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Pongr “getting close” to launch of new product, Image Pulse
Zach Cox seems about as even-keeled as they come, a man not prone to hyperbole. So last month when I interviewed Cox …
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Things clicking for Cox, Pongr one year after move to Des Moines
Zach Cox grew up in Marshalltown and earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Iowa State University, so he’s no stranger to central Iowa. But when Cox moved to the Des Moines area last summer after spending several years on the East Coast and in Canada, he had to work to acclimate himself to the…
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PrairieCast with Macy Koch and Zach Cox (Video)
On this week’s PrairieCast Andy Brudtkuhl and I were joined by guests Macy Koch organizer of Startup Storm at Simpson College and Zach Cox of Pongr. Discussed this week: Prometheus Award winners, Big Omaha adds three speakers and sells out of tickets, Q&A with Josh Inkenbrandt of Inkstagram, Sojern brings Yahoo! veteran Mark Rabe aboard…
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PrairieCast live stream: 1:30 p.m. with Macy Koch and Zach Cox
Tune in today at 1:30 p.m. CST for Episode 33 of PrairieCast streaming live from the Webcast One studios. We’ll be joined by guests Zach Cox of Pongr and Macy Koch, Simpson College student and organizer of this weekend’s Startup Storm. Discussion topics will include the Prometheus Award winners, Big Omaha 2011 sold out, Inkstagram…
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On TechCrunch: Moodstocks – On the Silicon Prairie: Pongr
Let’s face it, the world is becoming more and more obsessed with sharing. Everywhere you go, someone is taking a picture of their meal and uploading it to Foodspotting, checking into foursquare with a picture of the people they are with, or taking a picture of a real estate ad to get more information about…
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PrairieCast with guests Zach Cox & Drew Larson
This week on PrairieCast, our guests discussed the proposed Angel Investment Income Tax Credit in Nebraska, similar resources available in Iowa, the one year anniversary of Silicon Prairie News in Des Moines, Proxibid, Xuba, Jeff Slobotski’s post on Wild, Naive Ambition as well as the 8/7 Central article in Juice. Guests this week were Zach…
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PrairieCast streaming live at 1:30 p.m. CST – Canceled
Update: Due to technical difficulties at the studio, PrairieCast will be filmed and then posted later this week. It won’t be live-streamed as usual. – Tune in at 1:30 p.m. today for Episode 21 of Silicon Prairie News’ weekly podcast, PrairieCast. Now streaming with live video…
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Pongr seeking to raise under $3 million in Series B round
According to peHUB, Pongr, an image recognition-based mobile marketing platform, is “looking to take on new institutional and angel investors as it seeks to raise…
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Pongr launches picture-sharing social game
Pongr, a mobile image search technology startup, recently launched a picture-sharing social game as a core product offering. Des Moines-based Pongr co-founder, Zach Cox, answered a few questions from us by email about this new direction. Silicon Prairie News: What is the new Pongr game? Zach Cox:…
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Prairie Moves: Pongr, Tripleseat, Sigler Companies and more
(Photo by Nicholas_T via Flickr) The goal of Prairie Moves is to keep our readers informed about career moves, press coverage, and product development 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,…