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Prairie Portrait: George Jurgens of Hatchlings
Silicon Prairie News: What led you to Des Moines and Hatchlings? George Jurgens: Eight years ago I was invited to a friend originally from Iowa’s lake house on Lake Panorama. Ever since then I’ve been visiting every year and got to know Brad through mutual friends. | After graduating from university this year in England,…
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inCharge ready to roll out kiosks for free cell phone charging
A dead cell phone battery: Something everyone tries to avoid. There’s even a known phobia associated with it – nomophobia. inCharge, a Kansas City-based startup founded by Bryan Richard, aims to remedy the problem of limited cell phone battery life by providing free mobile phone charging kiosks in public places. “The goal is that when…
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Wi-Fi product promising simplicity wins Startup Weekend Omaha
SimplyFi, a concept for a Wi-Fi router and extender, won the fourth Startup Weekend Omaha on Sunday, beating out seven other teams. Let’s Brew, an online resource and store for home brewers, and Small Potatoes Co., a marketplace for home gardeners and locavores, placed second and third, respectively. “We thought SimplyFi was a cut above…
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Events: Startup Drinks, TechBrew, Programming Contest and more
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…