Alex Frazier

  • RecBob scores one of 10 spots in first Nike+ Accelerator in Portland

    Over the next three months, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, startup RecBob hopes to pick up its game. The team behind a recreational sports management app is one of 10 companies chosen to participate in the inaugural Nike+ Accelerator that kicked off today in Portland, RecBob founder John Schnipkoweit said Sunday. “They are giving the 10 companies…

  • Prairie Portrait: Alex Frazier of RecBob

    Silicon Prairie News: When did you realize that RecBob had legs to carry on well past Startup Weekend Iowa City and become a full time gig, and what was that realization like? | Alex Frazier: A couple of things happened actually. First, when we shared the product idea with others, their reactions confirmed that the…

  • Q&A: RecBob CEO discusses going full-time with Startup Weekend idea

    John Schnipkoweit (left), the co-founder and now former CTO of Ovation Networks in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has gone full-time with an idea he first pitched at Startup Weekend Iowa City in October. And he’s not alone. “I’ve sold all of my shares in Ovation Networks to my co-founder,” Schnipkoweit said in an email interview on…