January 27, 2012 by Brittany Mascio
We're excited to bring you our 88th Opportunities on the Prairie today, with positions at Sleight Advertising, Fusion Tree and Xuba in Omaha; Don't Panic Labs in Lincoln … read more
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January 20, 2012 by Brittany Mascio
We're excited to bring you our 87th Opportunities on the Prairie today, with positions at Xuba and the AIM Institute in Omaha; Fat Brain Toys in Elkhorn, Neb.; Speedway … read more
November 17, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Des Moines Brian Hemesath wasn't far removed from the lecture halls of Iowa State University, where he graduated in 1999 with a computer engineering degree, when he took a chance by going to work for a telecom company, Raviant Networks, in 2000. " 'Give it a year,' " Hemesath recalls being told, " 'and you'll either be richer than hell or be out of a job.' "And it was a year and a week to the day that I was in … read more
September 22, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines Episode 56: The one where everybody got funded This week our guest on PrairieCast was Brian Hemesath the Des Moines-based serial entrepreneur who has founded five companies, including Catchwind, VolunteerLocal and Notifyworks. Hemesath previewed his BIZ Luncheon Series presentation on lessons learned while bootstrapping his startups. Stay tuned here at Silicon Prairie News to see video of that presentation in full soon. Discussed this week: "With a 'wow' moment … read more
September 20, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines Join us live at 2 p.m. CDT for Episode 56 of PrairieCast with guest Brian Hemesath. Hemesath, a serial entrepreneur currently working on Catchwind, VolunteerLocal and NotifyWorks, will preview his presentation for tomorrow's BIZ Networking Lunchoen on boostrapping his startups. He'll also discuss the news of the week including Startup Weekend Omaha, Tom Chapman's "Stack of Aces" idea and lots of entrepreneurial programs getting funding around the region. Bide your time waiting for us to go live by watching last week's episode with David Graff of Hudl … read more
June 16, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Des Moines VolunteerLocal has a clear message for event organizers seeking a better way to orchestrate volunteer forces: if you want your volunteer process to excel, scrap the old spreadsheet. "We know we’ve fixed the problem, and I think a lot of our big task is educating the market that there’s tools like this available," said Brian Hemesath, VolunteerLocal’s founder. "Our biggest competition is … read more
May 6, 2011 by Danny Schreiber & Brittany Mascio
Published every Tuesday (four days late this week), 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. And if you have suggestions … read more
March 9, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Published every Tuesday (one day late this week), 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. And if you have suggestions on how we could improve these posts or any… read more
June 24, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
As the headline reads, we owe a big congrats to some of our contributors. From new jobs and opportunities to graduation… read more
January 15, 2010 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines Des Moines’ entrepreneurial environment has changed a lot in the 10 years since Brian Hemesath launched his first startup. "The community has grown, people are talking more than they did 10 years ago," he said in our recent interview. "Opportunities for office space and physical infrastructure has grown… read more