Can entrepreneurship be taught? Perhaps University of Colorado “StartUp class” student Pedro Sorrentino sums this up most effectively when he says, “I discovered myself to be an entrepreneur. I just acknowledged something that was happening before. I realized how much of the mindset was in my nature.” This supports my stance on the question. Entrepreneurship…

On heels of Tuesday’s StartupIowa launch and our post highlighting Steve Kiene’s TEDxLincoln talk on the ingredients of a software ecosystem, this recently released video from LeWeb, “Panel: How European governments support startup ecosystems,” caught my attention. Moderated by Sherry Coutu, an accomplished entrepreneur and angel investor …

On Thursday, Dwolla co-founder and CEO Ben Milne will take the mic at the company’s meetup and deliver the major product announcement it’s been hyping since early November. It’s still uncertain what Milne will announce, but one thing is certain, he’s becoming a visionary in the mobile payments space and people will be tuning in…

In the wake of the last week’s release of Inc Magazine’s company of the year, Evernote, I took time this weekend to learn more about the startup that allows its users to capture, organize and find information across multiple platforms. Like previous Sunday Videos, I discovered one the best videos related to Evernote on Standford…

Lately, we’ve been regularly asked, “How do I get my startup covered by the media?” When asked, it isn’t only directed at our coverage; individuals are looking for advice on how to get attention from many, whether its traditional media, such as the Des Moines Register, tech blogs, such as TechCrunch, or other niche outlets,…

Ericsson Multimedia is the source of this week’s Sunday Video. Released earlier this month, the 20-minute video features a variety of voices (David Rowan, the chief editor of Wired UK; Caterina Fake, the founder of Flickr; and Eric Wahlforss, the co-founder of Soundcloud are included) sounding off on the unique position the world finds itself…

On Friday, America lost one the great commentators of everyday life, Andy Rooney of 60 Minutes. Just weeks after delivering his last “A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney” and entering into retirement, Rooney passed away at the age of 92. “And all this time,” Rooney said on October 2 in his final 60 Minutes episode,…

When I spoke with Bo Fishback, CEO and co-founder of Zaarly, on Monday to receive the announcement of his startup’s latest round of funding, he was equally excited to share another item of news: current Hewlett-Packard CEO and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman was joining Zaarly’s board of directors. “We have about 30 people, she…

As we kick off the week of Thinc Iowa, today’s Sunday Video Series features one of the nine speakers that will take the stage on Friday at the Temple for Performing Arts in downtown Des Moines. The mission of Thinc Iowa is to provide a common ground for established corporations and startups. With this common…