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10 people to grab coffee with if you’re new to the DSM startup community
While the Silicon Prairie may span across several states, include vastly different types of companies and entrepreneurs with diverse backgrounds (and football rivalries), supportive communities are one factor that tie them all together. Whether you’re in Omaha or Des Moines, Kansas City or Cedar Rapids, you’ll find people who really care about helping their fellow…
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Bawte snags $100K investment from Rise of the Rest DSM stop
DES MOINES—Melissa Jackovin took the stage Wednesday at the Rise of Rest tour’s stop in Des Moines not to pitch a company she founded, but because her husband and the startup’s founder, John, couldn’t…
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John Jackovin: A time to reflect
(Guest post by John Jackovin) Less than a week before this Techstars experience comes to an end. This was the post I was most excited to write when I began the Techstars program. The post right before Demo Day. The post before I can get back to “normal” life. The post before I get to…
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John Jackovin: I should be memorizing right now
(Guest post by John Jackovin) With less than two weeks until demo day I have to do something I am pretty bad at…memorization. My brain works a certain way, I guess all brains work a certain way, duh. Better put, my brain works in a way that makes it difficult for me to memorize words…
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John Jackovin: It’s OK to cry
(Guest post by John Jackovin) I could write about a lot of things this week. I could write about the trip I took to San Francisco. I could write about the awesome meeting I had with this really inspirational connector/investor from the Valley. I could write about how awesome it was to spend a day…
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John Jackovin: Home, San Francisco, three weeks and done
(Guest post by John Jackovin) After nine weeks of Techstars the end is very near and we have our work cut out for us. I am writing this from my kitchen table in Des Moines, Iowa, not from my rented kitchen table in Boulder, Colorado. I flew back late Wednesday and got to spend the…
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John Jackovin: Are we where we need to be?
(Guest post by John Jackovin) I am sure this is a question many companies ask themselves. Am I far enough along? Have I made enough progress? Techstars’, like most all accelerators, goal is to get you “ready” to exit the program. This means different things for every company. The ambiguity revolves around what “ready” means…
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John Jackovin on Techstars Boulder: It’s all downhill from here
(Guest post by John Jackovin) Seven weeks down and six to go. So much left to do. I love the fact that we are more than half way through a really tough program. We made it this far and I haven’t lost my marbles. Only six weeks until I get to see my girls for…
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After publicity from ProductHunt post, Bawte joins Techstars Boulder
Earlier this year when Des Moines-based startup Bawte relaunched its platform to focus more heavily on customer support, former Hatchlings team member George Jurgens posted the product on ProductHunt. At the time, Bawte co-founder John Jackovin says he’d never heard of the site and was surprised when Bawte was quickly voted to the top.
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Bawte announces integration with Amazon through purchase receipts
Inputting your newly purchased products into Bawte just became a little bit easier. That is, if you’re shopping on Amazon. The company announced Wednesday that its app—which allows users to tag purchased items and receive product manuals or service information—will now integrate with Amazon through purchase receipts.