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OPINION

Don’t give up on your idea - Storenvy’s Crawford says so

1806_ddcbac4a94_small February 16, 2011 by John T. Meyer

Being an entrepreneur is pretty awesome, right? We love being our own boss and seeing our ideas come to life. But being an entrepreneur is not so easy either. There are many days you wake up and ask yourself what the hell were you thinking quitting that day job and bootstrapping it? Thankfully, we have communities like Silicon Prairie News to hear about others like us and to be inspired and motivated. However, often that storyline has the same melody: founder has idea; founder believes… read more

NEWS

Former KC startup Storenvy nabs $1.5 million - interview with CEO

1732_17feb90968_small January 31, 2011 by John T. Meyer

(Left: Storenvy CEO Jon Crawford) It's been a great winter on the Silicon Prairie for companies receiving funding. Now, with news from last week, we can add a former Prairie-based startup to that list, as well. The social commerce community Storenvy, which got its start in Kansas City in 2008, just secured $1.5 million in seed funding. Their website states, "Storenvy is a social marketplace for discovering awesome stuff from real people," and it seems that real people are discovering this awesome stuff. According to the January 27th TechCrunch article covering… read more

SERIES

Prairie Moves: Grasshorse, New BLK, Dave Nelson & more

1404_e277a48fd2_small November 9, 2010 by Danny Schreiber

(Photo by Lauren Tucker 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… read more

NEWS

Looking for help to set up Silicon Prairie News online store

1071_4311fdf043_small July 12, 2010 by Dusty Davidson

We're planning to set up an online store for Silicon Prairie News to sell our sweet T-shirts and lots of other goodies. Though we're capable of doing it ourselves, we don't really have the time (or really, the expertise) to do it. read more

SERIES

Get to know our Big Omaha sponsors. They rock.

902_0f259010d1_small May 13, 2010 by Danny Schreiber

Omaha Big Omaha year two is about to go down. Big Omaha year one was a success. How did all this come to be? When the short story is told, it starts in the summer of 2008 when Jeff Slobotski challenged himself and Silicon Prairie News co-founder Dusty Davidson to set a date, find a venue and book speakers in order to hold a first-class, unforgettable event. In May 2009, the event was held at KANEKO with more than 400 in attendance to hear from a robust… read more

NEWS

“Storenvy Social” launched today

November 3, 2009 by Danny Schreiber

Kansas City Kansas City-based Storenvy, an online store system and marketplace, kicked their site up a level today with the launch of "Storenvy Social." Here's an excerpt from the update they sent out to store owners last Friday: On Tuesday, ... read more

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