Layered Innovations

  • A (belated) midyear look at the “10 Silicon Prairie startups to watch”

    One counts McDonald’s among its account holders, another carries recognition from the SXSW Interactive Awards and another had its product featured on the PBS News Hour. Seven months ago, none of these milestones had been achieved, but we’ve seen quick progress and achievements. In January, I presented a list of 10 Silicon Prairie companies that…

  • Arch team to speak Thursday at Cornstalks

    The team of four behind Arch (left), a mobile app that allows users to request media or information from other users, will speak Thursday at Cornstalks, a monthly forum for individuals interested in high-growth entrepreneurship. Though currently in private beta, Arch has showcased its potential on its website, archcrowd.com, and in a pomotional video (below).…

  • Grange, Davidson to speak Thursday at Cornstalks

    John Grange and Silicon Prairie News’ own Dusty Davidson, co-founders of the mobile marketing startup Layeredi, will present Thursday at Cornstalks, a monthly forum for individuals interested in high-growth entrepreneurship. Grange and Davidson will tell the backstory of their relationship and founding of Layeredi, along with a discussion of their company’s clients and how they’ve…

  • Layeredi teams up with Hurrdat, hires ex-Tripleseat designer

    Layeredi, an Omaha mobile marketing startup co-founded by our own Dusty Davidson, has entered into a sales agreement with Hurrdat, a Lincoln social media marketing startup, that will allow the two companies to leverage each other’s strengths. …

  • Davidson, Grange team up to build mobile marketing platform Layeredi

    With a history of software consulting and entrepreneurship (think Tripleseat and, oh yes, Silicon Prairie News), Dusty Davidson, 31, is moving on to his next project: Layeredi. Still only four months old, Layeredi, short for Layered Innovations, is a platform for managing mobile marketing campaigns. Currently. “The long-term vision is to provide a suite of…

  • A photo recap from the SPN Meetup with Layered Innovations

    The SPN Meetup with Layered Innovations (Layeredi) on Wednesday night stacked up all the right pieces for a great night of networking on the Prairie. The crowd proved steady as we welcomed more than 85 people throughout the night to House of Loom, a new downtown hotspot. At the meetup, there were group conversations of…

  • Join us for the SPN Meetup with Layeredi tonight at House of Loom

    Join us tonight for our Silicon Prairie News Meetup with Layered Innovations (Layeredi) from 5-8 p.m. at House of Loom. There will be much up for discussion at the meetup, given today’s hot topic of the SOPA Strike, which includes more than a dozen Silicon Prairie-based companies blacking out their sites. Educate yourself so you…

  • SPN stacking up with Layeredi for Omaha meetup on January 18

    From 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 18, join Silicon Prairie News for an evening of networking with a subtle nightlife flair at House of Loom for our SPN Omaha Meetup with Layered Innovations (Layeredi). We held our last Omaha meetup nearly one month ago and we’re back at it again in an effort to connect…

  • Ten Silicon Prairie startups to watch in 2012

    In 2011, we did our best to keep a close eye on Silicon Prairie startups, covering entrepreneurs who dared to disrupt the established local marketplace, aimed to make the online shopping experience more social and dreamed of virtual town-halls that increased citizen participation. Among the startups we covered, there were a few in each city…

  • John Grange on raising capital, gray hair and grabbing beers

    At last night’s Cornstalks, a monthly gathering for pre-seed and seed entrepreneurs in high growth businesses, tech entrepreneur and investor John Grange shared his experiences with his former company, PowerDNN, and his current stealth startup, Layered Innovations. Throughout his presentation, Grange delivered lessons learned about raising capital and integrating into the entrepreneurial …