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Announcing Thinc Iowa, October 20-21, Des Moines
Since becoming a part of the Silicon Prairie News team nearly two years ago, and immersing myself in the entrepreneurial and business community of Iowa, I couldn’t be more excited to make this announcement today. Coming this October, we will be holding the inaugural Thinc Iowa event in Des Moines, a conference on the common…
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StartupBus Chicago visits Kauffman Labs in Kansas City (Video)
An idea that jokingly turned into a tech challenge back in March 2010, the Startup bus stopped in at Kauffman Labs in Kansas City while en route to South by Southwest Interactive. StartupBus, the idea that coined the word “Buspreneurs,” is an all-out 48-hour challenge to build a minimum viable product, but there’s a twist:…
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SitStay owner Darcie Krueger offers advice for entrepreneurs
SitStay.com was the first online pet store, and it’s still growing after 15 years. Earlier this week, we profiled owner Darcie Krueger. When I met with Krueger, I asked her to give us some advice for entrepreneurs. Along with “don’t buy the airplane,” another thing Darcie says that’s gotten her company through the down times…
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Weekly Wrap Up with Dusty Davidson & Geoff Wood
As we prepared to leave for South by Southwest Interactive, Dusty Davidson and Geoff Wood ran through stories of the past week and talked about our travels ahead. Discussed this week: “Zaarly closes $1 million seed round, Bo Fishback going full-time,” “Archrival co-founders deliver a must-watch keynote: ‘FLYOVER’,” “Thriving privacy site SelectOut.org puts 19-year-old in…
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Challenge: 25 Silicon Prairie angel investors on AngelList
Starting today, we at Silicon Prairie News are putting forth a fairly ambitious challenge: Get at least 25 new investors from the Silicon Prairie region registered on AngelList. Launched in February 2009 by Naval Ravikant and Babak Nivi, the brilliant minds behind Venture Hacks…
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Thriving privacy site SelectOut.org puts 19-year-old in high demand
Calvin Pappas seems to eat, sleep and breathe online privacy policy. Sometimes almost literally. Pappas, a 19-year-old sophomore at the University of Nebraska and founder of online privacy manager SelectOut.org said he has brushed up on internet privacy by reading more than 600 policies — most of which amount to 2,500 words of drowse-inducing legalese.…
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Archrival co-founders deliver a must-watch keynote: ‘FLYOVER’ (Video)
Although this presentation is directed towards the residents and ruling parties of Nebraska, its message is sure to ring true to the residents and ruling parties of the other so-called “Flyover States.” Additionally, it’ll be captivating to those interested in the branding of a state. At just about 48 minutes long, it’s worth your time…