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  • Get to know the five finalists for New Startup of the Year

    This award is for the young’n that has, within the last year, grown from idea to full-fledged force somewhere on the Silicon Prairie. And the finalists are…

  • Get to know the five finalists for Startup of the Year

    This is the one everyone’s talking about. They’re making headlines, headed toward long-term success. And the finalists are…

  • Weekly Recap: Drone dispute, Startup City furniture, Remote Wednesday

    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…

  • UX designer, OIM developer, senior analyst and 46 more

    Every week, Silicon Prairie News presents opportunities in the region’s tech, startup and creative community. From a contract job to a co-founder role, these positions are submitted by companies and gathered from public postings. To submit a job listing for consideration (free), complete our job board submission form. To feature a job listing (paid), select…

  • Four years of scaling MindMixer: What’s worked, and what hasn’t

    Four years of scaling MindMixer: What’s worked, and what hasn’t

    (Guest post by Nick Bowden, MindMixer co-founder and CEO) It feels strange to be considered by some in the “prairie” as the old guard of startups, but we’ll take it. I suppose it means we have done at least one thing right: stay in business. As we approached the birthday and my anniversary, I did…

  • Weekly Recap: Shark Tank interview, Lean Lab demo day, Glass explorer

    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…

  • Programmer, database admin, software developer and 34 more

    Every week, Silicon Prairie News presents opportunities in the region’s tech, startup and creative community. From a contract job to a co-founder role, these positions are submitted by companies and gathered from public postings. To submit a job listing for consideration (free), complete our job board submission form. To feature a job listing (paid), select…

  • Ben Milne shares hard lessons learned building Dwolla in 2013

    (Guest post by Ben Milne) 2013 was one of the hardest years of my life. It wasn’t the hardest but it was challenging. The hardest, was one year as a kid when my dad got Parkinson’s, my mom got sick, my mom’s best friend died and the grandparent who helped raise me withered away like…

  • Weekly Recap: EyeVerify in WSJ, Omaha a startup city, Let it Goat

    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…

  • Ryan Downs: scaling Proxibid started with culture, right people, process

    (Guest post by Ryan Downs) A strong culture is arguably the most important element for a business to have sustained success. Scaling a business is not easy. The demands on employees are heavy. There are surprises and setbacks along the way. Things don’t always go as planned.