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Prairie Portrait: Josh Lawler of Oriental Trading Company
Silicon Prairie News: With Oriental Trading Company, you’re designing for users looking to make purchases that are usually fun and whimsical. How if at all do you try to reinforce those feelings with your design? | Josh Lawler: While the majority of our current product selection at Oriental Trading Company is geared towards children, our…
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CAMP Coworking closing after two-year run
“Knowing when to stop is as important as knowing when to start,” Megan Hunt said in a blog post published today. “And it’s the right time for me to bow out.” In that post, Hunt (left), the owner of CAMP Coworking, announced the immediate closure of the coworking space she opened in July 2010 in…
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What’s in a name? Lightbank’s Lee gives two cents on ‘Silicon Prairie’
What’s in a name? Would the Silicon Prairie by any other name smell as innovative? That question — or a less wannabe-Shakespearian rendition thereof — is one we frequently encounter in our coverage of the entrepreneurial landscape in the heart of the Midwest. Some people welcome use of the phrase “Silicon Prairie” with open arms.…
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Kevin Hale focuses on fostering relationships with users (Video)
Kevin Hale and his team at Wufoo, an online form builder, approach interactions with new users like dating, and interactions with existing users like a marriage. Wufoo’s software, Hale said at Big Omaha 2012, was constructed so that users can have a relationship with it. “When we knew that we were going to build software,”…
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Web apprenticeship, PHP developer, account manager and 17 more
We’re excited to bring you our 105th Opportunities on The Prairie today from all over the region. If you have an opportunity to add, please register your position using our Job Board Submission form …
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Making the jump: How we did it
(This is a guest post by Rodrigo Neri.) Today marks the last day at my corporate day job. That’s right people, I’m making the jump. I’m leaving my safe and comfy job to work on the startup I cofounded called Instin! But hold on, it wasn’t that easy, for the past 15 months I’ve been…
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Arch team to speak Thursday at Cornstalks
The team of four behind Arch (left), a mobile app that allows users to request media or information from other users, will speak Thursday at Cornstalks, a monthly forum for individuals interested in high-growth entrepreneurship. Though currently in private beta, Arch has showcased its potential on its website, archcrowd.com, and in a pomotional video (below).…