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Klink Mobile founder discusses the power of connective leadership
Even though Huffington Post published this article almost a year ago, Klink Mobile founder Jessie Bishop’s writings on women and connective leadership are no less timely. Last year on a trip to Kabul, Bishop writes that she was struck by the ability of the mothers, sisters, aunts and cousins of her Afghan hosts to connect…
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Startup Spaces: Take a look inside Goodsmiths’ Valley Junction office
It’s fitting for ecommerce startup Goodsmiths to be located in West Des Moines’ Valley Junction. Nestled above a row of brick-and-mortar offices, eateries and boutiques, the “marketplace for makers” is right at home Goodsmiths’ office…
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Dwolla founder blogs about recent investment in clusterFlunk
On his personal blog Monday, Dwolla founder Ben Milne wrote about why he chose to invest in Iowa City startup clusterFlunk. “The founders are worth following just to see what happens,” Milne wrote of co-founder AJ Nelson and Joe Dallago…
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Great Plains region has largest angel deal increase in first quarter
Companies in the Great Plains region—which includes the Silicon Prairie—received the largest increase in angel funding deals during the first quarter of this year compared to last year. “The market for angel investing is solid: pre-money valuations are stable, round sizes are trending up and market activity is spread widely throughout the U.S.,” said Rob…