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.
To submit an event for consideration, please email editor@siliconprairienews.com.
Educational events
Mastercraft Advisors Lunch & Learn Series: Becoming Bank-able, Wednesday, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Omaha (Silicon Prairie News): This seminar will explore the fundamentals of credit underwriting, key characteristics of a “bank-able” enterprise and conclude with strategies to help entrepreneurs prepare for a banking request. (RSVP)
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Design+Tech: User Experience Fundamentals, Wednesday, 7-8:30 p.m.
Des Moines (BitMethod HQ): Whether you’re a designer, a programmer, a writer, or manager, we can all take the basic practices of user experience design and apply them to something we’re working on right now. (Learn more)
Networking events
KC Startup Crawl, Friday, 4-10 p.m.
Westwood, Kan. (Red Nova Labs): Red Nova Labs’ Venture Friday is partnering up with KC Startup Village, Kauffman Foundation, Think Big Partners, Office Port and BetaBlox to put on the metro’s first Startup Crawl, showcasing six startup community hotspots all in one night. (RSVP)
Startup parties
Hatchlings is turning 5!, Wednesday, 6 p.m.
Des Moines (Winstons Restaurant): Please join us for an egg-stravagant evening of drinks, finger food (we promise no carrots) and more shameless ‘egg’ puns than you can shake a yolk at! (Learn more)
Meetups
Geek Night, Monday, 6 p.m.
Kansas City, Mo. (Tannin Wine Bar & Kitchen): Geek Night started as a group of developers and entrepreneurs; you’ll find many laptops and conversations about code and community. (Learn more)
Omaha Coffee and Startups, Tuesday, 9 a.m.
Omaha (Legends Comics and Coffee): If you have a startup, work at a startup or just like talking about startups, come and join Omaha Coffee and Startups for some coffee and conversations. (Learn more)
Startup Ames Meetup #3, Tuesday, 7-9 p.m.
Ames, Iowa (CoLab): The Startup Ames Meetup is about educating, inspiring and connecting Ames area entrepreneurs. (Learn more)
1 Million Cups Kansas City, Wednesday, 9-10 a.m.
Kansas City, Mo. (Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation): Each week 1 Million Cups showcases two startups from the Kansas City area. (Learn more)
1 Million Cups Des Moines, Wednesday, 9-10 a.m.
West Des Moines, Iowa (Green Grounds Cafe): Each week 1 Million Cups showcases one startup from the Des Moines area. (Learn more)
Geek Out, Go Out, Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Iowa City, Iowa (Sam’s Pizza): A weekly gathering open to software developers, designers, engineers, and other technical professionals to meet each other, meet new people, learn new techniques, and talk shop over drinks. (Learn more)
KC Roundtable Breakfast, Thursday, 7:30-9 a.m.
Kansas City, Mo. (First Watch): KC Roundtable is in existence to provide 20 and 30-something Kansas City entrepreneurs with a group of peers to support and collaborate on each others’ businesses. (Learn more)
Open Coffee, Thursday, 8-9 a.m.
Lincoln (Crescent Moon Coffee): This regular, casual get together is an opportunity to share coffee, stories, insights, questions, and connections with fellow entrepreneurs, developers, designers, investors and folks interested in building a better startup community. (Learn more)
TechBrew Cedar Valley, Thursday, 5 p.m.
Cedar Falls, Iowa (Toad’s Bar & Grill): An informal gathering of entrepreneurs, technologists, business people and funders getting together to talk over a beer (social lubrication). (Learn More)
Startup Drinks Cedar Rapids, Thursday, 5:30-7 p.m.
Cedar Rapids (White Star Ale House): Come mingle with with entrepreneurs and supporters while enjoying a cold brew. (Learn more)
NewBo Open Coffee Club, Friday, 8 a.m.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Brewed Café): Casual discussions about entrepreneurship, startups, technology, marketing, etc. (Learn more)
Upcoming
Make sure to keep an eye out for these upcoming Silicon Prairie News events and those we’re helping to promote as a media sponsor.
Silicon Prairie News Kansas City Meetup, Feb. 12
Kansas City, Mo. (Harry’s Bars and Tables): Delve into deep conversation and meet a few new faces in the startup community at our SPN Kansas City meetup. (Learn more)
Technology Entrepreneur Speakers Program presents Davyeon Ross, Feb. 19
Kansas City, Mo. (Polsinelli Shugart): The Technology Entrepreneur Speakers Program highlights the region’s most innovative technology business leaders. (Register)
Big Kansas City by Silicon Prairie News, March 26-28
Kansas City, Mo. (Hangar 9, National Airline History Museum): Big Kansas City is part of The Big Series, the nation’s most ambitious events on innovation and entrepreneurship. (Learn more) (Register)
Big Omaha by Silicon Prairie News, May 8-10
Omaha (KANEKO): Big Omaha is part of The Big Series, the nation’s most ambitious events on innovation and entrepreneurship. (Learn more) (Register)
