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Thinc Iowa: The return of the startup T-shirt roundup
If, as we posited in May, Big Omaha is like Paris Fashion Week — and at this point we see no grounds for questioning that claim — then it stands to reason that Thinc Iowa is akin to a runway show in Milan. Sure, Versace and Prada are replaced by Zaarly and Dwolla. But, still,…
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Twists, turns lead Ginkens and company to ideal position
When Erin Ginkens opened the current chapter of her career five years ago by leaving a job to launch her own business venture, she did so with what she believed was a pretty good idea of how the story would play out. “I thought that I was going to market a billing program I had…
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TableNabbr works to remove the hassle from last-minute dining out
Thanks to TableNabbr, Erin Ginkens now travels from Des Moines restaurant to Des Moines restaurant to Des Moines restaurant for different — and far less frustrating — reasons than she did once upon a time. Ginkens is the president of Entrepreneurial Technologies, the Des Moines-based company that today launched TableNabbr, an app that helps potential…
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Prairie Moves: Paul Haskell, TableNabbr, MysteryBall and more
What is Prairie Moves? – Published Tuesdays and Thursdays, 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,…
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Dwolla unveils Proxi: Photos and video from the meetup
Wednesday’s Dwolla meetup brought out a cross section of the business and technology community from throughout Des Moines. The Dwolla team estimated more than 350 people passed through doors, first for a social at Americana, then next door at Zart. Dwolla founder Ben Milne was the event’s headliner, announcing his company’s new product …