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Tools for the Trade: Flowtown finds online presence of contacts
Whoever told you that email is dead is wrong. Email addresses are still where the gold (or money, unless you’re Scrooge McDuck) lies. Thanks to tools like Flowtown, you can now use all those emails you’ve been collecting and turn them into real marketing power. Flowtown is a social media marketing tool that takes your customer list of…
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Guest Post: Brianne Sanchez on ‘Collecting small sum seed money’
Last week, Juice magazine’s Brianne Sanchez wrote the latest article in the weekly free tabloid’s “Future of Des Moines” series. Titled “Collecting small sum seed money: Could the microfinance model work for jump-starting entrepreneurial ideas…
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Using his dealmaker’s algorithm, Ted Zoller, Ph.D. helps entrepreneurs
Over lunch at last Wednesday’s Regional Energy Innovation Summit, attendees were treated to a presentation from Ted Zoller, Ph.D., executive director of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. Zoller, who’s also an adjunct professor at UNC, has been an entrepreneur for most of his life. Now, it’s his mission to help entrepreneurs.
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Dwolla makes major enhancements to its money transfer service
I recently caught up with Ben Milne, founder of Des Moines-based online money transfer service Dwolla, to hear about his startup’s recent major enhancements: * HUB pages * Recurring payments * An Application Programming Interface (API) Ben describes the enhancements in the following exchange: Silicon Prairie News: What exactly are HUB pages within Dwolla? How would a merchant go about…
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Online Publications on the Prairie: The Post South Dakota
Next up in our series of interviews with online publications emerging on the Silicon Prairie is The Post South Dakota out of Sioux Falls. Although The Post isn’t producing content with the same frequency as yesterday’s spotlight, the Kansas City Free Press, it’s covering a wide variety, as well. From music to local eats to fashion, you’re sure to find…
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What’s next for MOVE VC & Nebraska Startup Academy
SPN recently connected with MOVE VC managing partner Charlie Cuddy to learn more about the new investment firm. In part two of this series we talk with Cuddy about what’s coming next, both for MOVE and its new nonprofit arm, Nebraska Startup Academy.
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How fintech application development is transforming the finance industry
This is an op-ed contributed by Robert McMillen and does not necessarily reflect the views of Silicon Prairie News. Technological improvements are playing an essential role in all industries, allowing businesses and individuals to complete tasks with a few clicks of a mouse, saving time and money. With the advanced techniques and customer demands, the […]
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3 Keys to Help R&D Teams Prioritize Sustainability While Pursuing Innovation
This is a guest post by Jackson Cummings, research and development engineer at NanoGuard Technologies. Every day, businesses run into big problems. When those issues threaten profits or long-term viability, companies spend significant resources to solve them. In this high-stress environment, tunnel vision can easily creep in and produce myopic and unsustainable solutions. For a […]
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How to jumpstart a career in digital design
You don’t have to be the proverbial computer nerd to launch a career in digital design, one of the five areas of tech uniquely suited for those with a more creative temperament.
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SPN Bookworthy: “How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy” by Jenny Odell
We think you should read more in 2021, and we can help. By giving you a rundown and key takeaways from what we feel are the most relevant books to founders and tech entrepreneurs, SPN’s Bookworthy series will help you decide which recent titles are worth your time and attention. Speaking of attention, the first […]