South by Southwest Interactive

  • See the Silicon Prairie at SXSW 2013

    More than 27,000 people have descended on Austin, Texas for the 19th annual South by Southwest Interactive. And that’s just registered attendees, according to ABC News. To help those from the Silicon Prairie find each other in the Lone Star State, we’ve rounded up the region’s presence at SXSW. We’ve also assembled a Twitter list…

  • Headed to SXSW? Let us know in the comments

    As we’ve done for five years now, we want to help connect those from the Silicon Prairie making the trek to Texas for South by Southwest Interactive. In past years, entrepreneurs from across the region have attended, some bringing whole teams – RecBob even had a uniform last year (left) – and others earning spots…

  • SPN catches up with Scott Case and the AgLocal team (Video)

    Nevermind that he was busy participating in one panel and moderating another last month at South By Southwest Interactive in Austin, Texas. Jeff Slobotski, SPN’s co-founder and chief community officer, still found time to put on his reporter’s hat and go to work. In the midst of a whirlwind few days in Austin, he caught…

  • Dwolla, Zaarly CEOs talk growth of startups from Midwestern roots

    The beauty of writing about a panel discussion between three people frequently featured on the very blog for which you’re writing — and a blog co-founded by one of those people — is that you can afford to forgo formal introductions and get right down to business. And, given that this post is long overdue,…

  • Roundup of the Silicon Prairie at SXSW 2012

    With South by Southwest Interactive one week behind us, we’ve compiled links to articles, blog posts, tweets, photos, audio and video that cover or mention Silicon Prairie-based entrepreneurs and startups that took part in the event. During the five-day festival in Austin, Texas, a number of individuals from the Silicon Prairie participated on panels, competed…

  • SXSnippets: With Jock Jams and Red Bull in tow, RecBob hits the streets

    The home stretch – time to take what we’ve learned the previous three days and fine tune the machine. | 10 a.m. – Load up the RV and head downtown. This was our first morning to sleep (eight hours of sleep, more than double what most of us had gotten in the prior two weeks).…

  • SXSnippets: Dwolla’s Lampe learns the allure of ‘lasers, wine and geeks’

    1:15 a.m. – Walk in late, drenched with rain, to Gary Vaynerchuck’s Secret Wine Party from Matthew Rosenberg’s Fast Society/Cameo house party. Lasers, wine and geeks make for an amazingly awesome combination. | 9:30 a.m. – Christina Aguilera apparently looks …

  • SXSnippets: AgLocal embraces ‘awesomely weird’ Austin

    8:45 a.m. – It’s day four for the AgLocal team, and we’re already droppin ya’lls and agreeing that Austin is in fact awesomely weird (and uh yes, the locals would like to keep it that way). We’re up early to grab some provisions for a bbq we’re hosting at our Airbnb house. Local rancher Windfall…

  • SXSnippets: Checking in from a sun-splashed Sunday at South By

    11:00 a.m. – The day started a little later than usual (taxis!), but it began with a bang as we met with Phil, Manager of Emerging Tech for VaynerMedia (Gary Vaynerchuk’s agency). The rest of the team took the divide and conquer approach, attacking sessions on the campus: an interview about “the tragedy of comments”…

  • SXSnippets: Catch Nick Seguin if you can

    12:30 a.m. – Hugs and handshakes with SPN team and Dwolla folks at the Startup Weekend/Twilio/Zaarly party… They finally got there! | 8 a.m. – Run and lift at hotel – gotta shake off last night and get some energy! | 9:30 a.m. – Finally pick up badge … What does that say about value…