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Startup Weekend Columbia winner Nudge moves to take next steps
After winning Columbia’s third annual Startup Weekend competition, the team behind Nudge is ready to further develop the reminder app, which enables users to distill key points and notes from events and send concise messages via email. Inspired after attending speaking event upon speaking event, Jamie Stephens got the idea to …
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Iowa startup helps men “hit the reset button” on their wardrobe
After countless friends and family members came to Derian Baugh for fashion advice, he knew he might be on to something. And less than a year ago, Men’s Style Lab was born. The Des Moines-based startup ships clothing all across the country to men in need of a style upgrade. “It’s cool when you’re in…
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Lava Row founder Nathan Wright “hanging up the consulting hat”
Nathan Wright, founder of Des Moines social media consulting firm Lava Row, announced today on his personal blog that he’ll be “hanging up the consulting hat” to step into Hy-Vee’s new digital marketing and innovation position. “Building, sustaining and growing Lava Row has been the most rewarding challenge of my life,” Wright wrote. “Along the way…
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Straight Shot e-commerce startup heads to Advertising Week in NYC
One common trait among the most successful startups that come out of the Midwest is their founding team’s ability to attract attention from New York to San Francisco and everyone in between. And for one Straight Shot startup, Cosmic Cart, that trait is shining through …