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BitMethod announces Change app, a new take on the point-of-sale system
A group gathered at the BitMethod office tonight was served an early look at the vision of the two-year-old web mobile and web app development company to re-imagine and rebuild the point-of-sale system for independent restaurants and retailers. Though neither I nor another Silicon Prairie News contributor was present, the unveiling of what’s being called…
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Big Omaha Backstage Pass – Micah Baldwin: Conference of hope
“Do I think that this is an ambitious conference?” Baldwin says. “I categorize it much more as hope, and I think hope is much more about community where ambition is much more about individuals. And I think, for Jeff and Dusty, they’re very hopeful that the community will grow to what the community will allow…
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Guest Post: Why ThINC Iowa? The story behind the ‘inc’
(This is a guest post by Camille Wolfe of Performance Marketing, our Des Moines-based design and identity partner for Thinc Iowa.) Before Thinc Iowa was Thinc Iowa, it was an idea in search of an identity. Performance Marketing was delighted to be part of that creative process from the beginning. Of course, before we could…
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Blend Interactive shifts focus of Web 2.0 map from ‘Control’ to ‘Data’
It’s always exciting to feature our Silicon Prairie companies doing excellent work in the national spotlight. It’s also no secret that when you do fantastic work, you’ll get invited back for more. This was exactly the case with Sioux Falls interactive agency Blend Interactive and its involvement with John Battelle and the Web 2.0 Summit.…
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Pipeline hosting happy hour Friday to mark Nebraska expansion
Pipeline isn’t just coming to Nebraska; it’s holding a housewarming party, and the new neighbors are invited. Pipeline, a five-year-old, Kansas-based fellowship for innovative, high-growth entrepreneurs, is hosting a happy hour from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Friday at Urban Wine Company (1037 Jones St.). Pipeline CEO Joni Cobb and a smattering of current and past participants from…
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BIZ Luncheon Series: Brian Hemesath on bootstrapping
Mike Colwell, director of the Business Innovation Zone in Des Moines, holds a monthly educational luncheon for entrepreneurs across Central Iowa. Called the “Business Insights and Networking Luncheon Series,” each luncheon features a speaker from the community with either expertise or thought leadership in an area that’s applicable to people working on building high growth…
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Big Omaha Backstage Pass – Gary & AJ Vaynerchuk: Context & happiness
“You know,” Gary Vaynerchuk says, “I’ve always known that context — and I didn’t know how to express it — was the whole game, right? For example, you have a feeling towards me right now that is different than you have towards AJ because we engaged together last year, so we created context, right? And…