May 31, 2013

  • Nine events for the June calendar

    From two National Day of Civic Hacking events this weekend to the six-day extravaganza 1KC Week in late June, here are eight events to check out across the Silicon Prairie. Visit our event calendar for more events. Contact editor@siliconprairienews.com to submit an event for consideration. Hack to improve your country Hack KC! – June 1, Kansas City National Day of…

  • Brand team lead, web developer, database administrator and 50 more

    Every Friday, Silicon Prairie News presents opportunities in the region’s tech, startup and creative community. From a contract job to a co-founder role, these positions …

  • Tikly to depart StartupCity, begin work with Urbandale tech firm

    Online ticketing startup Tikly is set to depart business incubator StartupCity Des Moines at week’s end, the Des Moines Register reported this morning. The startup was part of the incubator’s initial group of residents when it opened its doors October 2011. Founder and CEO Emma Peterson …

  • ClusterFlunk founders take “leap of faith,” leave school to build company

    Six months ago Iowa City-based startup clusterFlunk was little more than an idea. Now co-founders Joe Dallago and AJ Nelson have stopped attending the University of Iowa to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams. “We are working on clusterFlunk full time and are excited about it,” Nelson said. “It was cool to take our ‘leap of faith,’…