December 14, 2011

  • Newsmakers: Ben Milne of Dwolla

    We’re unveiling a new feature today called Newsmakers, a video series and podcast taking you behind the headlines with the individuals making news in the Silicon Prairie. Our first newsmaker is Ben Milne, co-founder and CEO of Dwolla, an online cash transfer company based in Des Moines. Just a little more than two years to…

  • With focus on monetizing mobile for media, Kickanotch Mobile aims big

    Beware, media outlets without monetizable mobile applications: chances are, Kickanotch Mobile has you in its crosshairs. Kickanotch, a Prairie Village, Kan.-based startup that makes native mobile applications …

  • It’s Dwolla’s day on Thursday. What’s next for the hot startup?

    If you’re a regular reader of SPN and you’re in Dwolla Moines … er, Des Moines, on Thursday, it’s very likely you’ll be headed to the Dwolla Meetup. Dwolla Meetups have traditionally served as platforms for the startup’s major releases, and this one is promised not to disappoint. “On December 15th,” Milne titled a Nov.…

  • PrairieCast with Scott Case, Emma Peterson and Jordan Lampe (Video)

    One of the best TV shows of all time began each episode with one of the series regulars doing a voice over “Cheers is filmed before a live studio audience,” (in my head, it’s Cliff Clavin saying it) and for the first time we can claim the same for PrairieCast! In addition to the audience,…