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New Simpson College program pairs startups, established businesses
INDIANOLA, IOWA—This fall Simpson College in Indianola will offer a new course to pair business leaders with a startup companies on the verge of investment. The course, called the EMERGE Innovation Immersion Program, will focus on the idea of “intrapreneurship,” the use of entrepreneurial strategies inside an established organization.
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Draper, Simpson College incubator create sports recruiting software
Editor’s Note: Since its publication, changes have been made to this story to reflect the value propositions of PlayTagger’s model and clarify that the platform does not intend to be a competitor with the Lincoln-based Hudl. Chris Draper got involved with rugby in Iowa decades before the sport became popular. Now one of his latest…
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EMERGE incubator at Simpson College finishes first semester
In January, Simpson College began a collaboration with the city’s economic development organization and its utilities provider to make Indianola an even more desirable location for startups. At the end of April, the more than 30 students participating …
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Simpson College, city organizations partner to build startup community
With the help of an economic development organization and a utilities provider, Simpson College is working to put Indianola on the startup map. The partnership between the college, the Indianola …
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Guest Post: Des Moines has a technology corridor. Now what?
(The following is a guest post by Chris Draper of Meidh Corporation) The newly minted “Silicon Sixth Avenue” is exactly what our city, county and state have been clamouring for: a high density of young, technology enabled risk takers. With nationally renowned start-ups bookending a Silicon Valley-style incubator, this new technology corridor is …