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Zaarly Storefronts comes to KC, could signal revival for local operations
Zaarly on Saturday rolled out the latest iteration of its online marketplace to users in Kansas City, the fourth city to receive the revamped version. The new approach, called Storefronts, deviates from Zaary’s original request model – “I’d pay blank for blank” – by putting the service providers who respond to the requests up front.…
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Out and about by The Bay: A photo recap of SPN’s visit to San Francisco
Last week, I spent a few days in San Francisco along with Dusty Reynolds, the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce’s director of innovation and entrepreneurship. We encountered plenty of people familiar with the work of Silicon Prairie News. We met others who had heard of SPN or our events, Big Omaha and Thinc Iowa, but…
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Startup founder will pay $500 to increase his odds to get Google Fiber
Google announced today it would begin offering its Google Fiber network in Kansas City, Kan. and central Kansas City, Mo. to residential neighborhoods that expressed the most interest. To show that interest, residents have the opportunity through Sept. 9 to pre-register for Google Fiber, paying a $10 deposit and providing basic information. …
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When you know it’s time to quit your day job and launch a startup
(This is a guest post by Bo Fishback.) I get questions about this a lot. It seems that just about everyone wants to “do a startup,” and that just about that same number of people (read: everyone) “has an idea.” But if that’s the case, why isn’t everyone working for themselves? Setting aside for the…
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Dwolla, Zaarly CEOs talk growth of startups from Midwestern roots
The beauty of writing about a panel discussion between three people frequently featured on the very blog for which you’re writing — and a blog co-founded by one of those people — is that you can afford to forgo formal introductions and get right down to business. And, given that this post is long overdue,…
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Bo Fishback on Zaarly anniversary: ‘It’s been a pretty incredible year’
One year ago, Bo Fishback, then president of Kauffman Labs in Kansas City, returned home from a weekend trip to Los Angeles with one thing on his mind: Zaarly. Today, that one thing is his full-time job. Over the past 365 days, Fishback took a frustration – at 6 feet 8 inches tall, he longed…
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Fast Company deems Dwolla, Zaarly among ‘Most Innovative Companies’
Fast Company, a magazine dedicated to reporting on “fast companies” and entrepreneurs, has released its annual “World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies” list to highlight organizations “whose innovations are having an impact across their industries and our culture.” Two startups with Silicon Prairie ties received a nod as a part of the ranking. Dwolla, based in…