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  • Watch live: PrairieCast at 2 p.m. with Sam Schill and John Jackovin

    Tune in today at 2 p.m. for Episode 78 of PrairieCast streaming live from Des Moines. We’ll be joined by guests Sam Schill of Shoplr and the Sigler Companies (far left) and John Jackovin of BettrLife and Bawte (near left). Discussion topics will include the big takeaways from South by Southwest Interactive and …

  • PrairieCast: Live at 2 p.m Tuesday with Sam Schilll and John Jackovin

    Tune in Tuesday at 2 p.m. for Episode 78 of PrairieCast streaming live from Des Moines. We’ll be joined by guests Sam Schill of Shoplr and the Sigler Companies and John Jackovin of BettrLife and Bawte. Discussion topics will include the big takeaways from SXSW and the Startup Act. Did you catch our last episode,…

  • PrairieCast Video: Bloom.com’s $5.4m Series A, SXSW preview

    This week Iowa Economic Development Authority’s Brian Waller and our own Danny Schreiber joined us to talk about Capricorn Investment Group’s $5 million investment into Omaha’s Bloom.com as well as to preview the Silicon Prairie region’s involvement in South by Southwest Interactive. Also, check out the video that Startup Weekend …

  • Watch live: PrairieCast at 2 p.m. with Brian Waller and Danny Schreiber

    Tune in today at 2 p.m. for Episode 77 of PrairieCast streaming live from Des Moines. We’ll be joined by Brian Waller of the Iowa Economic Development Authority and our own Danny Schreiber to talk about Bloom’s big funding and to preview the Silicon Prairie’s involvement in South By Southwest Interactive this weekend. Did you…

  • Events: TechBrew, Nebraska Code Camp, SXSW Cereal Bar 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. For more, visit our events page for a calendar of upcoming …

  • PrairieCast Video: Startup Weekend and the Startup Visa Legislation

    On this week’s episode, Tej Dhawan of Startup City Des Moines and Andrew Kirpalani of Ensighten joined me to discuss the upcoming Startup Weekend in Des Moines and the Startup Visa legislation currently in Congress and Iowa Senator Grassley’s role in the process. This week on the Fast Four it was @DHH gone racing, the…

  • Watch live: PrairieCast at 2 p.m. with Tej Dhawan and Andrew Kirpalani

    Tune in today at 2 p.m. for Episode 76 of PrairieCast streaming live from Des Moines. We’ll be joined by guests Tej Dhawan of Startup City Des Moines and Andrew Kirpalani of Ensighten. Discussion topics will include Iowa political ties to the current Startup Visa legislation and this weekend’s Startup …

  • PrairieCast: Live at 2 p.m. Tuesday with Tej Dhawan & Andrew Kirpalani

    Tune in tomorrow at 2 p.m. for Episode 76 of PrairieCast streaming live from Des Moines. We’ll be joined by guests Tej Dhawan of Startup City Des Moines (far left) and Andrew Kirpalani of Ensighten (near left). Discussion topics will include Iowa political ties to the current Startup Visa legislation and …

  • Events: Omaha YP Summit, Startup Drinks, Awesome Camp 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. For more, visit our …

  • PrairieCast video: VoterTide and the Fast Company ‘Most Innovative’

    This week we were joined by two guests, old friend Chris Burns of West Des Moines-based Shift and PrairieCast first-timer Jimmy Winter of Omaha’s VoterTide. We discussed recent news related to VoterTide as well as Fast Company’s “Most Innovative” list which included two startups with Silicon Prairie ties, Dwolla and Zaarly. This week on the…