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Prairie Moves: Christopher New, Emma Peterson, Fresk and more
Published every Tuesday (one day late this week), Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development, and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please…
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Prairie Moves: Allied Strategy, Phenomblue, Dwolla & more
(Photo by IndigoValley via Flickr) The goal of Prairie Moves is to keep our readers informed about career moves, press coverage, and product development from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post,…
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Interactive Developer, Social Media Analyst, Internships and more
We’re excited to bring you our eigth Opportunities on the Prairie today, featuring listings from Silicon Prairie News (that’s us!), Thought District, Bozell, and Secret Penguin in Omaha and Catchfire Media and Spindustry Interactive in Des Moines. If you or your company has one to add, please contact Danny at…
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Developers to get $25 discount at Startup Weekend Des Moines
Shane Reiser, organizer of Startup Weekend Des Moines, announced today that software developers are eligible for $25 off of tickets to the event. “More often than not, the types of startups and projects launched at Startup Weekends around the globe are web or mobile apps that can realistically be created given the context of the…
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SPN interviews Shane Reiser of Startup Weekend
Upon moving to Des Moines from St. Louis two years ago, Shane Reiser heard a lot of would-be entrepreneurs talking about their ideas but few taking action. He sought out to create an event to encourage bringing those ideas to fruition, and in the summer of 2009, he connected with the national staff of the…
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Brewspace DSM wins the Creative Capital Pitch Session
A crowd of more than 60 people filled the room last night for the first Des Moines incarnation of the Creative Capital Pitch Session. The event kicked off with a presentation by Steven Smith of Des Moines-based GCommerce. Steven shared his experiences in raising capital throughout his career and advised the contestants on the what…
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Creative Capital Pitch Session: You’re invited to help choose the winner
You’re personally invited to participate in Silicon Prairie News’ first Des Moines event, the Creative Capital Pitch Session this Thursday, January 28 at Dos Rios (316 Court Avenue) in downtown Des Moines. Co-produced by the Technology Association of Iowa, the Creative Capital Pitch Session event will feature pitches by eight contestants chosen from 22 ideas…