January 9, 2012

  • Prairie Portrait: Kate Lidgett of Dwolla

    Name: Kate Lidgett | Bio: Kate lives in Des Moines, Iowa with her fiancé and three pets. She is a personal shopper, blogger, and the executive assistant at Dwolla. Kate graduated from Simpson College in 2011 and enjoys being heavily involved in the Des Moines community. | Title: Chief Chaos Coordinator and Executive Assistant to…

  • At CES, Syncbak unveils its internet television solution

    Before Syncbak made its Consumer Electronics Show (CES) debut, the startup was already generating industry buzz. “But the dark-horse candidate for most disruptive new technology,” a Fast Company blogger wrote in anticipation of CES, which takes place this week, “may come from a small company, Syncbak.” Syncbak, which is based in Marion, Iowa, and has…

  • PrairieCast: Live at 2 p.m Tuesday with Tej Dhawan and Emma Peterson

    PrairieCast Episode 69 will come to you live Tuesday at 2 p.m. The show will feature Tikly’s Emma Peterson and Startup City Des Moines’ Tej Dhawan. We’ll chat about Startup Weekend’s love story, Dusty Reynold’s question, “can entrepreneurship be taught?” and more. Did you miss the last show? Never fear! Watch the archive: “PrairieCast with…

  • Tech Orchard responds to demand for mobile device management

    When it launched last year, Tech Orchard specialized in purchasing, refurbishing and reselling pre-owned iPads and iPhones. But the team behind the Overland Park, Kan-based startup soon identified a related sector ripe with opportunity. “As we were doing the research, we found a tremendous need in providing managed services for iPads, that include leasing, training,…

  • Events: Lunch and Learn, TechBrew and Venture Friday

    Every Monday, look for our events post to keep you in the loop on the happenings of the week. From meetups and conferences to workshops and pitch sessions, if it’s happening in the Silicon Prairie, you’ll find it here. For more, visit our events page for a calendar of upcoming events from us and others…