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What I learned on my way to SXSW
As I write this, I am sitting on a bus with about 25 entrepreneurs from around the Midwest. We took a busload of tech entrepreneurs to the annual South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) festival in Austin, Texas. Long known as a great place to launch ventures and build buzz for your startup, we thought it…
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Five ways a startup conference will change you forever
I’m not an expert. Honestly, I’ve only been to a single startup conference in my entire life: Thinc Iowa 2012 organized by Silicon Prairie News. Even so, that single conference changed the course of my life in several ways, many that I’m still discovering. With Silicon Prairie News’ next conference Big Kansas City just a…
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Four rules for raising money in a ‘recession’
(This is a guest post by Christopher Kingsley.) Countries may be unable to pay their debts and the global economy is still struggling, but if you read any tech news, it seems like the one place in the world where they are still dropping money from helicopters like its 2007 is technology startups. There are…
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Raising funds, that’s easy. Knowing where to raise, that’s very hard.
(This is a guest post by Collin Caneva.) I’ve been asked a number of times about raising money in this market. I’m not really sure that I’m the guy to turn to for advice, as what’s worked for me, might not work for you. Everyone’s different. First off, the obvious: I don’t live in Silicon…
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Turn your socializing into networking
(This is a guest post by Jeff Beals.) Three-quarters of all jobs are never advertised! They are part of the “hidden job market,” and they go to people who are promoted from within, know the right persons or have jobs specially created for their unique skills. In order to get one of these hidden jobs,…
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Guest Post: From big to small, CES has it all
I’m very fortunate to be writing this post while sitting in Las Vegas amongst crowds of tech and gadget enthusiasts during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). I’m here with my company, Syncbak, debuting our internet television platform, a solution that is supported by the Consumer Electronics Association, the organization putting on the event this week.…
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Guest Post: What new piracy legislation would mean for Silicon Prairie startups
(This is a guest post by Drew Larson and Adam Gregg, attorneys at the BrownWinick Law Firm.) It is an undeniable fact that technology has revolutionized the way we live and do business. In fact, a good number of you reading this right now operate a website, have online business operations, or even own a…
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Guest Post: Confessions of a tech journalist: my advice to startups pitching the media
(This is guest post by Sean Blanda.) At Technically Philly we are in a unique position. Because we have such a specific niche, we are often the first interaction a local company has with the press. Many times we are dealing with first-time entrepreneurs who are responsible for their own marketing and media outreach. Typically,…
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Guest Post: My appearance in Walter Isaacson’s ‘Steve Jobs’
Since word first leaked about a biography being written about Steve Jobs, I was interested in reading it. As a fan of Apple,* and having been inspired by Steve Jobs in a variety of ways, I looked forward to Walter Isaacson’s thorough take on Steve. When Steve passed away in October, the book’s release was…
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Guest Post: Des Moines has a technology corridor. Now what?
(The following is a guest post by Chris Draper of Meidh Corporation) The newly minted “Silicon Sixth Avenue” is exactly what our city, county and state have been clamouring for: a high density of young, technology enabled risk takers. With nationally renowned start-ups bookending a Silicon Valley-style incubator, this new technology corridor is …