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Prairie Portrait: Brian Waller of the Iowa Economic Development Authority
Silicon Prairie News: In the nine months since you started your gig with the IEDA, what are a couple of the most important things you’ve learned? | Brian Waller: 1. Know your role. When working for a state agency such as IEDA, I realize that sometimes we lead, sometimes we follow and sometimes we get…
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Speakers, presenting startups set for inaugural i2iowa event April 12
Some time has passed since we first reported on the inaugural i2iowa Investors and Innovators Forum, and in the interim lots of details have emerged about the April 12 event. i2iowa will feature a pair of keynote speakers familiar to readers of Silicon Prairie News. Christian Renaud, a principal at StartupCity Des Moines, will deliver…
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Stop by the SXSW Silicon Prairie Cereal Bar, 10 a.m-3 p.m. Sunday
South By Southwest Interactive might be a little soggy, but our cereal’s dry. Stop by Halycon (218 W. 4th St.) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday for your breakfast bowl at the Silicon Prairie Cereal Bar. With the help of the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce, Iowa Economic Development Authority and the Greater…
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PrairieCast Video: Bloom.com’s $5.4m Series A, SXSW preview
This week Iowa Economic Development Authority’s Brian Waller and our own Danny Schreiber joined us to talk about Capricorn Investment Group’s $5 million investment into Omaha’s Bloom.com as well as to preview the Silicon Prairie region’s involvement in South by Southwest Interactive. Also, check out the video that Startup Weekend …
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Snap, Crackle, Pop: Silicon Prairie Cereal Bar on Sunday of SXSW
If you’re headed down to South by Southwest Interactive in Austin, make sure to bring an early morning appetite because Silicon Prairie News plans to serve a breakfast of champions. Join us for the first Silicon Prairie Cereal Bar at Halcyon from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 11. We’re switching from liquor…
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First i2iowa Forum set for April 12, will cap two busy days in Des Moines
The Technology Association of Iowa (TAI) and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) on Tuesday announced the inaugural i2iowa Investors and Innovators Forum scheduled for April 12. Held in conjunction with the TAI’s annual Prometheus Awards and Pitch and Grow 7, the forum aims to match up entrepreneurs at various stages with investors and funding…