How Hail Varsity persuaded investors to put $300K in print, online media
Hail Varsity is a startup online, print and radio media company that recently moved out of FUSE coworking and raised $300,000. Founder Aaron Babcock says entrepreneurs don't have to be just tech to...
View ArticleSpeaker Spotlight: Mike Johnston of MikesLessons.com
Mike Johnston is considered one of the most skilled drummers in the world. I know—that’s a bold statement. But Mike began playing at the age of five, receiving private lessons from drummers who have...
View ArticleThese are the 12 tools software dev shop Volano uses to get stuff done
Founder Friday is a weekly guest post written by a founder who is based in or hails from the Silicon Prairie. Each month, a topic relevant to startups is presented and founders share lessons learned or...
View ArticleTelePharm raises $2.5M from John Pappajohn, Bruce Rastetter
Iowa City-based startup TelePharm received an investment of $2.5 million from noted Iowa entrepreneur John Pappajohn and state Board of Regents President Bruce Rastetter, the Des Moines Register...
View ArticleWeb developer, systems admin, senior analyst and 44 more
The SPN job board is sponsored by Hudl. Hudl is looking for great designers, developers and project managers. Know one? Hit them up: hudl.com/jobs. Every week, Silicon Prairie News presents...
View ArticleLorentzen Hatchery students share progress at 1 Million Cups Des Moines
On a rainy Wednesday morning in Des Moines, entrepreneurs gathered, as they typically do, at Green Grounds Cafe in Valley Junction for 1 Million Cups. But instead of learning about an entrepreneur's...
View ArticleWeigh in on games, breaking news with embedded Knoda predictions
Now the Kansas City Star's blog The Full 90 embeds Knoda predictions in each of its pre-match articles. At this point, it's no surprise that readers take to Facebook or Twitter to speculate about the...
View ArticlePrairie Portrait: Nate Fryzek of Presage Analytics
Prairie Portraits is a weekly set of questions intended to help the community get to know someone from the Silicon Prairie startup scene a little bit better. Prairie Portraits feature a fixed set of...
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