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  • With paying merchants on board, Shoplr looks to build user base

    Shoplr doesn’t care what you like, whether that means a casual affection or the click of a button. Shoplr cares about what you love. “What was truly in our hearts and minds from the beginning has come out,” said Sam Schill, one of three co-founders of the Ames-based company. Shoplr (think shopping and Doppler) hopes…

  • 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,…

  • Prairie Moves: Macy Koch, Blake Pinneke, Lake Surf Co. and more

    Published Tuesdays and Thursdays (two days late this week), Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post,…

  • Prairie Moves: Miranda Bouck, ActiveGrade, Powow and more

    Published Tuesdays and Thursdays, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please email editor@siliconprairienews.com. And if…

  • Silicon Prairie Spooky: Startups, agencies celebrate Halloween

    Pumpkins, prairie dogs, Power Rangers, oh my! Here’s the rundown of Halloween hijinks in startups and agencies in the Silicon Prairie (which unfortunately didn’t contain any Power Rangers). – Bozell, an Omaha-based integrated marketing agency, created the Zombie Preparedness Center for its client, Westlake Ace Hardware. This one is listed first because it’s also the…

  • Prairie Moves: Todd Razor, Becky Mollenkamp, Kickanotch and more

    Thinc Iowa preparations have me occupied during the week so I’m finding time to catch up on content on Saturdays and Sundays. Enjoy this fresh off the press Prairie Moves (links gathered through today) that’s just a few days later than its usual Thursday appearance. Also, if you’d like to see what we’ve been up…

  • Prairie Moves: Deal Garden, Michael Gelphman, Sara Davidson and more

    What is Prairie Moves? – Published Tuesdays and Thursdays, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development, and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of …

  • Quick Pitch: Shoplr seeks to serve as local radar for shoppers

    If the team at Shoplr has its way, people won’t venture anywhere without scanning their radar — not for ominous storm fronts or looming low-pressure systems, but for deals. Shoplr, which derives its name from “shopping” and “Doppler” (as in the weather-tracking radar) is a mobile application for discovering real-time offers from local businesses. …

  • Dwolla unveils Proxi: Photos and video from the meetup

    Wednesday’s Dwolla meetup brought out a cross section of the business and technology community from throughout Des Moines. The Dwolla team estimated more than 350 people passed through doors, first for a social at Americana, then next door at Zart. Dwolla founder Ben Milne was the event’s headliner, announcing his company’s new product …

  • Checking in with Sam Schill, startup swag guru and budding entrepreneur

    To categorize Sam Schill’s immersion into the world of tech startups using the lexicon of that land, the Ames businessman has quickly gone from just checking in to becoming a veritable super mayor. A little more than a year removed from making his first foray into the landscape of tech entrepreneurship — when he helped…