September 17, 2012

  • More sights and sounds of the Iowa Startup Fair in Des Moines (Video)

    The second Iowa Startup Fair concludes Tuesday with the Innovation Expo in Coralville. That daylong event will cap off an 11-day, statewide effort to connect Iowa’s startup community with the state’s broader business community. A big piece of that effort took place last Tuesday at StartupCity Des Moines and Dwolla headquarters. There, 33 startups …

  • You’re invited to the four parties of Thinc Iowa 2012

    During the two and a half days of our Thinc Iowa event, Oct. 9-11, the parties play into the full conference experience. From the opening party Tuesday to the closing party Thursday, they’re just as integral to an attendee’s experience as what happens in our main venue, The Temple for Performing Arts. Highlighted below are…

  • Three questions and loads of photos from the Omaha Startup Job Crawl

    After rolling through Des Moines on Tuesday, the Silicon Prairie News Startup Job Crawl hit Omaha on Wednesday. More than 80 crawlers and representatives from 17 Omaha and Lincoln companies were on hand at the Mastercraft Building in North Downtown Omaha for the city’s second rendition of the event. We made an effort throughout the…

  • Proferral aims to improve referral process with digital business cards

    Jay Namboor and Darryl Jose, the founders of Des Moines-based iapps24, are seeking to replace the traditional business card with Proferral, a recently released app designed to facilitate networking and professional recommendations. The app, now available for download in the App Store …

  • Events: Startup Weekend Omaha, Innovation Expo, TechBrew, more

    Every Monday, look for our events post to keep you in the loop on the happenings of the week. From meetups and conferences …