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10 people to grab coffee with if you’re new to the Creative Corridor
While the Silicon Prairie may span across several states, include vastly different types of companies and entrepreneurs with diverse backgrounds (and football rivalries), supportive communities are one factor that tie them all together. Whether you’re in Omaha or Des Moines, Kansas City or Cedar Rapids, you’ll find people who really care about helping their fellow…
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Meet our eight-member Silicon Prairie Awards Selection Committee
As a community, you’ve done your part to tell us who you think should be crowned the winners of the 2014 Silicon Prairie Awards. But now it’s time to share who will make up the second part of our voting process. This year we’ve incorporated the votes of two judges from each section of our…
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FullStack officially announces KC office, Jonny Kot as chief sales officer
Last week FullStack, formerly known as Cramer Dev, announced a name change and rebrand after 14 years in business. Now the Iowa City-based development firm is making another big announcement: an expansion to Kansas City. While this isn’t the first we’ve heard of the expansion, founder Josh Cramer officially announced plans for FullStack’s KC office…
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14-year-old Cramer Dev rebrands, changes name to FullStack
For the last 14 years, Josh Cramer‘s Iowa City-based development firm has gone by the name of Cramer Dev. But as the team has grown to 14 and his company changed, Cramer began to re-evaulate and announced today that Cramer Dev has changed its name to FullStack. “To start with, our company has grown and evolved significantly…
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HLT closes $1M seed round, strives to release 24 new apps this year
Just more than a year after launching its first product, Coralville, Iowa-based Higher Learning Technologies has announced the completion of a $1 million seed round. Among the round’s notable investors are former ACT CEO Richard Ferguson, Involta founder and CEO Bruce Lehrman and Josh Cramer of Iowa City, Iowa-based Cramer Dev …
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How remote work leads to more success, happiness
(Guest post by Josh Cramer) In 1976, a man named Dale Chihuly was in a head-on car accident in which he flew through the windshield of his vehicle. As a result, he sustained severe injuries to his face and became blind in his left eye. Prior to this incident, Mr. Chihuly had studied the art…
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Entrepreneurs share advice, inspirations with U of Iowa students
In conjunction with Iowa’s Creative Corridor Creative Week and the UP America Summit, the University of Iowa’s John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and Silicon Prairie News co-hosted a panel for students on founding startups and what it takes to be an entrepreneur. More than 100 students and entrepreneurs gathered Tuesday afternoon …
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Health Tech Hatch brings crowdfunding and testing together
A crowdfunding and beta-testing platform’s creators hope to change the way health care products and apps go to market. Based in Iowa City, Health Tech Hatch combines testing and funding into one website, allowing developers to receive feedback …
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Dwolla-powered Koala Pay aims to help merchants, customers connect
Koala Pay, a mobile application launched last month, is out to help merchants cultivate a more loyal and engaged customer base, starting with users of web-based payments network Dwolla. Released in the App Store on Nov. 26 and officially unveiled at a Dwolla meetup Nov. 30 in Des Moines, Koala Pay was designed to provide…
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With inspiration from Brad Feld, meetups emerge in Omaha, Iowa City
As the Silicon Prairie startup community develops, one of the ways collaboration and connections occur is through consistent opportunities to engage with one another. A strong community, moreover, is lead by a group of actors who are passionate around building our cities and region into something greater, and they take steps to make that happen.…