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Dwolla-powered Koala Pay aims to help merchants, customers connect
Koala Pay, a mobile application launched last month, is out to help merchants cultivate a more loyal and engaged customer base, starting with users of web-based payments network Dwolla. Released in the App Store on Nov. 26 and officially unveiled at a Dwolla meetup Nov. 30 in Des Moines, Koala Pay was designed to provide…
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We’re hiring editors in Des Moines and Kansas City
Silicon Prairie News is excited to announce it’s expanding its editorial team, hiring editors in Des Moines and Kansas City. Four years ago, we began to cover the startup community of the Silicon Prairie — a region we define by its flagship cities of Omaha, Des Moines and Kansas City. Today, people far and wide…
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Thanks for a great ride
As I embarked on my first road trip to my first meetup on my first day at Silicon Prairie News, I tried to start my car. My car did not comply. The battery was dead, which posed a problem: I was in Omaha. The meetup was in Kansas City. That’s a long way to bike…