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Hemesath’s entrepreneurial story is one of seeing, seizing chances
Brian Hemesath wasn’t far removed from the lecture halls of Iowa State University, where he graduated in 1999 with a computer engineering degree, when he took a chance by going to work for a telecom company, Raviant Networks, in 2000. ” ‘Give it a year,’ ” Hemesath recalls being told, ” ‘and you’ll either be…
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First Startup Job Crawl sets steady pace for students and startup scene
Wednesday night more than 80 students from 12 colleges put down the books, printed off their resumes and geared up for a hike down “Silicon Sixth” Avenue for our inaugural Startup Job Crawl in downtown Des Moines. Our goal for the event was to provide an avenue for students to introduce themselves to the budding…
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Watch the 13 Startup Weekend KC final pitches (full video)
As we wrap up our coverage of the fourth Starutp Weekend Kansas City – look for a couple more interviews to come by week’s end – we’re excited to release the full video of the final Sunday pitches. The pitches, judged by Kathy Walker of OPENAIR Equity Partners, Joel Wiggins of ECJC, Carrie Royce of…
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Sojern unveils Media Platform, aimed at optimizing traveler data
Sojern, an Omaha-based travel data and media company, on Wednesday officially introduced its Sojern Media Platform (SMP), a comprehensive, traveler-focused data …