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SmartyPig named to Entrepreneur’s ‘100 Brilliant Companies’ list
SmartyPig, the West Des Moines-based online social savings company that bills itself as a “free online piggy bank,” was …
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Startup Weekend Omaha returning Sept. 16-18
Omaha entrepreneurs, grab the nearest pen, highlighter or other writing implement of choice and flip that calendar …
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PrairieCast: Live at 2 p.m Tuesday with Josh Fleming and Royce Haynes
Tune in Tuesday at 2 p.m. CDT for Episode 41 of PrairieCast, for which we’ll be joined by guests Josh Fleming, co-founder of VineMe and Digital Director at Lessing-Flynn, and Royce Haynes, Silicon Prairie News contributor in Kansas City. …
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Events: TechBrew Des Moines, WordCamp Kansas City and more
We’re striking a nice balance of events across the Priarie this week. With all events starting in the latter half of the week, the SBIR/STTR Proposal Strategy Bootcamp workshop begins on Thursday in Omaha and TechBrew starts sipping later that evening in Des Moines. Taking us into the weekend, we find …
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MindMixer revamps homepage, announces launch of seven more sites
When I reached out to Nick Bowden for a phone interview Thursday morning, the MindMixer co-founder and CEO was happy to oblige. But it soon became clear that Bowden’s a busy man. “Nathan (Preheim, MindMixer’s co-founder and COO) and I are at a conference in Madison (Wis.) this whole week presenting the concept and showing…
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Weekly Wrap-Up with Jeff and Danny
Mentioned this week Planet Money: “The Indie-Rock Club Behind Omaha’s $100 Million Creative Boom,” Slobotski’s “breaking news”: Chick-Fil-A coming to Council Bluffs, Slobotski looking for recommendations: a hole-in-the-wall place for lunch in Omaha, SPN: “Bob Hinrichs reflects on keys to a great entrepreneurial ecosystem,” Startup Weekend Omaha happening Sept. 16-18, SPN: “PIPELINE alumni stepping up…
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Programmer, business development, sales and internship
We’re excited to bring you our 56th Opportunities on the Prairie today with positions with MiAlio.com and Violet in Omaha and Innova Ideas & Services in Ames, Iowa.
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Bob Hinrichs reflects on keys to a great entrepreneurial ecosystem
Last week we introduced you to Bob Hinrichs, the technology developer that moved to back to Lincoln last summer after spending years in the San Francisco Bay Area. In addition to what we covered in the first story on Hinrichs, we also visited with him about the keys to creating a strong entrepreneurial ecosystem. Here…
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PIPELINE alumni stepping up to help match Kauffman Foundation grant
PIPELINE alumni continue to dig into their pockets to help fuel the future of entrepreneurship in the region. PIPELINE president and CEO Joni Cobb said Wednesday that past participants of the Kansas-based entrepreneurship program for innovative, high-growth entrepreneurs have have raised an additional $55,000 since presenting a check for $160,000 to PIPELINE in late April.…
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PrairieCast with Brad Dwyer and John T. Meyer (Video)
On this week’s PrairieCast Andy Brudtkuhl and I were joined by guests Brad Dwyer, founder of Hatchlings, and John T. Meyer, co-founder of 9 Clouds and Silicon Prairie News contributor based in Sioux Falls. Also, PrairieCast is now recorded in a green screen studio which lets us place any image behind us – if you…