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PrairieCast: Alexander Grgurich of TEDxDesMoines
In the most recent PrairieCast, Andy and I talk with Alexander Grgurich, who is facilitating the first ever TEDxDesMoines. This event is a licensed, local iteration of the famed TED Talks series from California featuring local speakers intermingled with video presentations from past TED events. We discuss the recent speaker announcement, the process of securing…
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PrairieCast: Mike Ferrari of SmartyPig on his startup experience
This week in PrairieCast, Andy and I are joined by Mike Ferrari, the co-founder of West Des Moines-based SmartyPig (Twitter: @SmartyPig). SmartyPig is a web-based money saving startup, founded by Mike and Jon Gaskell in 2006. Mike shared his experience launching a startup, from making the decision to quit his day job to working full-time…
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PrairieCast: Mike Sansone & Doug Mitchell on migrating to Des Moines
This week on PrairieCast we discussed migrating to Des Moines for the purpose of creating your business. We had two guests, Mike Sansone of ConverStations.com and Doug Mitchell of Create WOW Media, both natives of California who independently made the decision that Des Moines was the best place to create their businesses. We talked about…
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PrairieCast: Nathan T. Wright & Jeff Slobotski talk South by Southwest
This was a week of firsts for PrairieCast. We had our first two-part show as well as our first two guest show. Nathan T. Wright of LavaRow and Jeff Slobotski of Silicon Prairie News joined us to talk about the upcoming South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive conference in Austin, Texas. Nathan and Jeff are veterans…
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PrairieCast: Entrepreneurial venues in Des Moines
This week’s topic grew from an experience I had when I first moved to Des Moines in August of last year. In my initial wave of networking in the entrepreneurial community, I asked the simple question of “where do entrepreneurs gather?” As you can imagine, I received a variety of answers. This week, Andy Brudtkuhl…
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PrairieCast: Dusty Davidson of BrightMix & Silicon Prairie News
This week, Andy Brudtkuhl and I talk with someone that many in this community know, Silicon Prairie News co-founder Dusty Davidson. Dusty talks about his experiences as an entrepreneur with both Silicon Prairie News and BrightMix, BrightMix’s Tripleseat product, what he’s learned as BrightMix transitioned from a consulting firm to a product company, and the…
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PrairieCast: Ben Milne of Dwolla
In the second episode of PrairieCast we have our first guest, Ben Milne of cash-transfer startup Dwolla. Ben discusses entrepreneurship in Des Moines, Dwolla’s expansion to California, and what he’s learned since his company launched late last year. Additionally, we premiered a new “Week in Review” segment where Andy Brudtkuhl and I discuss the stories…
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Silicon Prairie News featured on Managing the Edge podcast
Last Friday, Des Moines-based podcasters Doug Mitchell and Andy Brudtkuhl invited me to be a guest on their Managing the Edge podcast to talk about the Silicon Prairie News organization, content models and the business of news media in the era of the social web. Managing the Edge is a weekly podcast that focuses on…
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Teaming up with Andy Brudtkuhl, PrairieCast podcast launches
I’m very excited to announce the first Silicon Prairie News podcast: PrairieCast. PrairieCast will originate in Des Moines and focus on local stories of entrepreneurship and innovation as well as those from around the Prairie. PrairieCast is hosted by Andy Brudtkuhl (pictured left) and I. Andy is an entrepreneur and experienced podcaster. Find out more…