Des Moines Brian Spaly, the CEO of Trunk Club, filled The Temple for Performing Arts with Midwestern enthusiasm at Thinc Iowa 2012 as the opening speaker of the conference Wednesday morning. That's because Spaly decided to launch Trunk Club, a men's clothing service that sends clients personalized trunks of clothing, from Chicago rather than New York City, the fashion capital of U.S., or the Bay Area, thought to be the startup capital of the U.S. Why … read more

Des Moines Before settling in at the The Temple for Performing Arts today for a full slate of speakers at Thinc Iowa 2012, conference-goers descended upon Wooly's on Tuesday night for tunes, libations, conversation and, of course, plenty of photo booth fun. Pictures have been said to be worth considerably more than words, so we'll let the photos do the talking for last night's party. Scroll down for a sampling of Thinc Iowa 2012 opening party photos, and … read more

Cascade Jeremie Miller’s commute starts between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. That’s what time he rolls out of bed in his Cascade, Iowa home and gets in his car. He drives three hours to Chicago O’Hare International Airport, keeping his eyes open for deer and a Mountain Dew close at hand. By 7 a.m. (give or take a half an hour), Miller is boarding a plane. Four hours and 2,000 miles later, he arrives in San Francisco and heads to the Singly headquarters. … read more

Des Moines On the opening day of Thinc Iowa 2012, we want to take a moment to thank three of the event's major sponsors: Iowa's Creative Corridor, WebFilings and the Iowa Economic Development Authority. Sponsors, like these, provide the financial support to keep our events and organization running strong, and we're ever grateful to have them on board. … read more

Des Moines Thinc Iowa starts at 8 tonight as attendees and the greater Silicon Prairie community gather at the opening party with our premier sponsor, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. The venue for this party is Wooly's, a music hot spot in the historic East Village of downtown Des Moines. As you'll see in the pictures (below), we're especially excited about this venue as its vibe fits the hand-sketched, ornate details of the Thinc Iowa brand. If you're a Thinc Iowa … read more

Des Moines We can't express our thanks enough to the sponsors who have put their time and resources into helping make Thinc Iowa 2012 a reality. We're excited to welcome back the following three sponsors who supported Thinc Iowa in its inception last year and are backing it again this year. … read more

Des Moines It's that time of year again. The leaves are turning from green to brilliant oranges and reds. The weekend grilling ritual gradually gives way to simmering pots of chili on the stovetop. Neighbor kids are throwing the football in the front yard … And Thinc Iowa is almost here. All of us here at Performance Marketing cherish this time of year. Like having Christmas come early, it's when Silicon Prairie News tells us to throw caution to the wind, to let the creative … read more

Des Moines All set for Thinc Iowa next week? Good. Now it's time to do some homework on the several speakers that will be featured over the two-and-a-half-day conference. Luckily we've done most of the work for you by compiling a few links about each one below. … read more

Des Moines All set for Thinc Iowa next week? Good. Now it's time to do some homework on the several speakers that will be featured over the two-and-a-half-day conference. Luckily we've done most of the work for you by compiling a few links about each one below. … read more

Des Moines Thanks to our sponsor Iowa's Creative Corridor, we're sending our Thinc Iowa 2012 attendees out in style – a very vintage, eclectic style. The evening of Oct. 11, we'll gather at the West End Architectural Salvage (below) for the Thinc Iowa Closing Party. This party venue is a four-story salvage source, touting one-of-a-kind gems from New York, Chicago, England, the Middle East and elsewhere. Between … read more