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Sioux City Launch Week begins today
Sioux City Launch Week kicks off today with a wide range of events aimed toward engaging northwest Iowa’s entrepreneurial community and building a strong entrepreneurial ecosystem. Launch week is organized by Iowa’s West Coast Initiative, led by the economic development organizations in Plymouth, Monona and Woodbury counties, which are working together to increase entrepreneurial activity…
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Base 3 features talks on technology, community and going viral
Candy canes, cotton candy and gumballs lined the walls of the Ho-Chunk Centre in Sioux City, Iowa as a crowd of entrepreneurs, business owners and other community members gathered for the sixth annual Base 3 event Thursday. After a candy-themed Biz Brew happy hour filled with craft cocktails and snacks, three speakers took the stage…
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Sioux City’s Base 3 event returns November 10
Sioux City’s premiere startup event Base 3 will be returning on November 10th at the Ho Chunk Centre. The speakers include Iowa filmmaker Scott Siepker, Caleb Ullfers of Flywheel and Brian C. Waller from the Technology Association of Iowa. SPN caught with the event’s organizers, Ryan Martinez and Sean Richardson of Flyover Technology, over email. SPN: How…
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Base 3 returns with talks on networking, Imposter Syndrome and taking risks
The sun was setting over Sioux City, Iowa as the fifth semi-annual Base 3 event began with a Biz Brew social hour. The rosy light poured through the windows of the Ho-Chunk Centre as a group of about 50 entrepreneurs, bankers, community leaders and students gathered to enjoy live painting, delicious barbeque and local craft…
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Sioux City’s Base 3 is back! QA with Ryan Martinez and Sean Richardson
On January 28th Sioux City’s premiere startup event Base 3 will return to showcase 3 new speakers, 5 local startups and 2 craft breweries. SPN caught up with Base 3’s organizers, Ryan Martinez and Sean Richardson of Flyover Technology, over Skype. SPN: What was the response like to Base 3 last July? RM: It was good all around.…
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Silicon Prairie Tech offers a Slack community for all Prairie innovators
Creator Geoff Arnold and collaborator Sean Richardson of Flyover Technology based in Sioux City, Iowa, announced this week the creation of a Slack-based entrepreneurial community, Silicon Prairie Tech. “There are vast amounts of smart and talented people in Silicon Prairie doing great things. SPT will be the place where if you need some help on…
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Sioux City’s startup community has no illusions
The working class city on the Missouri River has a history with tech innovation—a history it hopes to transcend. At Base 3, Sioux City’s annual entrepreneurship event, a microbrewer passes out samples of hibiscus beer while live local musicians play in the background. Sioux City’s young, creative and ambitious mingle around the century-old, exposed red brick…