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IdeaMensch events coming to KC, Omaha, Des Moines and Sioux Falls
IdeaMensch, a Los Angeles-based blog and event company sharing the stories of entrepreneurs, is 21 days into a four-month trek through the nation’s contiguous 48 states. The undertaking, titled #IM48, is a road trip to showcase entrepreneurs. During the first week of August, #IM48 will make stops in Kansas City (Aug. 1), Omaha (Aug. 3),…
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Omaha Steaks’ Todd Simon speaks Thursday at Cornstalks
Todd Simon, senior vice president of Omaha Steaks, will speak Thursday at Cornstalks, a monthly forum for individuals interested in high-growth entrepreneurship. Simon (left) will talk about his involvement in the startup community, primarily from a funding perspective. In February, Silicon Prairie News covered his participation in the Series A round of Artspace.com, an New…
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Nominations close Wednesday for the Silicon Prairie Awards
Nominations for our inaugural Silicon Prairie Awards close at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday. As of this morning, more than 1,100 nominations have come in for the 12 categories, which recognize companies and individuals for their outstanding products, strong leadership and noteworthy contributions to the startup community between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012. To…
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Prairie Portrait: Wesley Beary of Heroku
Silicon Prairie News: What drove your decision late last year to join Heroku? | Wesley Beary: By that time I had been working almost entirely on fog for over a year. I was quite happy with where that took the project, but the challenge of it and the rate at which I was learning had…
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Events: Lunch & Learn, KCnext networking event and Nebraska UX
Every Monday, look for our events post to keep you in the loop on the happenings of the week. From meetups and conferences to workshops and pitch sessions, if it’s happening in the Silicon Prairie, you’ll find it here. For more, visit our events page for a calendar of upcoming events from us and others…