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Terry turns to Omaha startup’s site for feedback on internet piracy
Rep. Lee Terry of Nebraska (left), a former co-sponsor of the Stop Online Piracy Act (“SOPA”) who dropped support for the bill on Jan. 18, is looking to his constituents for ideas on how to curb online piracy. Utilizing the virtual town hall product of Omaha startup MindMixer, Terry has posted “Internet Piracy” as one…
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Join us in Des Moines for a SPN Meetup with Hatchlings, Feb. 2
On Feb. 2 the nation will prepare for a highly anticipated holiday of the year: Groundhog Day. Though it’s safe to say that this Midwest winter has felt more like a Canadian summer, there’s still an urge for us to hold out for a shadow. From 5-7 p.m. that night – shadow or no shadow…
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KANEKO speaker to explore ‘your creative brain’ on Thursday
KANEKO, an Omaha non-profit dedicated to exploring creativity, will feature a lecture by Harvard psychologist Shelley Carson on Thursday to kick off its new series, Understanding Creativity. Carson, author of “Your Creative Brain: Seven Steps to Maximize Imagination, Productivity, and Innovation in Your Life,” will discuss how to expand and discover paths to greater creative…
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Prairie Portrait: Becky Mollenkamp of StartupCity Des Moines
Bio: I’m a St. Louis native but, after 11 years here, consider Des Moines home. I have a bachelor’s in Journalism and a master’s in Communications, which really just means I’m skilled at bullshitting. | Title: City Manager at StartupCity Des Moines (event planning, social media, dorm mom). | City: A proud resident of the…
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Schmidt, Heineman to lead State of Entrepreneurship event on Feb. 9
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation will host its third annual State of Entrepreneurship Address on Feb. 9 to explore methods of promoting entrepreneurship, sparking innovation and accelerating economic growth through changes in state law and policy. The event will be held in Washington, D.C., but it will have a distinct Silicon Prairie flavor …
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PrairieCast Video: Dwolla funding rumor, SOPA Blackout Day
This week on PrairieCast our guests were Sayer Martin of Sagacious, Inc and Jordan Lampe of Dwolla. It was great timing, as we chatted with Lampe and the rest of the panel about the rumors of a Union Square Ventures-led Series B funding round for Dwolla and also looked back at how the SOPA Blackout…