A Thinc Iowa 2011 media roundup

As we continue debriefing from the first Thinc Iowa, we are humbled by the support of our attendees and compelled to continue the dialogue started at the conference on Oct. 21. We have collected a list from various media outlets that covered the conference and that will help the conversation about Thinc Iowa remain dynamic…

Between tweets, LivesStream chatroom comments and words in the blogosphere, Thinc Iowa followers shared their conference experiences. Photo by Anna Jones | Art of Photography and Ikonix Studio.

As we continue debriefing from the first Thinc Iowa, we are humbled by the support of our attendees and compelled to continue the dialogue started at the conference on Oct. 21. We have collected a list from various media outlets that covered the conference and that will help the conversation about Thinc Iowa remain dynamic moving forward. 

We find great value in the thoughts, words and actions of our attendees. Here’s a collection of some of those: 

Twitter Feedback

Thanks to Twilio‘s sponsorship of our Thinc Iowa Twitter Feed, we were able to catch those who were tweeting their way through the conference experience. We’ve collected a few of our favorite tweets under our Thinc Iowa Twitter handle. Below is a sampling of the chatter:

@wadearnold The #thinciowa opening party was awesome. Super excited to be a part of this event.

@LawCunningham Fired up for a great day of sharing and learning @ThincIowa. #thinciowa

@marcthollander Wowza – loving the creativity, connections and #dmnetworking @thinciowa – thanks!

@andystoll Love the raw style of @paigecraig, but what I really love is he spent time to see DSM to better contextualize his talk. Awesome. #thinciowa

@startupamerica Startups, if you’re not watching or following #ThincIowa right now you are missing out. 

@jordanjohnson23 …I thought it was great. Outstanding content and production value by SPN. Just a different feel than big Omaha.

@bpmilne #thinciowa started right at the top of my favorite conferences on the planet to attend. kudos @siliconprairie

@cecilkleakins Incorporating thoughts from #thinciowa into all my classes today – still feeling inspired three days later! Thanks @SiliconPrairie


Lit-up laptops and notebooks abounded inside the Temple for Performing Arts on Oct. 21. Photo by Anna Jones | Art of Photography and Ikonix Studio.

Blogs

Many of you shared your experiences about the conference, and as we prepare to move forward with Thinc Iowa, we continuously look to your insights and feedback to improve upon this conversation. Here are a few of the best blog entries and conference takeaways:

The Rise of the Silicon Prairie

Mike Kascel 

Wednesday, Oct. 26

Returning home to the midwest after spending a few years in the cultural bubble of San Francisco is a strange experience. As John Travolta’s character says in Pulp Fiction regarding Europe: “It’s the little differences. I mean, they got the same shit over there that we got here, but it’s just… there it’s just a little different.” You’re confronted with of all the superficial differences in dress, decor and culture, and you start to remember that in Iowa it isn’t about wearing expensive clothes, or having a hip club to check out every night. It’s about sincerity, genuine friendliness, working hard, and desire to help other people. “And that,” I imagine the people presenting at Thinc Iowa would probably say, “is exactly the point.”

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Lets do this: StartupIowa

Christian Renaud 

Sunday, Oct. 23

For starters, ThincIowa was great this week.  Thanks to Geoff Wood and the team at Silicon Prairie for all of their hard work to make the event happen. One of the speakers there was Scott Case, the CEO of StartupAmerica.  He and I had an opportunity to speak Thursday night about the StartupTennessee and StartupConnecticut efforts underway, and it sounded much like the amazing things going on in Iowa.  I mentioned this to him, and said we should add Iowa to his list of regions supporting the StartupAmerica goals (which we already are).

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Thinc Iowa

Mike Naughton 

Saturday, Oct. 22

Yesteday and the night before, I attended the ThincIowa conference, arranged by the Silicon Prairie News team. It was the first true professional conference that I’ve ever attended, and it was a great first conference! All day on Friday, my Twitter account was ablaze with tweets and retweets containing quotes and commentary of the various speakers that were invited to participate. 

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Thank you!

Though we have only shared a sampling of the Thinc Iowa coverage, we are grateful to all who have given special attention to the event through their articles, video, photos, blogs and tweets. Thank you for continuing the momentum and conversation of the conference. 

Complete Coverage

As of Nov. 3, here is the most recent list of press coverage and blog posts that gave attention to Thinc Iowa 2011.

Attendees voiced questions and provoked on-stage conversations at the Oct. 21 conference. Photo by Anna Jones | Art of Photography and Ikonix Studio.

Pre-Coverage 

Day-of Conference Coverage

Post Coverage 

This story is part of the AIM Archive

This story is part of the AIM Institute Archive on Silicon Prairie News. AIM gifted SPN to the Nebraska Journalism Trust in January 2023. Learn more about SPN’s origin »

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