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Hatchlings hears from Google
After nearly a year of unreturned phone calls and emails from its Google AdSense account manager, it took a tell-all blog post and an appearance on the front page of Hacker News for Des Moines startup Hatchlings to get Google on the phone. “The (Google employee) who called me made a comment on the Hacker…
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NPR sheds light on birth of startup hotbed with Silicon Valley series
There’s frequent discussion here on Silicon Prairie News and among the entrepreneurs and startups this publication covers regarding the idea of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. How do you foster one? What are its essential elements? How does what we have here in the Midwest measure up to other ecosystems? A good percentage of the time, that…
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Prairie Portrait: Corey Spitzer of SKAR Advertising
Silicon Prairie News: You were part of the team that helped bring Startup Weekend to Omaha, and you remain an organizer of the event. Why do you view Startup Weekend as important to Omaha? | Corey Spitzer: Startup Weekend is important in general because by fast-tracking the refinement of the idea, the execution with potential…
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Creator of Big Omaha brand gives insight, a look behind the scenes
Why we like branding Big Omaha 1. Silicon Prairie News trusts us, 2 .the branding is an essential and enduring part of the conference, 3. but … the branding is irrelevant to selling tickets. Together, that means no matter how the conference is branded, it’ll still be a massive success. So, if there’s no risk…
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In MIT Showcase, LockPath sees chance to catch more eyes
LockPath, a provider of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) applications, today announced it is one of 10 finalists for the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium Innovation Showcase. The May 22 event will feature …