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BitMethod unveils Change, shaves boss’ launch beard
Change is now available for “anyone who wants to ditch their cash register and live a simpler life,” according to the app’s website. Created by Des Moines mobile app firm BitMethod, Change is a restaurant and retail management system with an iPad-based point of sale. A few months ago, we wrote about the app’s launch…
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BitMethod launches new ‘Flyover Effect’ podcast
The latest project from the creative team at Des Moines-based application development company BitMethod is a new podcast called “The Flyover Effect.” The podcast debuted Monday, and the first episode featured an interview with Tara Hunt, CEO and co-founder of Montreal-based Buyosphere. In this episode, BitMethod’s Dan Shipton and Scott Kubie …
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TownPoints launches in Des Moines, looks to evolve group-buying model
Whether you call it group-buying, online coupons or simply daily deals, the industry popularized on an international scale by Groupon and LivingSocial is getting more and more entrants every week. In the past few months on Silicon Prairie News, we’ve written about local services like Deal Garden out of Omaha and DSM Daily in Urbandale.…
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Omaha BitMethod Meetup happening Tuesday, Feb. 8th
Des Moines-based BitMethod, a mobile and web app tech startup, is jumping in the family van in a couple of weeks to make a one-day trip to Omaha. On their agenda for Tuesday, February 8th is an afternoon seminar discussing the strategies and successful use cases of mobile followed by a meetup to, well, meet…
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Prairie Moves: Dan Young, Hillary Brown, Chad Stansbury & more
(Photo by ActiveSteve 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, please…
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Prairie Moves: Tripleseat, TAI, New BLK & more
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, please email info@siliconprairienews.com.
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Pics from Last Night: BitMethod Open House
Thanks to the music of Ryan Stier (Des Moines), I’m now on an internet meme kick. Hence the headline, inspired by former meme and still frequented site: Texts from Last Night. Stier played at BitMethod’s open house last night and his setlist consisted of meme song after meme song, such as the recent hits Bed…
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Catching up with BitMethod: Expanded team, new location & more
Last week, we caught up with BitMethod co-founder Daniel Shipton about Impromptu Studio, the Des Moines coworking space he co-founded in 2008. The reason for the catch up was to reflect on the life of Impromptu as it had closed down on October 29th. Today, we’ve reached back out to Shipton to learn more about…
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Impromptu Studio co-founder reflects on coworking & community
At the close of last month came the close of a notable figure in the Des Moines entrepreneur and startup community: Impromptu Studio, Des Moines’ first coworking space. Founded in August 2008 by Daniel Shipton, now co-founder and CEO of BitMethod, and his wife Abbie, former architect now stay-at-home mom, Impromptu Studio existed not only…
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BitMethod releases its ‘Field Guide to Modern Business’
BitMethod, a Des Moines-based web and mobile application development firm, unveiled its latest team project yesterday, the “BitMethod Field Guide to Modern Business.” Currently standing at 23 entries, the Field Guide covers topics ranging from gaining leverage – “profit is power” – to remembering to name everything in your office space – “name everything.” The…