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PrairieCast with Erin Ginkens and Nick Seguin (Video)
Episode 59: The one where we talk about FDR’s VP, Henry A. Wallace – This week on PrairieCast, Erin Ginkens (left, photo from linkedin.com) of Entrepreneurial Technologies joined us in studio and Nick Seguin (photo from kauffman.org) of the Kauffman Foundation skyped in admist the fun that is Chicago Ideas Week. We talk about several…
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PrairieCast: Live at 2 p.m. with Erin Ginkens and Nick Seguin
Tune in at 2 p.m. for Episode 59 of PrairieCast streaming live from the Silicon Prairie News office in Des Moines. We’ll be joined by guests Erin Ginkens of Entrepreneurial Technologies and Nick Seguin of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Discussion topics will include the Thinc Iowa speaker schedule, Nebraska Global’s recent capital raise and…
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PrairieCast: Live at 2 p.m Tuesday with Erin Ginkens and Nick Seguin
Tune in Tuesday at 2 p.m. for Episode 59 of PrairieCast streaming live from Des Moines. This week we will be joined by two dynamic guests, Erin Ginkens (left, photo from linkedin.com), the president of West Des Moines-based Entrepreneurial Technologies, and Nick Seguin (photo from kauffman.org), manager of entrepreneurship at the Kauffman Foundation in Kansas…
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Prairie Moves: StartupCity, QuickCal, OneLouder 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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Guest Post: Every business doesn’t begin with millions in cash
(This is a guest post by Tej Dhawan.) There is ample news about the idea that popped into an entrepreneur’s head in the shower, the demo was created by lunch, VCs lined up to lend money by dinner and acquisition happened in the quarter that followed. Scant attention is shared about those who logged 60…
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Twists, turns lead Ginkens and company to ideal position
When Erin Ginkens opened the current chapter of her career five years ago by leaving a job to launch her own business venture, she did so with what she believed was a pretty good idea of how the story would play out. “I thought that I was going to market a billing program I had…
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TableNabbr works to remove the hassle from last-minute dining out
Thanks to TableNabbr, Erin Ginkens now travels from Des Moines restaurant to Des Moines restaurant to Des Moines restaurant for different — and far less frustrating — reasons than she did once upon a time. Ginkens is the president of Entrepreneurial Technologies, the Des Moines-based company that today launched TableNabbr, an app that helps potential…
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Dwolla unveils Proxi: Photos and video from the meetup
Wednesday’s Dwolla meetup brought out a cross section of the business and technology community from throughout Des Moines. The Dwolla team estimated more than 350 people passed through doors, first for a social at Americana, then next door at Zart. Dwolla founder Ben Milne was the event’s headliner, announcing his company’s new product …
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Set to launch soon, PikuZone sends email to safe zone for kids
As the upcoming school year approaches, elementary students can put down the Crayola classics and Lisa Frank felt-tips and strike the keys with PikuZone, a parent-managed emailing system specifically designed for children. PikuZone, scheduled to launch by the end of this month, has its sights set on being a communications technology tool used to help…
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Entrepreneurial Technologies debuts altruo.us
Entrepreneurial Technologies announced the debut of a new service, altro.us, late Wednesday. I caught up with Erin Ginkens, the company’s president, over email to learn about it. Silicon Prairie News: What is altro.us? Erin Ginkens: It’s a giving platform that focuses on the individual and allows them to raise money online on behalf of their…