January 2012

  • Ten Silicon Prairie startups to watch in 2012

    In 2011, we did our best to keep a close eye on Silicon Prairie startups, covering entrepreneurs who dared to disrupt the established local marketplace, aimed to make the online shopping experience more social and dreamed of virtual town-halls that increased citizen participation. Among the startups we covered, there were a few in each city…

  • PrairieCast with Nathan T. Wright, Tej Dhawan and Danny Schreiber (Video)

    We had a full house this week on PrairieCast with Lava Row’s Nathan T. Wright and Startup City Des Moines’ Tej Dhawan in studio and our own Danny Schreiber on Skype. We took a look back at both the top posts of 2011 as well as the most popular ones and gave our predictions on…

  • Prairie Moves: Bryan Lewis, Andrew Roger, iDealer and more

    Published Tuesdays and Thursdays, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please email editor@siliconprairienews.com. And if…

  • PrairieCast: Live at 2 p.m. with Nathan T. Wright, Tej Dhawan and Danny Schreiber

    Tune in at 2 p.m. today for a PrairieCast to ring in the New Year! Our guests for Episode 68 are Lava Row’s Nathan T. Wright, Startup City Des Moines’ Tej Dhawan and our very own Danny Schreiber. We’ll talk a bit about the year that was in 2011, preview what we expect to see…

  • Proxibid introduces another new outlet for web sales with Classifieds

    Proxibid, the Omaha-based real auction marketplace, today launched Proxibid Classifieds, a new listing service that gives auction companies and business sellers the ability to sell items directly to buyers. Using Proxibid Classifieds, sellers can create an account and be ready to sell their items in just minutes. Buyers, meanwhile, are not required …

  • Kauffman Foundation CEO Schramm resigns, interim leader named

    Carl Schramm, the president and CEO of the The Ewing Marion Kauffmann Foundation, today announced that he is stepping down from his post at the Kansas City, Mo.-based foundation. Kauffman Foundation trustee Benno Schmidt has taken over as the organization’s interim president, and the search for a new president and CEO will begin this year.…

  • PrairieCast: Live at 2 p.m. Tuesday with Tej Dhawan, Nathan T. Wright and Danny Schreiber

    Join us at 2 p.m. today to ring in the New Year on PrairieCast! Episode 68 will feature Lava Row’s Nathan T. Wright, Startup City Des Moines’ Tej Dhawan and our very own Danny Schreiber. We’ll talk a bit about the year that was in 2011, preview what we expect to see in 2012 and…

  • SPN in 2011: Reflecting on a year of growth and great events

    2011 was an amazing year for us at Silicon Prairie News. With the addition of four new full-time team members, more than 1,000 blog posts and a healthy number of meetups, parties and other events, it’s safe to say it was a year of tremendous growth and positive change for our company and the greater…

  • Events: Design+Tech on Wednesday, full SPN 2012 calendar of events

    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 …