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Iowa startup helps users convert data into “actionable intelligence”
Data collection is a must for any growing company. But even if you have ceiling-high piles of virtual documents, that hard-earned information is useless if it’s manifested in an unorganized mess. Ross Johnson and Anith Mathai, co-founders at Mazira, focus on cleaning that mess up. Using tools and processes they’ve built, Iowa City, Iowa-based Mazira…
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SPN Job Crawl returns this November to Omaha, Des Moines and KC
The Silicon Prairie Startup Job Crawl—the event for up-and-coming talent in our community to introduce themselves to startups on The Prairie—will return this November. The events will take place in Omaha on Nov. 12 and in Des Moines on Nov. 19. Additionally, we’ll host our first Kansas City Job Crawl on Friday, Nov. 15, thanks…
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Social media app erodr establishes itself at Mizzou, expands to 15 schools
Drew Halliday had his biggest “ah-ha” moment while sitting in class at the University of Missouri—more than a third of the students around him were checking social media, but none were invested in the social opportunities available nearby. “I found it slightly strange that we were all kind of buried into our technology, looking at…
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SPN Out & About: We headed west for two California meetups
Last week Dusty Davidson, Caleb Ulffers and I had the pleasure of visiting San Francisco and Los Angeles. The purpose of the trip, sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, was to connect to past speakers, ex-patriots, as well as friends and supporters of the Silicon Prairie community. We took the energy and message from…