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That one big thing you’re waiting on isn’t going to make the difference
(Guest post by Christopher Kingsley) Simply put, my biggest mistakes in business have all revolved around the belief that any one thing is going to make all the difference…
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Digital developer, database engineer and 34 more jobs to scope out
Every week, Silicon Prairie News presents job opportunities in the region’s tech, startup and creative community. From a contract job to a co-founder role, these jobs are submitted by companies and gathered from public postings.
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Powderhook’s Eric Dinger: How I balance my startup and my marriage
Balancing the demands of a marriage, family and startup can be tough. My wife, Stephanie, has been an integral part of any success we’ve had at Powderhook. She doesn’t have a title, tasks or projects, yet her role is essential. We’ve been in business a little over a year, and our marriage is stronger than…
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Weekly Recap: Bawte, Leap.it win $100,000, Bulu Box award 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…
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EquipmentShare wins the fourth Startup Weekend Columbia
(Guest post by Maya Sydlowski) COLUMBIA, Mo.—The fourth annual Startup Weekend Columbia sold out for the fourth consecutive year. We had a total of 125 participants—including 64 non-technical, 41 developers and 20 designers…
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John Jackovin: A time to reflect
(Guest post by John Jackovin) Less than a week before this Techstars experience comes to an end. This was the post I was most excited to write when I began the Techstars program. The post right before Demo Day. The post before I can get back to “normal” life. The post before I get to…
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Weekly Recap: AgLocal + Amazon, VC in Nebraska, Clusterflunk in… Cosmo?
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…
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How many on the Prairie use Bitcoin? One man tries to deduce the answer
(Guest post by Edward Weniger) During an informational seminar we recently hosted, an attendee posed the question “How many people are involved in bitcoin in the state of Nebraska?”
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Fourth-annual Columbia Startup Weekend returns this week
Columbia’s fourth-annual Startup Weekend is about to kick off. The opening party will be at Quinton’s Bar and Grill on Thursday, October 2, and the event takes place Friday through Sunday at the Museao Building. Following standard Startup Weekend protocol, this weekend-long event aims to spark entrepreneurial engagement among students, designers, developers, business professionals and…
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John Jackovin: I should be memorizing right now
(Guest post by John Jackovin) With less than two weeks until demo day I have to do something I am pretty bad at…memorization. My brain works a certain way, I guess all brains work a certain way, duh. Better put, my brain works in a way that makes it difficult for me to memorize words…