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April 7, 2014

  • DigiWidgets takes home prize at Lincoln’s first Jumpstart Challenge

    DigiWidgets, a service that customizes sites, won Lincoln’s first Jumpstart Challenge Saturday. About 30 people attended the judging finale at Lincoln’s Hyatt Place Saturday where three teams pitched. The concept was created because many people have a hard time learning photoshop and customizing websites, said Jumpstart Challenge judge Brian Ardinger …

  • OCS Blog: Halfway through, balancing work and play is key

    Six weeks, officially half way. It feels like we have been here three months already, but at the same time, like we just started. Long days are starting to catch up with me. I can hardly keep track of the days of the week anymore. My language has changed from English to a weird set…

  • Iowa Startup Accelerator announces first stops of its Barnstorming Tour

    The Iowa Startup Accelerator is taking its mission on the road with an eight-week tour of the Midwest to attract applicants for its inaugural class. “We’ve got people leaving, at least temporarily, because they like what they see there,” founding team member Eric Engelmann told Silicon Prairie News in February …

  • Weekly Recap: Nobl, TechCrunch love, Bob Dorf on Iowa City and more

    Big Omaha speaker and Twitter co-founder Evan Williams stars in a short YouTube video with University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman.  Every Monday Silicon Prairie News’ editorial team will share some of the interesting regional content we’ve read over the last week. Iowa Just over a month after the inaugural Startup Weekend Cedar Rapids, We…