March 5, 2010

  • DSMfiber.org hopes to bring the Google fiber project to Des Moines

    A local initiative is underway to include Des Moines amongst the cities chosen by Google for their Google Fiber for Communities project. This initiative, dubbed DSMfiber, is seeking to gather interested Central Iowans in support of the idea as well as serve as a hub for local information on the project. DSMfiber is…

  • First-ever Startup Weekend Omaha to be held March 19-21

    With Startup Weekend Des Moines kicking off in a few hours (and some in Omaha kicking themselves for not making the trip), I think this post is just in time. Startup…

  • PrairieCast: Mike Sansone & Doug Mitchell on migrating to Des Moines

    This week on PrairieCast we discussed migrating to Des Moines for the purpose of creating your business. We had two guests, Mike Sansone of ConverStations.com and Doug Mitchell of Create WOW Media, both natives of California who independently made the decision that Des Moines was the best place to create their businesses. We talked about…

  • Weekly Wrap Up with guests Joe Olsen & John Henry Müller

    Mentioned this week: * Filming on location from Slowdown at the Greater Omaha Young Professionals Summit aterparty * Interview with Summit keynote Blake Mycoskie coming next week (recorded by Malone & Co) * Omaha YP Summit recap * WordPress Happy Hour coming to Des Moines * New Silicon Prairie News weekly features…