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Not a techie? Not a problem. Finding the ‘write’ fit at the Startup Job Crawl
(This is a guest post by Riane Menardi.) In early November, I had no idea that the Midwest had a startup presence — heck, I think I had to look up what exactly a “startup” was after I saw a tweet about the Startup Job Crawl. I was clueless, but intrigued about this four-hour, tech-industry…
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More startups and students to join SPN Startup Job Crawl on Feb. 15
On Wednesday, Feb. 15 from 5-8 p.m. we’re bringing startups and students of all majors together for something beyond a typical career fair. If you haven’t registered for next Wednesday’s Silicon Prairie News Job Crawl, make sure to join the 130 students from Creighton, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Nebraska-Omaha and other metro-area schools who…
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Events: L5 Pint Night, Venture Friday, Startup Beers and more
Every Monday, look for our events post to keep you in the loop on the happenings of the week. From meetups and conferences to workshops and pitch sessions, if it’s happening in the Silicon Prairie, you’ll find it here. For more, visit our events page for a calendar of upcoming events from us and others…
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Heads up, students: Omaha’s first Startup Job Crawl is February 15
By this point in the semester, you’re well beyond syllabus day in your Spring classes, you’ve tried to stifle your Facebook addiction once or twice and you’ve hit the library more this semester than ever before. Now that you’re starting to get into the swing of things, why not jump the gun on your internship…
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Events: Startup Drinks, Innovator of the Year, Ignite Lincoln and more
Every Monday, look for our events post to keep you in the loop on the happenings of the week. From meetups and conferences to workshops and pitch sessions, if it’s happening in the Silicon Prairie, you’ll find it here. For more, visit our events page for a calendar of upcoming events from us and others…
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Mark your calendars: The 2012 SPN events schedule
Though there are still a couple days left in 2011, we’re already prepped to party like it’s 2012. We’re announcing our full slate of Silicon Prairie News events including regularly scheduled meetups in Omaha, Des Moines and Kansas City, fall and spring Startup Job Crawls and our premier events Big Omaha and Thinc Iowa. Mark…
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Q&A: Startup Job Crawl participants share insights from ‘Silicon Sixth’
Last week, with the help of 22 startups and related organizations, Silicon Prairie News heldi its first Startup Job Crawl on “Silicon Sixth” Avenue in downtown Des Moines. More than 80 students from …
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First Startup Job Crawl sets steady pace for students and startup scene
Wednesday night more than 80 students from 12 colleges put down the books, printed off their resumes and geared up for a hike down “Silicon Sixth” Avenue for our inaugural Startup Job Crawl in downtown Des Moines. Our goal for the event was to provide an avenue for students to introduce themselves to the budding…
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What you need to know for the Startup Job Crawl
We couldn’t be more excited for Des Moines’ first Startup Job Crawl tonight. We have more than 100 students registered representing 12 schools. On the other side, we have nearly 20 startups and related organizations participating. Here’s the information that you need to know for this evening: Schedule We’re kicking off the event at 5…