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Prairie Moves: The Verge takes in-depth look at Internet 2012 Bus Tour
Lead Read: “Reddit’s road rules: trolling America’s heartland, one startup at a time ” – The Verge’s embedded reporter on the Internet 2012 Bus Tour provides an in-depth look at reddit, the company’s co-founder and general manager and the recent excursion they took through the Silicon Prairie region. Quotable: “Although there are only three start-ups now…
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Prairie Moves: KC Star examines Kauffman Foundation’s refocus
Lead Read “Kauffman Foundation refocuses after turmoil” – With a CEO search underway and in the wake of trustee departures, the Kansas City Star takes a close look at operations and mission of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Quotable “I think we’re all headed toward an agent economy, where everyone …
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Prairie Moves: Quartz explores Dwolla-Square collaboration
Lead Read “Why the two hottest US startups in payments might collaborate to marginalize Visa and Mastercard” – Quartz lays out an argument for how a collaboration between Dwolla and Square could disrupt retail payment services. | Quotable “But overall, I can recommend PeggyBank.” – Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg puts his stamp of approval…
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Prairie Moves: Business Journal talks entrepreneurship with Peter deSilva
Lead Read “Up Close: Peter deSilva, president of UMB Bank” – The Kansas City Business Journal’s Alyson Raletz interviews Peter deSilva, the champion of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce’s Big 5 initiative to make Kansas City America’s “most entrepreneurial city.” Quotable “What I’m trying to get at, in what feels like ten billion…
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Prairie Moves: Sporting News looks at Sporting Innovations tech
Lead Read: “Sporting Kansas City’s business plan could revolutionize American sports” – Sporting News recaps the success and reveals the ambitions of Sporting Kansas City and its technology spin-off, Sporting Innovations. Quotable: “During the week of August 27 – September 1 …
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Prairie Moves: Fast Company “pins” portrait of Ben Silbermann, Pinterest
Lead Read: “Can Ben Silbermann Turn Pinterest Into The World’s Greatest Shopfront?” – Iowa native Ben Silbermann gives Fast Company (above) a rare look inside his startup’s growth and pre-revenue phase status. Quotable: “Am I being good to those in my life? Startups are hard. They take commitment, from me and my family.” – BitMethod’s…
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Prairie Moves: Kauffman study shows where startup founders settle
Lead Read: “Where High-Growth Founders Go: The Answers May Surprise You” – On Forbes’ website, Ewing Marion Kauffman Research Analyst Kate Maxwell provides an overview of a recent study she co-authored: “The Ascent of America’s High-Growth …
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Prairie Moves: Wired dives deep into mystery Google device found in Iowa
What is Prairie Moves? Published Tuesdays and Fridays, Prairie Moves is a roundup of career changes, media coverage, product development and other updates from the companies and individuals regularly covered by Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit an item for our next Prairie Moves post, please email editor@siliconprairienews.com or…
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Prairie Moves: Hudl shares stats behind its busiest support month
Lead Read: “Our Busiest Support Month by the Numbers” – Hudl shares statistics of its support team’s work in August, which included a day that saw more than 1,000 support phone calls answered. Quotable: “As the city prepares to host its first Startup Weekend on Friday, aspiring entrepreneurs need look no further than the $1.3…
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Prairie Moves: Startup America Partnership provides plan update
Lead Read: “A Bold Plan to Help Startups” – Startup America Partnership’s managing director of startup regions, Donna Harris, gives an update of the organization’s goal to help high-growth startups scale more successfully and support them through strong startup communities at a local level. – Innovation …