PrairieCast Video: Dwolla raises $5 million, SmartyPig shifts

Not one but two Mikes joined us this week on PrairieCast. Mike Colwell, director of the Business Innovation Zone in Des Moines and Mike Ferrari, co-founder of SmartyPig (now Social Money Systems) both sit in to discuss the big news that broke early on show day, Dwolla’s $5M Series B raise, as well as the…

Episode 73: The one with Mike and Mike in the Afternoon

Not one but two Mikes joined us this week on PrairieCast. Mike Colwell, director of the Business Innovation Zone in Des Moines and Mike Ferrari, co-founder of SmartyPig (now Social Money Systems) both sit in to discuss the big news that broke early on show day, Dwolla’s $5M Series B raise, as well as the recent news from SmartyPig including a name change, new products and new leadership. 

Fast Four

This week on the Fast Four we take a look at the Kauffman Foundation’s Super Bowl ad, Scott Case’s comments about entrpreneurship in Iowa in the Washington Post, the Iowa Startup Fair, and an extremely played out internet meme that reached the Silicon Prairie.

Andy’s Stat of the Week

This week the Stat is 3,618,115. What’s does it mean? Join us on PrairieCast to find out!

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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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