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Get to know the five finalists for Designer of the Year
This team member, freelancer or consultant made a mark on a startup’s product by providing an amazing user experience or beautiful design. And the finalists are…
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‘Hacker spirit’ pushes Shift’s Sinclair to keep tinkering, building
If it’s Friday and it’s lunchtime and Ben Sinclair isn’t at Performance Marketing’s West Des Moines offices, it’s a pretty safe bet where he is instead. He’s making a beeline to the buffet line. Mind you, he’s not there for the fare — Sinclair gives the food a review that’s lukewarm at best — but…
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Cornstalks Demo Night: Wrapping it all up (Video)
As a postlude to our eight-post series on the demonstrations that took place at Cornstalks Demo Night on March 31, we once again present our recap of the demo night and links to the eight demonstrations we’ve…
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Cornstalks Demo Night: Uppward demo by Ben Sinclair (Video)
Ben Sinclair, co-founder of Uppward, presented the social travel application that makes it easier for travelers to chat, make connections and get value from in-flight conversations. The application allows users to add and check-in to specific flights and connect with fellow travelers sitting beyond their immediate row. “There is at least one person on a…
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PrairieCast with guests Levi Rosol & Ben Sinclair (Video)
PrairieCast is a live podcast, recorded weekly, featuring round table-style discussion of the top issues in startup culture and technology from across the Silicon Prairie region. Co-hosts Andy Brudtkuhl of 48Web and Geoff Wood of Silicon Prairie News were joined today by Ben Sinclair of Shift and Uppward and Levi Rosol of ScoreYard, who is…
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PrairieCast: 1:30 pm CST with guests Ben Sinclair & Levi Rosol
PrairieCast is a live podcast, recorded weekly, featuring round table-style discussion of the top issues in startup culture and technology from across the Silicon Prairie region. Co-hosts Andy Brudtkuhl of 48Web and Geoff Wood of Silicon Prairie News are joined today by Ben Sinclair of Shift and Uppward and Levi Rosol of ScoreYard, who is…
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PrairieCast: Tomorrow at 1:30 pm with guests Ben Sinclair & Levi Rosol
Tune in tomorrow, Tuesday, at 1:30 p.m. for Episode 22 of PrairieCast streaming live from the Webcast One studios. Our guests this week will be Ben Sinclair of Shift and Uppward and Levi Rosol of ScoreYard, who is also a recent addition to the contributor team to Silicon Prairie News. PrairieCast is a live podcast,…
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Chris Burns, Nate Becker & Ben Sinclair share the SHift story
Most don’t have it easy when they launch their startups. Companies will universally go through the initial process of finding office space, or converting a basement into workspace, building a client list, or finding vendors and consultants for day-to-day needs. SHift, a web and mobile application development firm founded this past February by Ben Sinclair,…
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On TechCrunch: Planely – On the Silicon Prairie: Uppward
In preparation for her upcoming trip to the LeWeb conference this week, TechCrunch writer Alexia Tsotsis tried out the service of one of the conference’s partners, Planely, a web-based app designed to help you connect with other passengers on your flight. After signing up and entering her flight details, a match was made. She learned…