weekend Des Moines (see my Silicon Prairie News guest post at the time: "Startup Weekend Des Moines is a success") back in July 2009 and had the chance to spend several hours at this past weekend's event… read more

1838_cef8089964_small March 1, 2011 by Brittany Mascio

(Photo by Ben Gallagher via Flickr.) Published every Tuesday, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development, and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please email info@siliconprairienews.com. read more