Jerod Mollenhauer

  • Outside development has pros, cons for first-time entrepreneurs

    (Guest post by Andrea Hansen & Jerod Mollenhauer) We launched Venuefox this past September after a year in development with eWay Corporation. My co-founder and I are first-time entrepreneurs who came to the table with limited funds and even more limitations when it came to building a website, so we had no choice but to…

  • VenueFox announces holiday pop-up parties with Des Moines vendors

    With the holiday season just around the corner, the stress of planning the annual office soirée or neighborhood party is likely not far behind. But for all of Iowa’s holiday party planners, Des Moines-based startup VenueFox has a hassle-free solution …

  • Des Moines startup acts as a one-stop shop for online event planning

    Friends were constantly asking Des Moines resident Andrea Hansen, the director of development and grants at Iowa Health Foundation, for venue recommendations when planning events. Eventually Hansen began to wonder why there wasn’t a one-stop shop for individuals to find not only venues but …