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The Silicon Prairie Awards event is headed to Des Moines in 2013
On top of announcing the 12 winnners of our inaugural Silicon Prairie Awards last week, we also revealed a bit of news about the event. In August 2013, the event will take place in Des Moines, and in August 2014, it will happen in Kansas City. Our goal in creating the Silicon Prairie Awards was…
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“And the Analog goes to…” Video of the inaugural Silicon Prairie Awards
If you missed our inaugural Silicon Prairie Awards event last week, here’s your chance to watch the 12 “golden Analogs” handed out to companies and individuals for their business achievements and community contributions over the past year. The two videos below – each showcasing six awards – contain presenters describing award criteria, providing overviews of…
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Hey, Silicon Prairie, your startup suave is showing
We asked for startup suave. And, boy, did you ever deliver. The dress code for Thursday’s Silicon Prairie Awards was intentionally vague. You see, entrepreneurs aren’t particularly renowned for their ability to take orders or conform to other people’s rules, so when it came time to determine a dress code for our inaugural awards, we…
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In awards keynote, Cohen calls for “better” Omaha, Des Moines, KC
David Cohen, the co-founder and CEO of TechStars, emphasized the importance of startup communities outside of Silicon Valley during his keynote speech Thursday night at the Silicon Prairie Awards. “All around the world,” Cohen said to the crowd at Omaha’s Joslyn Art Museum, “Silicon Valley is being challenged.” Cohen said TechStars, a …
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Hear from the 12 winners of the Silicon Prairie Awards (updated)
The inaugural Silicon Prairie Awards have all been doled out. Hundreds of nominees were cut to 48 finalists, who were then whittled down to the 12 companies and individuals that walked away with hardware tonight. Below is a quick overview of all the winners. Stay tuned to Silicon Prairie News in the coming days for…
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Watch the Silicon Prairie Awards live stream tonight starting at 6 CDT
Not able to join us at The Joslyn tonight for the inaugural Silicon Prairie Awards? Not a problem. You can still indulge in plenty of Awards fun from afar. We’re streaming three hours of tonight’s event live for your enjoyment. Coverage kicks off at 6 p.m. with our resident Joan Rivers — um, me —…
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Get your Awards tickets online until 3 p.m. or at the door tonight
Almost 450 tickets to the inaugural Silicon Prairie Awards have been snapped up so far, but good seats still remain for tonight’s event. Tickets can be bought through tikly until 3 p.m. After that, a limited number of passes will be available for purchase at the door tonight. But we don’t recommend waiting. Go ahead…
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Worried what to wear at the Silicon Prairie Awards? We have you covered
Fashion enthusiast and MC Kanye West once lamented thusly of wardrobe-related stresses: “I can’t even go to the grocery store without some Ones that’s clean and a shirt with a team.” Some time later, West famously stole Taylor Swift’s thunder in one of the worst awards show improvisations of all time. And while we know…
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Here is what’s in store Aug. 30 for the Silicon Prairie Awards
One week from today, more than 400 entrepreneurs, investors, creatives, professionals and others will gather at the Joslyn Art Museum on the edge of downtown Omaha for our inaugural Silicon Prairie Awards. At the event, 12 companies and individuals will be recognized for their outstanding products, strong leadership and noteworthy contributions to the community the…
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Vote Kutcher, Gupta, Seguin or Silbermann for Silicon Prairie Ambassador
Though the four finalists for our Silicon Prairie Ambassador awards reside outside of the region, that hasn’t stopped them from supporting its startup community this past year. At our inaugural Silicon Prairie Awards event on Aug. 30, one these four finalists will be recognized as the year’s Silicon Prairie Ambassador. In anticipation of that celebration,…