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
- Nordstrom’s Trunk Club acquisition a success for Men’s Style Lab’s growth by Megan Bannister (8/1)
- Hudl acquires London video company, jumps into European soccer by Jordan Pascale (8/5)
- Omaha startup softball team fails to win even just one game by Jordan Pascale (8/5)
- Omaha’s first commercial 3D printing service opens shop by Jordan Pascale (8/5)
- How Hail Varsity persuaded investors to put $300K in print, online media by Jordan Pascale (8/7)
Iowa
- Greenwood, a payments company built on Dwolla, is using the startup’s API to make crowdfunding more affordable. — Dwolla Blog
- Aaron Horn shares why you should be mentoring. — LinkedIn
- We Create Here’s Sarah Binder takes a look at women in tech in relation to the newly announced Iowa Startup Accelerator class. — We Create Here
- Dwolla hosted their first summer retreat a few weeks back. We’re jealous—it looks like a ton of fun. — Dwolla Blog
Kansas City
- Happy Birthday! Missouri Business Alert turned two. — Missouri Business Alert
- Sprint got a nod in Inc. about unexpected corporate/startup alliances. — Inc.
- Idle Smart was named best startup branding of the year. — Twitter
- Turnstone and Cremalab are talking about culture in a Small Talk on Aug. 19. — EventBrite
Nebraska
- John Henry Muller, designer for Pack, shares some thoughtful insight and analysis on Pack’s new homepage and why the new one doubled the amount of signups. — John Henry Muller blog
- CenturyLink to expand ultra-fast 1-gigabit Internet service in Omaha. — Omaha World-Herald
- EliteForm, the Lincoln-based weight lifting 3D capturing and analytics startup, is featured on TV. — KETV
- Creighton professor takes aim at smartphone thefts — Omaha World-Herald
- Within two months of graduation, 100 percent of Omaha Code School’s first class have been hired. — Omaha Code School blog
- Embellish boutique owner closes shop to join startup Boutique Window. — Lincoln Journal Star
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].
