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MindMixer infographic captures “state of cities’ ideas”
So we’re sort of suckers for sweet infographics like this. But, come on, can you really blame us? I mean, just look at it. This gem, courtesy of the team at MindMixer, shows the “state of the cities’ ideas” for the month of July. In other words, in this illustration, MindMixer, an Omaha-based company that…
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MindMixer adds Kansas City to growing fold with KC Momentum
MindMixer planning meetings probably don’t involve a map with big bull’s-eyes over the major hubs of the Silicon Prairie, but the Omaha-based startup, which creates and manages virtual town halls, continues to fuel its growth in part by keeping its home region in the crosshairs. Most recently, MindMixer began …
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With ‘Lee Listens’ launch, MindMixer debuts first legislator-specific site
The expansion that the MindMixer team hinted was imminent when we checked in with them last month became official today, as U.S. Rep. Lee Terry, a Republican from Nebraska’s second district, announced the launch of the website Lee Listens in collaboration with MindMixer. Terry is the first legislator to have an individual page powered by…
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MindMixer revamps homepage, announces launch of seven more sites
When I reached out to Nick Bowden for a phone interview Thursday morning, the MindMixer co-founder and CEO was happy to oblige. But it soon became clear that Bowden’s a busy man. “Nathan (Preheim, MindMixer’s co-founder and COO) and I are at a conference in Madison (Wis.) this whole week presenting the concept and showing…
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Two weeks in, Engage Omaha seeing ‘extraordinary’ growth (Video)
Since collaborating to launch a virtual townhall website last month, the city of Omaha and local startup MindMixer have found Omahans to be, in a word, engageable. Two weeks removed from the April 20 launch of EngageOmaha.com, MindMixer founder and CEO Nick Bowden said the website has experienced growth unparalleled by similar sites his company…
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Omaha looks to engage citizens with help of MindMixer
Omaha mayor Jim Suttle today announced the launch of EngageOmaha.com, one of the nation’s first city-wide, virtual town hall websites. The city launched the site in collaboration with Omaha-based startup MindMixer, which offers web-based idea generation and concept prioritization services. Together, the mayor’s office and MindMixer aim to …
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Cornstalks Demo Night: Wrapping it all up (Video)
As a postlude to our eight-post series on the demonstrations that took place at Cornstalks Demo Night on March 31, we once again present our recap of the demo night and links to the eight demonstrations we’ve…
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Cornstalks Demo Night: MindMixer demo by Nick Bowden (Video)
MindMixer co-founder and CEO Nick Bowden presented his company’s product, an idea-generation and concept-prioritization solution for city leaders, elected officials, stakeholder groups and professional organizations. MindMixer aims to create a kind of virtual town hall, eliminating some of the pitfalls of its brick and mortar brethren. Unlike traditional town hall meetings, where a small but…
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MindMixer raises $300k from Dundee Venture Capital
MindMixer, a Gov 2.0 startup focused on connecting a community’s constituents with its decision-makers, has announced a $300,000 round of funding from Omaha-based Dundee Venture Captial. It wasn’t too…
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MindMixer provides online idea collaboration for offline communities
When launching community planning and city design projects, town hall meetings are vital to provoking idea collaboration between civic leaders and citizens in order to ensure projects are suitable for their community. Nick Bowden and the Community ReDesigned team have attended town hall-style meetings for several years to retain ideas for their own community planning…