Catchwind

  • Catchwind co-founder Hemesath sells company to Vande Kieft

    Brian Hemesath, Catchwind’s co-founder and, for the last year-plus, its sole owner, has sold the mobile marketing …

  • Hemesath’s entrepreneurial story is one of seeing, seizing chances

    Brian Hemesath wasn’t far removed from the lecture halls of Iowa State University, where he graduated in 1999 with a computer engineering degree, when he took a chance by going to work for a telecom company, Raviant Networks, in 2000. ” ‘Give it a year,’ ” Hemesath recalls being told, ” ‘and you’ll either be…

  • PrairieCast with Brian Hemesath of Catchwind & VolunteerLocal (Video)

    Episode 56: The one where everybody got funded This week our guest on PrairieCast was Brian Hemesath the Des Moines-based serial entrepreneur who has founded five companies, including Catchwind, VolunteerLocal and Notifyworks. Hemesath previewed his BIZ Luncheon Series presentation on lessons learned while bootstrapping his startups. Stay tuned here at Silicon Prairie News to see…

  • PrairieCast: Live at 2 p.m. with Brian Hemesath

    Join us live at 2 p.m. CDT for Episode 56 of PrairieCast with guest Brian Hemesath. Hemesath, a serial entrepreneur currently working on Catchwind, VolunteerLocal and NotifyWorks, will preview his presentation for tomorrow’s BIZ Networking Lunchoen on boostrapping his startups. He’ll also discuss the news of the week including Startup Weekend Omaha, Tom Chapman’s “Stack…

  • Prairie Moves: Hasani Hunter, Ryan Velgersdyk, Grain & Mortar and more

    What is Prairie Moves? Published Tuesdays and Thursdays, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development, and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please…

  • SPN interviews Brian Hemesath of Catchwind

    Des Moines’ entrepreneurial environment has changed a lot in the 10 years since Brian Hemesath launched his first startup. “The community has grown, people are talking more than they did 10 years ago,” he said in our recent interview. “Opportunities for office space and physical infrastructure has grown…