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February 2010

  • Silicon Prairie News testifies on behalf of Nebraska Innovation Act

    Last Thursday, Silicon Prairie News had the opportunity to testify in the Nebraska Legislature on behalf of LB 1109 – Adopt the Nebraska Innovation and High Wage Employment Act. The proposed bill, introduced by State Senator Conrad (pictured left), calls for the creation of a task force to investigate the entrepreneurial…

  • Five in Five with Dallas J. Moore and The Social Media Experience

    Name: Dallas J. Moore | Full-time job: Director of Business Development and Social Media, Social Republick | City blogging from: Ames, Iowa | 1. What is the name, subject and URL of your blog: The title of my blog is Mr. Dallas J. Moore and The Social Media Experience I write a lot about social…

  • Developers to get $25 discount at Startup Weekend Des Moines

    Shane Reiser, organizer of Startup Weekend Des Moines, announced today that software developers are eligible for $25 off of tickets to the event. “More often than not, the types of startups and projects launched at Startup Weekends around the globe are web or mobile apps that can realistically be created given the context of the…

  • TechBrew Iowa, Startup Drinks Omaha this Thursday, February 11

    The region’s monthly gatherings focused on bringing together people to discuss entrepreneurial ideas coincide again this Thursday, February 11. Des Moines’ TechBrew Iowa event, put on by the Technology Association of Iowa, will take place at Dos Rios (316 Court Avenue) starting at 5 p.m.

  • Toby Schroder explains SEO, announces Startup Drinks Lincoln

    When you think about it, Google is a bit like God. People look to both for answers on every topic imaginable, and those same seekers of knowledge actually have little to no idea how either one really works. Thankfully, Toby Schroder of Fierce Robot, a search engine optimization startup that’s been his full-time job for…

  • PrairieCast: Ben Milne of Dwolla

    In the second episode of PrairieCast we have our first guest, Ben Milne of cash-transfer startup Dwolla. Ben discusses entrepreneurship in Des Moines, Dwolla’s expansion to California, and what he’s learned since his company launched late last year. Additionally, we premiered a new “Week in Review” segment where Andy Brudtkuhl and I discuss the stories…

  • Awesome Camp recap

    Putting a local spin on the popular worldwide BarCamp format, Lincoln gave entrepreneurs around the state the chance to attend camp. Awesome Camp, that is. Hosted January, 30 at red9, the gathering of business-minded startup owners, freelancers and developers lacked a concrete schedule right up until the minute it started. Instead of following a rigid…

  • Andy Peters brings on Hasani Hunter as Ninth Division co-founder

    With a history of co-working out of coffee shops, I imagined the decision between Andy Peters and Hasani Hunter to officially partner to be made over a cup of coffee. Nope. It was over a ham sandwich. “At the end of the day, that’s why I started the company anyways, not just to be Andy…

  • Weekly Wrap Up

    Mentioned this week: * Filming on location at the Nebraska State Capital in Lincoln * Matt Sherman’s post with Steve Glenn’s presentation, Top 10 mistakes entrepreneurs make * AIM Institute’s Technology Breakfast Seminars on February 26 with Matt Galligan of Simple Geo * 2010 Nebraska Summit on Entrepreneurship produced by…

  • Silicon Prairie News featured on Managing the Edge podcast

    Last Friday, Des Moines-based podcasters Doug Mitchell and Andy Brudtkuhl invited me to be a guest on their Managing the Edge podcast to talk about the Silicon Prairie News organization, content models and the business of news media in the era of the social web. Managing the Edge is a weekly podcast that focuses on…