March 29, 2012

  • Dwolla, Zaarly CEOs talk growth of startups from Midwestern roots

    The beauty of writing about a panel discussion between three people frequently featured on the very blog for which you’re writing — and a blog co-founded by one of those people — is that you can afford to forgo formal introductions and get right down to business. And, given that this post is long overdue,…

  • Big Omaha 2012 tickets sold out! Waitlist now live, sign up here

    Tickets for Big Omaha 2012 have sold out, but there still could be chance to grab one. We’ve opened up the waitlist and have plans to release a limited number of tickets starting Tuesday, April 3. We’re trying our best to include every who wants to attend Big Omaha while keeping in mind our venue’s…

  • Prairie Portrait: Justin Wise of Monk Development

    Silicon Prairie News: What’s the transition been like for you going from digital director of one church to working for a MonkDev, which caters to all kinds of churches and ministries? | Justin Wise: On the surface, the two fields appear to have nothing in common. What does being a pastor in Christian ministry have…

  • Speakers, presenting startups set for inaugural i2iowa event April 12

    Some time has passed since we first reported on the inaugural i2iowa Investors and Innovators Forum, and in the interim lots of details have emerged about the April 12 event. i2iowa will feature a pair of keynote speakers familiar to readers of Silicon Prairie News. Christian Renaud, a principal at StartupCity Des Moines, will deliver…

  • Thank you to our March sponsors!

    Thankfully, the group of local and national companies who are supporting the work of Silicon Prairie News online continues to grow! We can’t express our thanks to them enough, and we would very much appreciate you thanking them, too (or better yet patronizing their services). …