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2012 SXSW Accelerator open for entries
Yes, it is hard to believe, but we are a few short months away from South by Southwest Interactive 2012, to be held March 9-13 in Austin, Texas. For a second year, I was asked to serve on the advisory board for the SXSW Accelerator, taking place March 12-14. A live audience and a panel…
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More schools and startups join the Startup Job Crawl
It hasn’t quite been two weeks since we announced Des Moines’ first Startup Job Crawl along Sixth Avenue downtown, but we’re happy to share the idea is growing. In addition to the 14 startups and other organizations originally signed up to participate, we’ll be joined by …
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Randomnade targets simple, shareable strategy for serious gamers
Take time to talk with Rick Knudtson — as I do almost daily, since Silicon Prairie News and Tripleseat, Knudtson’s employer, share an office space— and two of his favorite forms of leisure quickly become evident: competitive gaming and football. So it’s fitting that Knudston often explains Randomnade, the competitive gaming strategy site he co-founded…
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A Thinc Iowa thank you to the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
We want to extend a warm Thinc Iowa and Silicon Prairie News thank you to the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation for sponsoring the inaugural Thinc Iowa! The Kauffman Foundation has been one of our closest supporters, and we were thrilled to have them involved in this year’s event around a topic we feel is important…
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PrairieCast: Live at 2 p.m. with Jordan Lampe and Sam DuRegger
Today at 2 p.m. we’ll broadcast Episode 61 of PrairieCast live from our office at the south end of Des Moines’ Silicon Sixth Avenue. True to our promise last week of having a more regular group of guests, Jordan Lampe of Dwolla will join us for a second week in a row. Sam DuRegger of…