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Startup Weekend Des Moines

  • Scope the 10 teams of Startup Weekend Des Moines

    Startup Weekend Des Moines competitors crossed the halfway point today in the sprint to build out an idea in less than 48 hours. Around 60 individuals formed 10 teams Friday evening at StartupCity Des Moines. Those teams have until 5 p.m. Sunday to complete their work, at which time the final pitches begin and a…

  • Des Moines to host Startup Weekend Nov. 16-18

    Iowa’s capital city will host its second Startup Weekend of 2012 Nov. 16-18. Startup Weekend Des Moines, a weekend-long education in launching a high-growth business, will take place once again at StartupCity Des Moines (317 6th Ave.). During the event, teams devote a weekend to building the foundation of a business. It begins Friday evening…

  • Fresh off Startup Weekend win, doodle cloud tries Kickstarter

    The doodle cloud team appears determined to not to let its momentum fizzle following a first-place finish over the weekend at Startup Weekend Des Moines. In fact, the gang’s gone as far as offering hot air balloon rides to help its idea become a reality … but more on that in a moment. doodle cloud,…

  • Watch the 16 final pitches of Startup Weekend Des Moines (Video)

    To wrap up our coverage of Startup Weekend Des Moines, we’ve edited down our video of Sunday’s three-hour final pitch session to an hour and fifteen minutes, presenting all 16 team pitches and the award ceremony to top it off. Here are winners of the weekend, as selected by judges Ben Milne of Dwolla, Mike…

  • Kid-friendly doodle cloud wins Startup Weekend Des Moines

    During the course of 54 hours, more than 100 developers, designers and business people congregated in StartupCity Des Moines for a weekend of innovation and creation. They came, they pitched, they built — and on Sunday night they pitched again. The judges deliberated over the 16 startups of Startup Weekend Des Moines, and three were…

  • The Final Fifteen: Projects From Startup Weekend Des Moines

    The fourth Startup Weekend Des Moines kicked off on Friday night at Startup City Des Moines and by Saturday all work had been focused on fifteen projects. Meet the teams behind them here: 1. NoMoMeeting Who: Matt Heying, project leader; Beau Lyddon, developer; Nick Joyce, developer. What: NoMoMeeting helps developers stay in the zone by…

  • Prairie Moves: Internet Solver, PeggyBank, Jordan Lampe and more

    Published Tuesdays and Fridays, 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 email editor@siliconprairienews.com. And if…

  • Events: Omaha YP Summit, Startup Drinks, Awesome Camp and more

    Every Monday, look for our events post to keep you in the loop on the happenings of the week. From meetups and conferences to workshops and pitch sessions, if it’s happening in the Silicon Prairie, you’ll find it here. For more, visit our …

  • Startup Weekend Des Moines returning March 2-4

    The 54-hour crash course in launching a high-growth business is set to hit Des Moines again next month. Startup Weekend Des Moines is returning for a fourth go-round March 2-4 at StartupCity Des Moines (313 6th Avenue). During the event, teams devote a weekend to building a web or mobile application that could form the…

  • From pitch to proposal: Iowa couple finds love at Startup Weekend

    Shannon Thomas’ pitch last March on the final night of Startup Weekend Des Moines wasn’t quite enough to win over the judges — her startup, Fundle, earned best pitch didn’t finish among the top three overall* — but it helped her catch the attention of the one person in the room who turned out to…