Thinc Iowa

  • Help us welcome AOL co-founder Steve Case to Thinc Iowa 2012!

    To round out our Thinc Iowa 2012 speaker slate, we couldn’t be more excited to announce the addition of three entrepreneurs, including Steve Case, co-founder and former CEO of AOL. Case, a pivotal figure in the evolution of the internet, led AOL to its peak and negotiated the company’s merger with Time Warner, a deal…

  • Congratulations to the six winners of Thinc Iowa tickets

    Last week, we announced that the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the top sponsor of Thinc Iowa 2012, would give away six tickets to our upcoming event. To enter, individuals were asked to answer this question: “How can the Silicon Prairie region (in and around Omaha, Des Moines and Kansas City) better collaborate to improve conditions…

  • Hear Brad Feld speak about “Startup Communities” at Thinc Iowa

    We’re thrilled to have investor, entrepreneur and author Brad Feld join us in Des Moines in a little more than two weeks to present at Thinc Iowa 2011, our conference on innovation and entrepreneurship. Brad’s work in Boulder, Colo. has served as a model for what we’ve been building within the Silicon Prairie News community…

  • Nab a Thinc Iowa ticket discount today, grab a comfy seat Oct. 10

    Innovator or instigator. Entrepreneur or wantapaneur. Startup founder or startup fan. No matter how you identify yourself, we invite you to join us at Thinc Iowa 2012, our sixth conference on innovation and entrepreneurship. The two-and-a-half-day event kicks off with an opening party at 8 p.m. on Oct. 9, which is just a little more…

  • Share your Silicon Prairie thoughts to win a Thinc Iowa ticket

    The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the premeir sponsor of Thinc Iowa 2012, wants to hear your ideas to make the Silicon Prairie a more collaborative region for entrepreneurs and startups. In exchange, they want to send you to Thinc Iowa and, while you’re there, buy you dinner. The six individuals who submit the best answers…

  • Brewster founder, Trunk Club CEO join growing Thinc Iowa lineup

    Today, we’re adding two skilled entrepreneurs to our Thinc Iowa lineup who will share their story, provide guidance and lend pointers to give attendees perspective with what they’re working on. At Thinc Iowa Oct. 9-11, we’re spinning a web of support for hustlers, entrepreneurs, investors and doers …

  • The best outcomes of Thinc Iowa are the unexpected ones

    It’s hard to believe, but we’re just three weeks out from our second annual Thinc Iowa conference. Our team is heads down, working hard to execute the small details that go into putting on our Silicon Prairie Series events. We do our best to make sure everything fits into the overall experience: from the parties…

  • You’re invited to the four parties of Thinc Iowa 2012

    During the two and a half days of our Thinc Iowa event, Oct. 9-11, the parties play into the full conference experience. From the opening party Tuesday to the closing party Thursday, they’re just as integral to an attendee’s experience as what happens in our main venue, The Temple for Performing Arts. Highlighted below are…

  • Three more speakers join Thinc Iowa, limited tickets still available

    Today we’re adding to our speaker list by welcoming three more phenomenal individuals to our Thinc Iowa slate. One has been named by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the 100 people “changing the world in a positive way,” one led the team that created what LifeHacker dubbed the “best to-do app for iPhone,” and…

  • Thinc Iowa 2012 tickets now on sale!

    Join us in Des Moines, October 9-11, for our two and a half day conference on innovation and entrepreneurship. With more than a dozen nationally recognized speakers and hundreds of attendees coming in from across the country, Thinc Iowa brings connections, collaborations and celebrations. Our season ticket holders have already claimed …