On this week's PrairieCast Andy Brudtkuhl and I were joined by guests Mike Colwell of the Business Innovation Zone and Casesmpl and James Eliason of Eliason Media and Uppward.

Discussed this week

• Casesmpl launches
• Dream Big, Grow Here contest announced for 7/1
• Uppward expands to any device that includes Facebook places
• With $750k angel round, stealthy LiveOn set to come alive August 15
• Guest Post: The virtual currency debate, exchange and hysteria
• Where do the entrepreneurs hang out? In Des Moines, it’s at Amici.

PrairieCast is a live podcast, recorded weekly, that features round table-style discussion of the top issues in startup culture and technology from across the Silicon Prairie region. Co-hosts Andy Brudtkuhl of 48Web and Geoff Wood of Silicon Prairie News are joined by a diversified group of entrepreneurs and others making an impact in the startup community.