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Global Insurance Accelerator finds a home in the East Village
DES MOINES—The pieces are beginning to fall into place for the Global Insurance Accelerator as organizers prep for its inaugural class. Mostly recently, the Accelerator has secured an office space in downtown Des Moines’ East Village…
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10 people to grab coffee with if you’re new to the DSM startup community
While the Silicon Prairie may span across several states, include vastly different types of companies and entrepreneurs with diverse backgrounds (and football rivalries), supportive communities are one factor that tie them all together. Whether you’re in Omaha or Des Moines, Kansas City or Cedar Rapids, you’ll find people who really care about helping their fellow…
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Tej Dhawan named interim director of Global Insurance Accelerator
The Global Insurance Accelerator announced Wednesday that Tej Dhawan will act as the program’s interim managing director through the end of 2014.
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Meet our eight-member Silicon Prairie Awards Selection Committee
As a community, you’ve done your part to tell us who you think should be crowned the winners of the 2014 Silicon Prairie Awards. But now it’s time to share who will make up the second part of our voting process. This year we’ve incorporated the votes of two judges from each section of our…
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Come celebrate the last three years in Des Moines with StartupCity
For the last three years, StartupCity Des Moines has been a place for the central Iowa startup community to congregate and collaborate. Now, its organizers are calling the community together in the space one last time for a different purpose—to celebrate what’s been accomplished over the last three years…
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Tej Dhawan named one of 2014’s Passport to Prosperity honorees
The Iowa International Center announced today that StartupCity Des Moines principal Tej Dhawan will be named one of the organization’s 2014 Passport to Prosperity honorees. The award recognizes Iowa immigrants…
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Central Iowa’s ecosystem needs your help, input to decide what’s next
Over the past few months, entrepreneurs, co-workers and local community leaders have gathered at StartupCity Des Moines to discuss the needs of the central Iowa startup community, particularly in regards to what will happen after StartupCity’s funding runs out at the end of September. Now StartupCity principals Christian Renaud and Tej Dhawan have compiled suggestions…
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New investment fund, Nestmint, helps earliest stage Iowa startups
A new investment fund called Nestmint, announced today, will bridge the gap from idea to proof of concept for some of Iowa’s earliest stage startups. Tej Dhawan and Mike Colwell, on behalf of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, will officially announce the fund Wednesday during the Technology Association of Iowa’s i2iowa. “This is not a grant…
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Dhawan: My trip to D.C. and how we can club the patent trolls
(Guest post by Tej Dhawan) I just wrapped up a very full day meeting in Washington with several senators and their staff on the issues surrounding patent reform. This day was coordinated by the Application Developers Alliance, an advocacy group I connected with in December around the time of the House vote on the Innovation…
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StartupCity Des Moines co-founder reflects on three years, next phase
Two years after StartupCity Des Moines opened its doors, organizers are taking some time to reflect on the journey so far and what’s …