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Dwolla staff builds variety of apps at company’s first internal hackathon
Companies such as Facebook to LinkedIn have hosted internal company-wide hackathons to help spur creativity and break employees out of their daily routines. Now Des Moines-based startup Dwolla is joining the list with its first internal hackathon, held last Thursday and Friday. “Some of these (hacks) are things we really want to do and it’s…
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Shane Reiser to spotlight Startup Genome at Cornstalks Thursday
Shane Reiser, an Omaha resident who recently started working for Des Moines-based startup Dwolla, will speak Thursday at Cornstalks, a monthly forum hosted by the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce for people interested in high-growth entrepreneurship. Reiser, who previously worked as director of marketing at Kohort and before that served as COO of Startup Weekend,…
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The eight teams of Startup Weekend Omaha (Photos)
Startup Weekend Omaha is nearly 30 hours in. Its 60-some competitors have formed eight teams and spread themselves throughout The Mastercraft, occupying four offices in the North Downtown building to see their ideas through. Before those ideas were pitched Friday, Omaha co-organizer and former Startup Weekend COO Shane Reiser kicked off the event with an…
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Prairie Portrait: Shane Reiser of Kohort
Silicon Prairie News: For those unfamiliar with Kohort, what’s your pitch for the service and why it would make sense for their group? | Shane Reiser: Kohort is a new take on group management. Right now Kohort has the basics — you can start a group, invite people, manage your membership list and have Discussions…
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Startup Genome takes local approach categorizing, visualizing ecosystems
Ever wished you had a directory of all the startups in your city? All the investors who were interested in technology? Or just the right person to join your team? Startup Genome, an effort by Shane Reiser of Omaha (far left) and Dave Lerner of New York (near left), aims to put all that information…
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Checking in with Sam Schill, startup swag guru and budding entrepreneur
To categorize Sam Schill’s immersion into the world of tech startups using the lexicon of that land, the Ames businessman has quickly gone from just checking in to becoming a veritable super mayor. A little more than a year removed from making his first foray into the landscape of tech entrepreneurship — when he helped…
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Kohort unveils at Disrupt, details emerge about Reiser’s involvement
One of the 29 startups to launch this week at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in New York City has a direct tie to the Silicon Prairie: Kohort. Des Moines’ Shane Reiser, also the COO of Startup Weekend, has joined the Kohort team at Director of Business Development. Reiser is the only non-New Yorker involved in…
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Live-streaming now: Kohort unveiling at Disrupt
As mentioned on PrairieCast today, Kohort, a New York City startup with a tie to the Silicon Prairie, is launching as part of TechCrunch Disrupt’s “startup battlefield” competition. Des Moines resident, Shane Reiser, also the COO of Startup Weekend, is part of Kohort’s team. The company, which has disclosed their investors but not anything related…
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PrairieCast: Big Omaha 2011 recap show (Video)
On this week’s PrairieCast Andy Brudtkuhl and I were joined by Danny Schreiber, Robert Murphy, Andy Stoll and Shane Reiser, who offered their reactions to last week’s Big Omaha. Also, we’re evolving PrairieCast and would love to have your input. Please fill out this quick, three-question survey … PrairieCast is a live podcast, recorded …
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PrairieCast: Big Omaha attendees share their experiences live at 2 p.m.
This week on PrairieCast, we’re doing our first multiple-guest show with Danny Schreiber, Robert Murphy, Andy Stoll and Shane Reiser. Each guest will share his unique experiences at week’s Big Omaha 2011. PrairieCast is a live podcast, recorded weekly, that features round table-style discussion of the top issues in startup culture and technology from across…