The Roasterie in Kansas City has created a coffee branded after Pipeline with 10 percent of proceeds going to the entrepreneurship organization. It’s described as “bold, smooth and lively, just like Pipeline entrepreneurs.”
Every Monday Silicon Prairie News’ editorial team will share some of the interesting regional content we’ve read as well as SPN’s most-read stories over the last week.
SPN’s most-read stories from last week
- Omaha Code School students getting hired by “supporting employers” by Jordan Pascale (6/13)
- Kander: Startups fail because they lack customers, not funding by Carson Vaughan (6/19)
- If you missed Sprint Accelerator’s demo day, they put on quite the show by Megan Bannister (6/17)
- dsmHack draws 80 participants, builds projects for 9 local nonprofits by Julia Hogren (6/16)
- MindMixer CEO shares investment advice with new startups by Jordan Pascale (6/18)
Iowa
- Men’s Style Lab founder Derian Baugh opens up about how far he’s come since the company was just an idea and what it took to get his startup off the ground. — Men’s Style Lab
- Lessons learned through StartupCity Des Moines: chapter two. — StartupCity blog
- A story Des Moines Register reporter Marco Santana wrote about Iowa City-based Re-APP got some play nationally. — USA Today
- Chicago startup University Football Rentals expanded to Iowa City. — We Create Here
- Dwolla’s latest product launch got some national media attention. — TechCrunch
Kansas City
- The Roasterie now offers a Pipeline Energy Blend that helps benefit the organization. Stay caffeinated with this blend and 10 percent of the proceeds go to Pipeline. — The Roasterie
- Neighbor.ly got a brief but very cool mention in a Fast Company article on crowdfunding for civic projects. — Fast Company
- Nick Bowden of MindMixer blogs about fundraising in the Midwest. — Medium
- Mark your calendar: Hack Midwest is schedule for July 19-20. — KCITP
Nebraska
- Adam Carter was accepted by Omaha Code School this week and was encouraged by an SPN story on graduates getting jobs. — Adam Carter
- Interface School and Omaha Code School are profiled after they complete their first classes. — Omaha World-Herald
- There’s a maker faire for children on Sept. 13 at the Omaha Childrens’ Museum that includes a tech offering. — Omaha Mini-Maker Faire
- Fast Company picked up a Silicon Prairie News story on Valvora. — Fast Company
- Huntforce featured on a big game hunting show. — Addicted to the Outdoors with Jon and Gina
We love to hear what you’re up to! Read something interesting about entrepreneurship or startups in the Midwest? Send it our way at [email protected].
