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Seguin leaving Kauffman Foundation, returning to Dynamit full-time
Nick Seguin is leaving his role as manager of entrepreneurship at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation later this month. He made that decision public today in a blog post. Seguin has served in his current position at the Kansas City, Mo.-based foundation since November of 2010 but is returning to Dynamit on a full-time basis.…
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Roundup of the Silicon Prairie at SXSW 2012
With South by Southwest Interactive one week behind us, we’ve compiled links to articles, blog posts, tweets, photos, audio and video that cover or mention Silicon Prairie-based entrepreneurs and startups that took part in the event. During the five-day festival in Austin, Texas, a number of individuals from the Silicon Prairie participated on panels, competed…
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SXSnippets: Catch Nick Seguin if you can
12:30 a.m. – Hugs and handshakes with SPN team and Dwolla folks at the Startup Weekend/Twilio/Zaarly party… They finally got there! | 8 a.m. – Run and lift at hotel – gotta shake off last night and get some energy! | 9:30 a.m. – Finally pick up badge … What does that say about value…
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Prairie Portrait: Nick Seguin of the Kauffman Foundation
Bio: Midwest guy whose obsessions include: startups, building teams, travel and storytelling. Curator of people, connector of dots. | Title: Partner at Dynamit, Manager of Entrepreneurship at Kauffman Foundation, Board of Directors at Startup Weekend | Age: 27 | Residence: A 747 somewhere, sometimes Kansas City, Mo. | Website: nickseguin.tumblr.com | Twitter: @nickseguin | Intro…
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A Thinc Iowa thank you to the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
We want to extend a warm Thinc Iowa and Silicon Prairie News thank you to the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation for sponsoring the inaugural Thinc Iowa! The Kauffman Foundation has been one of our closest supporters, and we were thrilled to have them involved in this year’s event around a topic we feel is important…
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Kauffman Foundation brings Startup Weekend into affiliate fold
A pair of nonprofit organizations that play a prominent role in promoting entrepreneurship on the Silicon Prairie — and across the globe — will now do so in even closer conjunction. The Kansas City, Mo.-based Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation today announced that Startup Weekend is now an affiliate of the foundation. Seattle-based Startup Weekend, which…
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Thinc Iowa Video Series: Scott Case of Startup America Partnership
The sixth speaker in our Video Series is Scott Case, CEO of the Startup America Partnership, which is an independent, private-sector entity that brings together mentors, advisors, funders, major corporations and service providers to deliver the resources needed to help entrepreneurs start and scale companies. In his talk, Case described the types of …
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Thinc Iowa: Scott Case – ‘Build a network of support’
Wearing his red, white, and blue Converse sneakers, Scott Case, took the stage Friday afternoon at the Temple for Performing Arts in Des Moines to illustrate the intersection between corporations and startups. Case started by explaining the mission and purpose of the Startup America Partnership. As Case explained, Startup America Partnership strives to offer five…
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PrairieCast with Erin Ginkens and Nick Seguin (Video)
Episode 59: The one where we talk about FDR’s VP, Henry A. Wallace – This week on PrairieCast, Erin Ginkens (left, photo from linkedin.com) of Entrepreneurial Technologies joined us in studio and Nick Seguin (photo from kauffman.org) of the Kauffman Foundation skyped in admist the fun that is Chicago Ideas Week. We talk about several…
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PrairieCast: Live at 2 p.m. with Erin Ginkens and Nick Seguin
Tune in at 2 p.m. for Episode 59 of PrairieCast streaming live from the Silicon Prairie News office in Des Moines. We’ll be joined by guests Erin Ginkens of Entrepreneurial Technologies and Nick Seguin of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Discussion topics will include the Thinc Iowa speaker schedule, Nebraska Global’s recent capital raise and…