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Dwolla Meetup wrap-up: ‘Instant’ photos, videos and articles abound
On Thursday, Dwolla, a payments startup based in Des Moines, closed out one of its most eventful days yet with a meetup to show off its new product feature and bring together its users, supporters and members of the city’s tech community. According the Des Moines Register, more than 250 people came out for the…
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Watch Ben Milne introduce Instant: Dwolla Meetup live-stream at 6:30
If you can’t make it to Dwolla’s meetup and formal introduction of “Instant” tonight at Vaudeville Mews (212 4th Street) in Des Moines, be sure to join us here to watch it all streamed live. The livestream will begin at 6:30 p.m., when Dwolla’s director of communications, Jordan Lampe, takes the stage. He’ll be followed…
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Events: Silicon Prairie News Meetup, Holiday TechBrew and more
Every Monday, look for our events post to keep you in the loop on the happenings of the week. From meetups and conferences to workshops and pitch sessions, if it’s happening in the Silicon Prairie, you’ll find it here. To submit an event for consideration, please email brittany@siliconprairienews.com. …
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Dwolla unveils Proxi: Photos and video from the meetup
Wednesday’s Dwolla meetup brought out a cross section of the business and technology community from throughout Des Moines. The Dwolla team estimated more than 350 people passed through doors, first for a social at Americana, then next door at Zart. Dwolla founder Ben Milne was the event’s headliner, announcing his company’s new product …
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Proxi puts power of proximity-based payment at Dwolla users’ fingertips
Dwolla today announced a private beta of a new iOS platform, called Proxi. The new technology from the Des Moines-based startup will allow users to convert their Dwolla-enabled devices (iOS for now, with Android and Windows Phone soon to follow) into movable Spots, seamlessly making and taking payments without additional hardware like NFC or dongles,…
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Live-streaming: Dwolla meetup at 6 p.m.
Not able to make it out to tonight’s Dwolla meetup at Americana (1312 Locust St. in Des Moines)? Not to worry; we’ll have it here. Tune in starting at 6 p.m. for the meetup, which will feature the unveiling of Dwolla’s latest innovation, Proxi (we’ll have more on that on Silicon Prairie News in just…
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Events: Angel Investing Overview, Dwolla meetup, Cornstalks and more
Buckle your seat belts for a wild ride this week. Eight events will have you bouncing back and forth between Omaha, Des Moines and the respective surrounding areas. To kick things off, Tuesday in Lincoln will feature the first of two VBA Silicon Prairie events on Angel Investing. Later that evening in Des Moines …
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Events: TechBrew Cedar Valley and Dwolla Crash Party
Cedar Falls is the epicenter of action on the Silicon Prairie this week, with a pair of functions scheduled there Thursday evening. Folks in the Cedar Valley can commence their Cinco de Mayo at the Technology Association of Iowa’s TechBrew from 5-7 p.m. and then migrate down Main Street for Dwolla’s Crash Party, which kicks…
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Events: KC Launch Party, Dwolla Meetup, Pitch & Grow and More
The week ahead might just be the busiest week of events we’ve seen in a long while, and moreover, it’s filled with a handful of quality startup-focused events. We’re, of course, very excited about the first event on this week’s calendar, the Silicon Prairie News – Kansas City Launch Party, and we hope to see…
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Dwolla Meetup: New platform, startup presentations & T-shirts
(Photo by Anna Jones Photography via Facebook.) When just over 100 people registered for the last Dwolla Meetup, some attendees were forced to watch from the street as Dwolla CEO Ben Milne and team launched their online cash transfer service on a national scale. At last count, attendee registration for next week’s March 2nd Dwolla…