Prairie Moves: Hudl shares stats behind its busiest support month

Lead Read: “Our Busiest Support Month by the Numbers” – Hudl shares statistics of its support team’s work in August, which included a day that saw more than 1,000 support phone calls answered. Quotable: “As the city prepares to host its first Startup Weekend on Friday, aspiring entrepreneurs need look no further than the $1.3…

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Lead Read

Our Busiest Support Month by the Numbers” – Hudl shares statistics of its support team’s work in August, which included a day that saw more than 1,000 support phone calls answered.

Quotable

“As the city prepares to host its first Startup Weekend on Friday, aspiring entrepreneurs need look no further than the $1.3 billion sale of Kenexa to IBM, announced last week.” – A Lincoln Journal Star editorial looks at the city’s support for startups. – Lincoln Journal Star

Fundings

  • Pollenware raised a $9.1 million round led by Union Square Ventures – Press Release and SPN

Career Moves

New Tech

  • Clickstop, an ecommerce company, launched JustPlasticBoxes.com, a site that sells plastic storage boxes in case-pack quantities which allows for wholesale pricing – Press Release
  • Better Homes and Gardens launched Paint Anything app – App Store and Mashable

Mentions

  • Dwolla – Are dollars on the web a credit card killer? – Reconteur
  • ActiveGrade – Interview with Riley Eynon-Lynch – AOL
  • Sporting Innovations – Reborn to run: Sporting Kansas City finds glory with innovative approach – Sporting News
  • RAZ Mobile – Startup Profile: RAZ Mobile – Helping Non-Profits Better Engage a New Generation of Supporters – Social IRL
  • Nate Olson of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation – The Pitch Questionnaire with 1 Million Cups’ Nate Olson – The Pitch
  • Lincoln fertile ground for startups – Lincoln Journal Star
  • Startups: Not Just for Silicon Valley Anymore – Huffington Post
  • These 12 cities are a startup paradise, according to young entrepreneurs – Tech Cocktail

Gig Bits

Gig Bits is an occasional feature keeping our readers up to speed on Google Fiber. Read Gig Bits.

Recognition

Blogged

  • The 2012 Dwolla Bikeup Recap – Dwolla
  • Dominate Breast Cancer with Hudl Breast Cancer Awareness Shirts – Hudl
  • Our Busiest Support Month by the Numbers – Hudl
  • Our Goals – Don’t Panic Labs
  • Where Should I Locate My Startup? – Growthology

Misc.

  • Kansas City IT Professionals posted a video of the panel discussion from its Kansas City Big Data event – KCTIP
  • The Technology Association of Iowa opened nominations for its Iowa Women of Innovation awards – TAI
  • Path.to, job opportuntiy matchmaking site, added cities Omaha, Kansas City and Des Moines – Path.to blog
  • Kansas City, Mo. mayor Sly James announced Kansas City will host Summit on the New American City – CityAge

 



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This story is part of the AIM Archive

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