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After five years, the BitMethod team still finds ways to experiment
A lot can change in five years. People change jobs or move away. New companies are founded, and BitMethod co-founder Dan Shipton says a lot of others have ended up in the graveyard. But that hasn’t been the case for Shipton and his team at BitMethod.
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Philosophy over function: How I found the right co-founders
(Guest post by Dan Shipton) When building a company, you may be tempted to seek out partners who solely compliment your skills, or lack thereof. If you aren’t a programmer, designer, writer or marketer, you may look for people who are. But choosing a co-founder isn’t just a matter of plugging in skill sets—there’s more…
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Change to cook up challenge Thursday at client’s craft hotdoggery
Looking for lunch plans on Thursday? Join the Change team at 2 p.m. for some hotdogs, hijinx and heated competition at Hotshots Craft Hotdoggery, one of Des Moines’ newest culinary additions. The Change Challenge…
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What makes coworking work?
For years, startup founders and entrepreneurs across the Silicon Prairie have sought to get out of basements and coffee shops and make the move to professional workspaces. Thus, a startup culture staple – coworking – emerged. Coworking spaces in and nearby the region’s flagship cities of Omaha, Des Moines and Kansas City have been on…
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BitMethod to celebrate launch of Change with event Thursday
BitMethod is go for launch on its mission at Mars. Mars Cafe, that is. BitMethod, a Des Moines-based web and mobile app development shop, will celebrate the release of its new product, Change, with a shindig from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday at Mars Cafe. The event will also serve as a celebration of BitMethod’s third birthday.…
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Q&A: BitMethod’s CEO on ‘Change’ of focus to developing a product
Point-of-sale systems are experiencing an earthquake of disruption, and Des Moines-based BitMethod wants to be in the midst of that tumult with bulldozers ready to knock down old, dated ways of managing an establishment. So said BitMethod CEO Dan Shipton in a blog post Monday announcing a “A Change …
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BIZ Insights: Dan Shipton presents ‘Straight talk about mobile’ (Video)
Business Innovation Zone in Des Moines, led by Mike Colwell, holds a monthly educational luncheon for entrepreneurs in Central Iowa. Titled “Business Insights and Networking Luncheon Series,” each event features a speaker from the Des Moines community with either expertise or thought leadership in an area that’s applicable to people working on building high growth…
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Prairie Moves: Michael Collins, Goodsmiths, 34ideas and more
Published Tuesdays and Thursdays, 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 email editor@siliconprairienews.com. And if…
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It’s social. It’s music. It’s Turntable, and it’s taking startups by storm.
The Silicon Prairie, it appears, has more wannabe DJs than a Full House casting call. And recently, an abundance of those aspiring emcees have found an outlet for their spinning skills on Turntable.fm, the Next Big Thing du jour in social music sites. Turntable users, represented by avatars that resemble what Precious Moments cartoons might…
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Prairie Moves: Gina Adam, eCreamery, Snapp & more
(Photo by David Sim via Flickr) Published every Tuesday, 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,…