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Big Omaha tickets on sale Friday, big speaker announcement Thursday
The Big Omaha announcements ramp up this week with the reveal of one of our headline speakers at our Omaha meetup on Thursday night at Krug Park. Tickets then go on sale Friday at 11 a.m. CST on BigOmaha.com for the conference, May 7-9 …
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KCSV co-working day at the Sprint Accelerator may be just the beginning
Matthew Marcus—one of the Kansas City Startup Village’s leaders—points out how high the ceiling is at the Sprint Accelerator’s upstairs space in the Crossroads, relaying a study he heard about that correlates ceiling heights with styles of work. He says higher ceilings increase creativity while low ceilings allow for greater focus…
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Iowa startup BlendCard offers myriad customer rewards in one card
Imagine getting the tenth punch on a “Buy 9, Get 1 Free” rewards card at your favorite coffee shop, only to lose the tiny paper card before you can redeem your free drink. With Iowa City startup BlendCard, you’ll never miss out on a customer loyalty benefit again. The company’s tag line is “free stuff…
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HLT closes $1M seed round, strives to release 24 new apps this year
Just more than a year after launching its first product, Coralville, Iowa-based Higher Learning Technologies has announced the completion of a $1 million seed round. Among the round’s notable investors are former ACT CEO Richard Ferguson, Involta founder and CEO Bruce Lehrman and Josh Cramer of Iowa City, Iowa-based Cramer Dev …