June 21, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines On this week's PrairieCast Andy Brudtkuhl and I were joined by guests Emma Peterson of Tikly and Alexander Grgurich of Foundry Coworking and TEDx Des Moines. Discussed this week: Zaarly adds Arrington to investor list, sets sights on seven core cities, Dwolla hits $1M a week in transactions, Iowa usage surpassedDwolla hits $1M a week in ... read more
June 20, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines Tune in tomorrow at 2 p.m. CDT for Episode 43 of PrairieCast streaming live from Des Moines. We'll be joined by guests Emma Peterson (left), founder of Tikly, and Alexander Grgurich, director of Foundry Coworking and facilitator of the upcoming TEDx Des Moines. Discussion topics will include … read more
February 7, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines Tune in tomorrow, Tuesday, February 8th at 1:30 p.m. CST for Episode 24 of PrairieCast streaming live from the Webcast One studios. We'll be joined by guests Michael Ferrari of SmartyPig and Alexander Grgurich of Foundry Coworking and TEDxDesMoines. Discussion topics will include Lodo Software, DSM Daily, T8 Webware and more. PrairieCast is a live podcast… read more
June 28, 2010 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines Highlights from last month's inaugural TEDxDesMoines event are available online. TEDx is a local series of talks that mirrors the format and branding of the larger TED event in California. TEDx events are held across the globe and Des Moines' iteration took place on May 16 at the State of Iowa Historical Building. Mike Draper (left), founder of… read more
May 8, 2010 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines Three years ago, the Iowa Legislature noted an opportunity for the state to move ahead in the advanced manufacturing, information technology and bioscience industries. To take advantage of that opportunity, they created the Innovation and Commercialization Division within the Department of Economic Development. Its mission is “to grow Iowa’s economy… read more
April 26, 2010 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines In the most recent PrairieCast, Andy and I talk with Alexander Grgurich, who is facilitating the first ever TEDxDesMoines. This event is a licensed, local iteration of the famed TED Talks series from California featuring local speakers intermingled with video presentations from past TED events. We discuss the recent speaker announcement, the process of securing the license to host the event and the plan for future versions of TEDxDesMoines. Each week on PrairieCast, we start… read more
April 15, 2010 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines When the renowned TED talks series makes its local debut in Des Moines next month, the one day event will feature… read more
February 25, 2010 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines The popular TED conference series is coming to Des Moines in the form of TEDxDesMoines. TEDx is TED's series of licensed, locally-organized independent events taking place all over the world. TEDxDesMoines is scheduled for Sunday, May 16 in the State of Iowa Historical Building (600 E. Locust). The Des Moines event will be a combination of videos of past talks put on by internationally acclaimed speakers at the original TED conference series in California as well as live talks from some of Iowa's most interesting and innovative people. read more