August 1, 2011

  • Jack Perry gives C-SPAN a Syncbak overview

    When the Consumer Electronics Association held its CES On the Hill trade show in Washington, D.C. in May, Syncbak founder and CEO Jack Perry attended in hopes of spreading the word about his Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based startup. He ended up doing so to a national television audience via C-SPAN. Syncbak, which provides a platform for…

  • Silicon Prairie News likes this: SPN enables Facebook comments

    We’re in the process of rolling out a few updates to our site in the coming weeks, the first of which you’ll see live today, Facebook comments. Going forward, in order to comment on Silicon Prairie News, you’ll need to connect to your Facebook account, and when you …

  • Big Omaha Video Series: Travis Kalanick of Uber

    Today, we’re pleased to share with the you the thirteenth video in our Big Omaha 2011 Video Series, brought to you by CoSentry. In the video above, Travis Kalanick, co-founder and CEO of Uber, shares his background and lessons learned from his experiences in startups, angel investing and mentoring. He walks us through his various…

  • MindMixer adds Kansas City to growing fold with KC Momentum

    MindMixer planning meetings probably don’t involve a map with big bull’s-eyes over the major hubs of the Silicon Prairie, but the Omaha-based startup, which creates and manages virtual town halls, continues to fuel its growth in part by keeping its home region in the crosshairs. Most recently, MindMixer began …