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Pipeline’s 2012 Innovator puts music product “on ice,” unveils ad platform
One year after being named Pipeline’s Innovator of the Year, Kyle Johnson has launched a product he thinks can not only save the online music industry, but other forms of online media, as well. Since last January, Johnson’s startup has switched its focus from competing with the likes of Pandora and Spotify – it has…
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PrairieCast Video: Pipeline Innovator of the Year, the Gigabit Challenge
This week on PrairieCast, we’re joined by Marco Santana, The Des Moines Register’s new technology and startup reporter, as well as our own Michael Stacy. We talked through all the news and notes from Pipeline’s Innovator of the Year festivities and looked back on the Gigabit Challenge to discuss what it means to the region.…
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Pipeline embraces expression, expansion at Innovator of the Year
From interludes for performance art to an auction of high-dollar paintings and sculptures, Pipeline’s Innovator of the Year (IOTY) celebration oozed artistic expression. But there was no tableau more telling nor sound more significant than the site of the dozen people that took center stage at night’s end and the label Pipeline CEO Joni Cobb…
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Diverse ideas share stage at Pipeline Innovator of the Year pitch session
As he embarked on his presentation, the last of 10 given Thursday at Pipeline’s Innovator of The Year pitch session at the Overland Park (Kan.) Convention Center, Michael O’Shaughnessy cracked wise about the disparate nature of his company, a marketplace for selling transferable tax credits, and the company that had presented just …