mobile

Spletter reaches nearly 50,000 downloads

With just under 50,000 downloads from the Google Play store and 18,000 active users, Omaha-based Spletter has been making some big strides. Spletter, a platform that allows users to compose physical letters using a smartphone, has released their 13th update to the Google Play store. Besides basic bug fixes and improved and simplified UI, the…

September 9, 2016
Video Fizz’s Laura Steward on the startup learning curve [VIDEO]

Launching the Video Fizz app has been a learning experience for founder and CEO Laura Steward. “We launched in both app stores in December—and then we had to fix some stuff,” said Steward. “When people start pounding on your app, you find out what needs to be fixed.” After a six-week stabilization project, they started their first big promotional…

June 1, 2016
Appticles solves mobile publishing for content creators

First you needed a website. Then you needed an interactive website. As mobile became the leading content platform, all those websites needed to be mobile compatible. Then they needed to be compatible across multiple devices. The next twist came in 2015 when Google announced they would penalize non-mobile optimized websites. As more devices were developed, it became more…

April 6, 2016
MindMixer co-founder launches Tiperosity in Omaha

Co-founder of Mysidewalk (formerly MindMixer) Nathan Preheim has launched a new tip-sharing web application called Tiperosity. The project is a return to an idea he started with before MindMixer called Daytipper. “I put the concept on hold to start MindMixer,” said Preheim. “Tiperosity is the initial concept, rejuvenated. As a company, we’re just getting started. We…

January 6, 2016
Spletter lets you send a physical letter from your smartphone

Spletter, an Omaha-based startup, allows users to compose and send physical letters and photos using their smartphone. The app uses cloud and mobile technology to provide users with the ability to compose a letter, drag and drop high-resolution photos and select recipients, within minutes. A process that used to take hours is now cut down…

December 9, 2015
After the hype, what’s next for Invisible Girlfriend?

Invisible Girlfriend launched in January to a national media frenzy. Now they’re figuring out what to do next. When Saint Louis-based Invisible Girlfriend launched in January this year they were on Drudge Report for two days, followed by Gizmodo, Gawker, Washington Post, Bloomberg, the Today Show, among others. Even Conan O’Brien even did a bit on them. “I…

November 24, 2015
Powderhook’s “Yik Yak for the outdoors” marks a major pivot [Updated]

After trying out a web-based marketplace for hunting and fishing on private land, Powderhook is trying a whole new approach to their mission–a “Yik Yak for the outdoors.” Until now, Powderhook has been developing a web-based platform that helps people find places to hunt and fish on private lands. What the company discovered is that young people who use…

November 20, 2015
EarMashin connects you to friends, concerts and tickets in real time

EarMashin moved from Los Angeles to Iowa City to reinvent their new music discovery platform. “[Moving] wasn’t actually that big of a challenge for us,” says Ash Naguib, one of Earmashin’s founders. “We met a lot of great people here, and we actually found out that there’s a pretty big music community [in Iowa], so it’s been helpful.”…

October 23, 2015
Taylor Martinez wants to change your life with his new social app Journey

Taylor Martinez, former quarterback for the University of Nebraska, has released a new “positive social network” app called Journey, which allows users with disabilities, disorders and chronic diseases to encourage each other and seek advice. Martinez says that he was inspired to create the app after his famous touchdown experience with Jack Hoffman, a boy with pediatric brain…

June 10, 2015
My Online Camp plays “matchmaker” for kids and events with Ryzer

When Andy Priestley co-founded My Online Camp in 2006, he was motivated by the opportunity to combine his enthusiasm for sports and a love of technology. This year My Online Camp surpassed a total of 1 million registrations. Now Priestley is taking the Ames, Iowa, company to the next level with the launch of Ryzer…

June 3, 2015