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October 2011

  • PrairieCast: Live at 2 p.m Tuesday with Erin Ginkens and Nick Seguin

    Tune in Tuesday at 2 p.m. for Episode 59 of PrairieCast streaming live from Des Moines. This week we will be joined by two dynamic guests, Erin Ginkens (left, photo from linkedin.com), the president of West Des Moines-based Entrepreneurial Technologies, and Nick Seguin (photo from kauffman.org), manager of entrepreneurship at the Kauffman Foundation in Kansas…

  • Events: TEDxOmaha, Pipeline Omaha event, TechBrew DSM & more

    Every Monday, look for our events post to keep you in the loop on the happenings of the week. From meetups and conferences …

  • In Raikes School talk, Capricorn’s Uphoff outlines entrepreneurial traits

    Years ago, Barry Uphoff developed a survey to gauge whether a person is a good fit for a business opportunity. The survey got cut from the book he was contributing to at the time, “Unleashing the Killer App: Digital Strategies for Market Dominance.” But it came in handy Friday when Uphoff, a partner with Palo…

  • Tools for the Trade: Postagram provides personalized postcards

    In an era owned by smartphones, tablets and free Wi-Fi, the days of snail mail are becoming a distant memory. But since everyone loves a bit of nostalgia, Sincerely, a company dedicated to merging the old sentimentality of mail with new, ever-changing technology, created Postagram. Postagram is an app available for iPhone and Android devices…

  • Big Omaha Backstage Pass – Dan Martell: Work on something bigger

    “I guess the one piece of advice I would give anybody,” Dan Martell, co-founder of Flowtown, said, “is that no matter what you’re gonna to decide to work on – whether it be a million-dollar idea or a 10-million-dollar idea or a 100-million-dollar idea – you’re gonna spend the same amount of time doing it.…

  • Guest Post: Lessons learned from failure

    (This is a guest post by Jonathan Kay). Odds are, you have a blog reader. You have all your favorite sites and RSS feeds hooked in, and I would even venture to say you start your day off each morning by skimming through all this content. You probably read a handful of “five tips on…

  • Sunday Video: Hoffman, Weiner talk value of LinkedIn with Rose

    (This is a guest post by Wendy Townley.) Social media has become a two-headed beast that roars and whispers each and every day. At times, Facebook and Twitter are quite annoying, really. I find myself lacking the willpower to turn them off, log out and walk away. My eyes glaze over as I absentmindedly scan…

  • Guest Post: Think you have the Next Big Thing? 5 questions to ask yourself

    (This is a guest post by Bo Fishback) When I left what I thought was my dream job to launch a start-up, I truly believed I was onto something huge. Initially, I was following my instincts; however, looking back, some key indicators reinforced my gut feeling. Think you’re on the precipice of the next big…

  • Prairie Moves: Dave Rowe, I Smell Brains, Slouch Couch and more

    As Thinc Iowa nears (now just 12 days away), our staff resources have been moved around for event planning and execution and unfortunately for our readers, this means our content volume and deadlines take a hit. Expect fresh stories daily, but look to Prairie Moves to keep you in the loop on the activities of…

  • Weekly Wrap-Up: Wherein Jeff and Dusty prove they can’t be flapped

    “This week sponsored by pneumonia — come join in the fun!”* Seriously, what more enticement could you possibly need to watch episode 109 of the Weekly Wrap-Up other than that exciting snippet, courtesy of Jeff, from this week’s show? Jeff was battling a bit of a bug — we hope it wasn’t pneumonia again —…