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4738_52f394732f_small September 18, 2012 by Geoff Wood

Des Moines It's hard to believe, but we're just three weeks out from our second annual Thinc Iowa conference. Our team is heads down, working hard to execute the small details that go into putting on our Silicon Prairie Series events. We do our best to make sure everything fits into the overall experience: from the parties to the speakers to the venue. As we look forward to the event kicking off October 9, however, we're most excited about the things that will happen that … read more

4160_272726e15e_small May 17, 2012 by Jeff Slobotski

We're thrilled to see Fast Company's "100 Most Creative People in Business" list released on Monday. This year's list features four faces familiar to the Silicon Prairie community as introduced to us through Big Omaha and Thinc Iowa over the last year. … read more

3259_9a89c52b6a_small December 8, 2011 by Jeff Slobotski

Des Moines We are sending out a special Thinc Iowa thank you to the amazing team at Microsoft BizSpark for their support of this year's event, as well as their continued support of our work at Big Omaha and Silicon Prairie News. Microsoft BizSpark is a global program that helps software startups succeed by giving them access to Microsoft software development tools, connecting them with key industry players, including investors, as well as providing them … read more

3147_91feacf05e_small November 8, 2011 by Jeff Slobotski

Des Moines We want to extend a warm Thinc Iowa and Silicon Prairie News thank you to the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation for sponsoring the inaugural Thinc Iowa! The Kauffman Foundation has been one of our closest supporters, and we were thrilled to have them involved in this year's event around a topic we feel is important to continue developing the entrepreneurial ecosystem over the next several years and beyond. The Kauffman Foundation was established … read more

3141_ccec18b474_small November 7, 2011 by Guest Contributor

Des Moines At Thinc Iowa in Des Moines last month, Scott Case, CEO of the Startup America Partnership and founding CTO of priceline.com, described the mission of the Startup America Partnership. Initiated by the White House but operating as an independent, private-sector entity, the Startup America Partnership is dedicated to growing more resources for entrepreneurs in the areas of expertise, support services, talent, customers and capital. Case talked … read more

3066_1c0295914c_small November 3, 2011 by Brittany Mascio

Des Moines As we continue debriefing from the first Thinc Iowa, we are humbled by the support of our attendees and compelled to continue the dialogue started at the conference on Oct. 21. We have collected a list from various media outlets that covered the conference and that will help the conversation about Thinc Iowa remain dynamic moving forward. We find great value in the thoughts, words and actions of our attendees. Here's a collection of some of those …  read more

3122_dd01bce956_small November 2, 2011 by Geoff Wood

Des Moines We were very excited to welcome the Principal Financial Group on board as a premier sponsor of our inaugural Thinc Iowa. We had the Principal in mind immediately when we decided on a theme of "the common ground between startups and corporations," as there is no more visible symbol of established corporations in Iowa than the Principal's headquarters at 801 Grand (the state's tallest building) in Des Moines. The fact that The Principal is a Fortune 500 … read more

3124_9133c4cb13_small November 2, 2011 by Michael Stacy

Des Moines When Stefan Hansen and his brother Thomas were asked to create an interactive display for last month's Thinc Iowa conference, the brothers didn't just — ahem — thinc about it; they let their imaginations run wild. Stefan, 26 and Thomas, 28, who together form Fresk Interactive, used the conference as a welcome opportunity to tinker with the Kinect, Microsoft's motion-sensing input device. Thinc Iowa marked the first time the Hansens have used the Kinect … read more

3113_ffe75d1945_small November 2, 2011 by Brittany Mascio

Des Moines Just in time to mark the start of No Shave November, we thought we'd tie up some loose ends from our Oct. 21 Thinc Iowa conference. But first, we mustache a very important question. What are your favorite pictures (and props) from the Thinc Iowa photo booth photo shoot? As we begin to fully reflect on the experience that was the inaugural Thinc Iowa, flip through some of our facial-haired favorites below. To see the whole photo booth collection by Anna Jones and Ikonix Studio … read more

3123_2718ab54fd_small November 2, 2011 by Geoff Wood

Des Moines In Monday's post recognizing Thinc Iowa sponsors, one very important group was held back in anticipation of this post, a big thank you to the nine companies of our inaugural Startup Circle. The Startup Circle idea actually came from another sponsor who suggested it as a means to involve some of the early-stage companies in the area in Thinc Iowa. We thought it was an excellent idea and a fantastic way to get their names in front of our audience. … read more

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