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Book Hatchery born out of UNI student’s ebook bind
I remember from “The Republic” that Plato once said “Necessity is the Mother of invention”. Sure, I didn’t really read it, but my 10th grade English teacher still thinks so. Those words are a perfect description of how the Book Hatchery was started. Its founder, Nick Cash, was looking for a way to publish his…
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Photos from Prometheus Awards: Dwolla, Book Hatchery and more
The Technology Association of Iowa released photos today from last Thursday’s 2011 Prometheus Awards, the event which honors the top companies and individuals in technology from across the state in the last year. To see this year’s full list of winners, see our post: “Prometheus Awards recognize Iowa’s top tech companies.” The following are select…
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Prairie Moves: Josh Dreyer, Jeff Valder, Jonathan Sharp & More
Published every Tuesday (one day late this week), Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development, and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please…
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Two days left to vote UNI student ‘College Entrepreneur of 2010’
Voting for Entrepreneur Magazine’s College Entrepreneur of 2010 comes to a close at the end of the day this Friday, September 10. One of the five finalists vying for the title is Nick Cash, a junior at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI). Cash was selected for his work on Book Hatchery, a publishing platform…
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UNI student is finalist for ‘College Entrepreneur of 2010’
University of Northern Iowa (UNI) student Nick Cash is a finalist for Entrepreneur Magazine’s College Entrepreneur of 2010. Nick is being recognized for his startup, Book Hatchery, a publishing platform for ebooks. The contest is open to all to vote until September 10. You can view Nick’s entry video and vote for him at entrepreneur.com.…