The speakers of the second day of Thinc Iowa 2012 (from top left): Dane Maxwell, Avner Ronen, Tara Hunt, Jeremie Miller, Brad Feld, Neal Sales-Griffin and Ryan Graves.

All set for Thinc Iowa next week? Good. Now it’s time to do some homework on the several speakers that will be featured over the two-and-a-half-day conference. Luckily we’ve done most of the work for you by compiling a few links about each one below. (Read about the day one speakers)

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Dane Maxwell

Founder of The Foundation - @danemaxwell

Maxwell shares with Mixergy how to create a successful business using words: "How Dane Maxwell used copywriting to reach $400,000 in revenue" (Aug. 2011)

On Upstart Business Journal, Maxwell reveals a major bump in the road he experienced before starting Zannee: "3 lessons I learned from a scam" (Sept. 2012)

Avner Ronen

Co-founder and CEO of Boxee - @avneron

Ronen opens up about Boxee and Smart TVs in general, TechCrunch: "A Fireside Chat With Boxee’s Avner Ronen On The State Of Boxee And Smart TVs" (Video) (Jan. 2012)

On the Boxee Blog, Ronen writes about the launch of Cloudee, his company's recent cloud offering: "Boxee takes its first steps into the cloud, launches Cloudee" (June 2012)

Tara Hunt

Director, digital and content, Agence Tuxedo - @missrogue

 

On her personal blog, Hunt shares the news of her move to Agence Tuxedo: "Well Hello Tuxedo! O.M.G. I have a J.O.B." (Sept. 2012)

In a Q&A series with Women Innovate Mobile, Hunt discusses her experience with Buyosphere and some of her personal quirks: "Female Founder Watch: Tara Hunt" (Sept. 2012)

Jeremie Miller

Co-founder of Singly - @jeremie

At the Web 2.0 Summit, Miller shares his vision for Singly: "Jeremie Miller, 'High Order Bit' " (Video) (Oct. 2011)

On Silicon Prairie News, Miller shares his story and how he commutes weekly between Iowa and California: "With Midwest mindset, Miller builds on passion for communication" (Sept. 2011)

Brad Feld

Managing director of the Foundry Group - @bfeld

 

Feld talks to the Bloomberg TV about his investment strategy: "Venture Capitalist on Switching to 'Maker-Mode' " (Video) (Sept. 2012)

In the Northern Colorado Business Report, Feld shares what it takes to create an "ecosystem of entrepreneurs": "Feld: Successful startups are 4 steps away" (Sept. 2012)

Neal Sales-Griffin

Co-founder of The Starter League - @nealsales

 

Northwestern Business Review investigates Sales-Griffin and how he came to be an entrepreneur: "The Education of Neal Sales-Griffin" (May 2012)

Sales-Griffin discusses the advent and future of The Starter League in this piece by Black Enterprise: "Code Academy Teaches Web Development to the Masses" (Oct. 2012) 

Ryan Graves

Vice president of Uber - @ryangraves

Graves goes into the details on how Uber works in this piece by TechCrunch: "What If UberCab Pulls An Airbnb? Taxi Business Could (Finally) Get Some Disruption" (Aug. 2010)

Graves shares what he believe sets Uber apart in this episode of Tech Cocktail Conversation: "Tech Cocktail SXSW Interviews Ryan Graves" (March 2012)

 

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