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Startup Weekend meets Real World as KC trio streams hackathon (Video)
A Kansas City trio is embarking this weekend on an adventure that might best be described as Startup Weekend meets The Real World. Find out what happens … when people stop being polite … and start building a business. Sam Bao, Adam Coomes …
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Entrepreneurs in Residence: Molding a new type of university innovator
Any alumnus of Iowa State University is familiar with the work of Christian Petersen, even though it’s been more than 50 years since he set foot on campus in Ames. Petersen was artist in residence from 1933 to 1955 and left his mark by crafting 12 major sculptures for ISU while teaching and mentoring students.…
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Vote Johnson, Kemerling, McClung or Murphy for Startup Designer of the Year
The four finalists for the Startup Designer of the Year award run the gamut in terms of their personal design preferences and the kind of products they work on, but all are alike in at least one regard: the effusive praise heaped upon them by their colleagues. At our inaugural Silicon Prairie Awards event on…
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New Omaha app aims to help citizens report problems around town
The City of Omaha is enlisting smartphone-wielding residents in the fight against grafitti, illegal dumping and other problems that pop up around town. Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle (left) on Thursday unveiled the new Omaha Mobile App (OMA), a smart phone application that allows users to shoot and submit photos of problems they spot in Omaha.…
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Prairie Moves: SkyVu’s Battle Bears draws Angry Birds comparison
Lead Read: “What Happens After Angry Birds Is Played Out? Meet SkyVu’s Battle Bears.” – Following funding news from SkyVu Entertainment, All Things D took a look at the startup’s Battle Bears game. Quotable: “Am I an innovator? You bet. In 1983 I could make 106 hushpuppies in a minute.” – Syncbak founder Jack Perry…
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Community builder, software developer, design intern and 35 more
We’re excited to bring you our 115th 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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Offer benefits that make you stand out
(Guest post by David Graff.) When we started Hudl in May 2006, we felt strongly that having the right benefits in place was going to be key for helping us build the right workplace environment and making Hudl a place our employees would brag about to their friends and family. Even though my two cofounders…