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Garmin co-founder shares three keys to startup success
Garmin co-founder Min Kao points to an early decision to provide insurance and other benefits to employees as one that helped his company build a strong corporate culture. “Even when advisors said ‘no, don’t do that til you’re successful,’ but we did,” Kao (left) told the Kansas City Star in what the outlet called a…
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A look at the story behind the New York Times Silicon Prairie story
Over the four years that I’ve written for Silicon Prairie News, I haven’t seen an article on Omaha, Des Moines and Kansas City’s startup scene receive as much buzz and attention as the recent New York Times story, “Tech Start-Ups Find a Home on the Prairie.” Tweet after tweet, Facebook like after Facebook like and…
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Events: Iowa Tech Chicks, RecBob Launch, 1 Million Cups and more
Every Monday, look for our events post to keep you in the loop on the goings-on 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…