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Dwolla announces e-invoicing partnership with GoDaddy
Dwolla announced today on its blog that the Des Moines-based payments startup has partnered with GoDaddy to create a new e-invoicing system for the hosting company’s business customers…
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With Zinc Save, shoppers can now use Dwolla to pay for Amazon purchases
Next time you hit the “checkout” button on Amazon.com, you’ll have the option of paying with Dwolla. Through Zinc Save—a plugin for Google Chrome—customers are able to order goods online and pay with funds from their Dwolla account …
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AgLocal, Dwolla named on Fast Company innovative companies lists
Two Silicon Prairie startups gained national recognition today when Fast Company released its 2014 list of “The World’s Most Innovative Companies” online. Kansas City’s AgLocal…
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Startup Spaces: Looking back at the six featured startups of 2013
Last year we launched Startup Spaces, a monthly series in partnership with turnstone that showcases the unique offices of companies across the Silicon Prairie. Its been a lot of fun to coordinate over the last six months, and we’ve affectionately come to describe this series as “MTV Cribs for the startup crowd.” We asked our…
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Without further ado, the most read SPN story of 2013 is…
On Monday, we introduced stories 13 through 7 of Silicon Prairie News’ most read stories of 2013. Now we bring you the articles that made our top six most popular stories, including our top story of the year …
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Introducing the 13 most read Silicon Prairie News stories of 2013
In the past we’ve written “top stories of the year” posts based on what our editorial team deemed the most important news of the year. This time we turn that tradition on its head and focused on the numbers. What follows is a look at our 13 most read stories over the last 12 months—chosen…
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Iowa startups give back to less fortunate this holiday season
This holiday season, startups around Iowa are making an effort to give back to the less fortunate. The Des Moines-based Dwolla team came together to work with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa and ensure a single mother and her four children have a brighter Christmas. “I feel lucky I have what I have,” Dwolla’s Lacey Powers…
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Iowa State student creates PayHere (for Dwolla) with startup’s API demo
A few weeks ago, the Des Moines-based financial startup Dwolla released an API demo iPhone app on Github. Not long after, Iowa State University student Brett Neese took the API and began modifying it. Last week, his customized app—PayHere (for Dwolla)—appeared in the Apple App Store, with a version 2.0 already active …
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Startup Spaces: Take a look at Dwolla’s renovated Des Moines space
For Des Moines-based Dwolla, a renovated downtown office means more space for collaboration and a renewed focus on branding. “Almost everything that can be orange in our office is orange: couches, walls, rugs, shirts, you name it,” Dwolla communications builder intern Lindsay Dressen told Silicon Prairie News …