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Columbia, Des Moines to host TEDxCity2.0 events Oct. 13
Columbia, Mo. and Des Moines will join cities across the world on Oct. 13 in hosting local TEDxCity2.0 conferences focused on the future of urban spaces. Like other independently organized TED events, both the TEDxCoMo and TEDxDesMoines functions will feature a slate of talks from leaders and innovators with “ideas worth spreading.” But on Oct.…
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TEDxDesMoines returns July 15 with Ben Milne on lineup
TEDxDesMoines is only a few weeks away, but tickets are still available to hear from entrepreneurs, artists, professors and dreamers. Ben Milne of Dwolla is one of the announced 10 speakers. This year’s theme is “The Space Between.” July 15 will mark the third time the event has come to Des Moines, and the first…
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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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TED Conference to stream live in Des Moines – Wed., March 2nd
(Photo by Eric Charlton via Flickr.) TEDxDesMoines organizer Alexander Grgurich has teamed up with the Greater Des Moines Partnership to put on a livestream of the upcoming 2011 TED Conference in Long Beach, California on Wednesday March 2nd. TEDxDesMoines, first held last May, is a local version of the famed TED conference, produced under license,…
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PrairieCast with Michael Ferrari and Alexander Grgurich (Video)
Our guests yesterday were Michael Ferrari of SmartyPig and Alexander Grgurich of Foundry Coworking and TEDxDesMoines. Topics discussed: – Lodo launches add-on to leverage info captured by OurCashFlow – DSM Daily prepares to serve up only locally-owned daily deals – Wade Arnold and T8 Webware: From dorm room to board room – SXSW 2011 preparations…
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PrairieCast: 1:30 pm with Michael Ferrari and Alexander Grgurich
(Ferrari left, photo by Daphne Borowski Photography via Flickr, Grgurich right, photo from twitter.com/alexanderdsm.) Join us here live at 1:30 p.m. CST for Episode 24 of PrairieCast. Our guests will be Michael Ferrari of SmartyPig and Alexander Grgurich of Foundry Coworking and TEDxDesMoines. Discussion topics will include Lodo Software, DSM Daily…
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TEDxDesMoines videos online
Highlights from last month’s inaugural TEDxDesMoines event are available online. TEDx is a local series of talks that mirrors the format and branding of the larger TED event in California. TEDx events are held across the globe and Des Moines’ iteration took place on May 16 at the State of Iowa Historical Building. Mike Draper…
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PrairieCast: Week in Review & Dusty Davidson in studio
After several weeks away, Andy and I returned to PrairieCast with guest Dusty Davidson in studio to reflect on Big Omaha and TEDxDesMoines as well as discuss other events coming up this summer. Each week on PrairieCast, we start with a Week in Review segment where we catch up on highlighted posts from the past…
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Doug Lewis on Iowa’s entrepreneur resources & targeted industries
Three years ago, the Iowa Legislature noted an opportunity for the state to move ahead in the advanced manufacturing, information technology and bioscience industries. To take advantage of that opportunity, they created the Innovation and Commercialization Division within the Department of Economic Development. Its mission is “to grow Iowa’s economy…
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PrairieCast: Alexander Grgurich of TEDxDesMoines
In the most recent PrairieCast, Andy and I talk with Alexander Grgurich, who is facilitating the first ever TEDxDesMoines. This event is a licensed, local iteration of the famed TED Talks series from California featuring local speakers intermingled with video presentations from past TED events. We discuss the recent speaker announcement, the process of securing…