Weekly Recap: Prime in TechCrunch, the power of tweets and more

Every Monday Silicon Prairie News’ editorial team will share some of the interesting regional content we’ve read as well as SPN’s most-read stories over the last week…

          

Propaganda3 created an app for Kansas City brewery, Boulevard, for its flagship Boulevardia event.

Every Monday Silicon Prairie News’ editorial team will share some of the interesting regional content we’ve read as well as SPN’s most-read stories over the last week. 

SPN’s most-read stories from last week

  1. Mastercraft to double capacity as it tries to regain startup hub status” by Jordan Pascale (5/30)
  2. Omaha-based marketplace Proxibid to open office in London” by Jordan Pascale (6/3)
  3. Candid advice to CEOs and founders building teams, mistakes included” by Regan Carrizales(5/31)
  4. Omaha Code School makes south downtown building its new home” by Jordan Pascale (6/3)
  5. Tesla to have presence in Omaha, KC; may face legal hurdles in Nebraska” by Jordan Pascale (6/6)

Iowa

  •  As its time comes to an end, StartupCity’s organizers shared some of the lessons they learned form the experience. — StartupCity Des Moines
  • Alec Whitters shared a lesson from building Higher Learning Technologies with a Forbes’ contributor. — Forbes 
  • Men’s Style Lab was listed among competitors like Trunk Club and Cladwell in a trend piece about online concierge clothing services for men. — International Business Times
  • A few weeks back, Josh Cramer of FullStack spoke at 1 Million Cups in Cedar Rapids. We Create Here shares the “lifecycle of a startup” Cramer presented. — We Create Here
  • Higher Learning Technologies is hiring. A lot of people. — HLT
  • Mark your calendar: Details for the inaugural Hashie Awards are now available. — Social Media Club Des Moines
  • We Create Here is launching an essay series about what it means to be an Iowan and they want to hear from you. — We Create Here 

Kansas City

  • Prime, a medical records startup in the Sprint Accelerator, got some prime press. (See what we did there?) — TechCrunch
  • Propaganda3 helped create a mobile application for Boulevard Brewing Company’s flagship event later this month. — Boulevardia
  • Mark your calendar: Dewsley is hosting a blood drive on Wednesday, June 25. — Facebook 
  • The KC startup community’s amendment to Brad Feld’s Boulder Thesis. — WikiKC

Nebraska 

  • How one sunglass company saw a 5x return on investment thanks to an athlete’s tweet. — Opendorse
  • You can now vote on which pitch should be selected to teach a workshop at Interface School — Interface School
  • Agape Red hires an Omaha Code School student. So does Flyhweel. — Agape Red & Flywheel
  • Social sharing vs. social stealing by Ben Pankonin. — Social Assurance

 

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