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Statup Drinks & TechBrew this Thursday, August 12
Two quality, casual networking events are taking place this Thursday evening: Startup Drinks in Omaha and TechBrew in Des Moines. For more upcoming events, check out…
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TwitZip delivers hyperlocal news via Twitter
In 2008, Nathan Heinrich (left) of Des Moines and business partner Aaron Donsbach of Seattle, Washington, registered Twitter accounts for nearly all U.S. ZIP Codes. At the time, they had recognized a problem with location-based communication and felt that a combination of the Twitter platform and ZIP Codes would provide an answer. Heinrich and Donsbach…
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Happy #CoworkingDay!
This past Saturday, Brad Neuberg, the creator of coworking, tweeted the above declaration to celebrate the five-year anniversary of his original coworking site, Hat Factory. To help celebrate, we’ve compiled links and short descriptions of coworking sites located in Omaha, Lincoln, and Des Moines. Additionally…
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Weekly Wrap Up: The Ice Cream Episode
Mentioned this week * Filming live on Ustream from the Silicon Prairie News office * Silicon Prairie News Ice Cream Social tonight * Show guest Andrea Ciurej, our Silicon Prairie News summer intern * Kurt Matis co-founds company focused on simplifying e-payments * Lodo Software raises $500,000, signs on major customer * Andrea talks about…
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Film Streams’ Local Filmmakers Showcase kicks off tonight
Starting tonight at 7:30 p.m. and running through Thursday, August 12, Film Streams’ will be presenting the work of 13 area filmmakers in its first-ever Local Filmmakers Showcase. With a run-time of 120 minutes, 14 films displaying a variety of genres will be presented back-to-back. The shortest is two minutes…
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Kurt Matis co-founds company focused on simplifying e-payments
Three years ago, Kurt Matis (left) and his team of “technology guys” were in search of developing a simplified solution for collecting e-payments for businesses that didn’t involve the use of multiple channels. At the time, they had been working with merchants who were using remote deposit capture – a system that allows a customer…
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Lodo Software raises $500,000, signs on major customer
Lodo Software, the startup behind the personal finance management software OurCashFlow, recently raised $500,000 in a Series B round. Named for and originally based out of Denver’s lower downtown district, the company…