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PrairieCast with Emma Peterson and Alexander Grgurich (Video)
On this week’s PrairieCast Andy Brudtkuhl and I were joined by guests Emma Peterson of Tikly and Alexander Grgurich of Foundry Coworking and TEDx Des Moines. Discussed this week: Zaarly adds Arrington to investor list, sets sights on seven core cities, Dwolla hits $1M a week in transactions, Iowa usage surpassedDwolla hits $1M a week…
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Bitcoin: What is it and how is Dwolla involved in its marketplace?
In a guest post on this site addressing the recent attention given to Dwolla because of Bitcoin, Dwolla founder and CEO Ben Milne wrote: “I can’t go a day without talking about it or being asked about it. Whether it’s the CEO of a billion-dollar company, a friend in passing, a reporter or someone in…
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Guest Post: The virtual currency debate, exchange and hysteria
Our PR guy asked me if the second sentence is necessary. I personally believe it is. Why? Because if you think about it… It’s more likely your going to buy a banana than a bitcoin and yet… Even reading this you’re probably spending time trying to wrap your head around what the heck cryptocurrency is…
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Kauffman Labs releases Education Ventures videos
Videos from the Kauffman Labs Education Ventures Program at The Ewing Muriel Kauffman Foundation are now available on the foundation’s website. The Education Ventures Program on June 7 marked the culmination of a fourth-month program in which 23 aspiring entrepreneurs immersed themselves in the Labs’ intensive, hands-on curriculum …
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PrairieCast: 2 pm with Emma Peterson and Alexander Grgurich
Tune in today at 2 p.m. CDT for Episode 43 of PrairieCast streaming live from Des Moines! We’ll be joined by guests Emma Peterson, founder of Tikly, and Alexander Grgurich, Director of Foundry Coworking and facilitator of this weekend’s TEDx Des Moines. Discussion topics will include recent milestones …
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With a quick click, QRinkle creates QR codes with Google Analytics
The folks at Bozell have added a new piece, and potentially many pieces, to the mobile puzzle through their recent work with QR codes. In May, the marketing company paired designers and programmers to create QRinkle, a free QR code generator. …
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Brace yourself: SPN2K is here
Reader, beware: you may be all alone. As you peruse this post, the Silicon Prairie News team is holed up in our basement conference room, armed with an electric generator and enough non-perishable food and Diet Mountain Dew to help us survive at least one year. Scores of others across the Silicon Prairie are all…