Silicon Prairie StartupDigest – December 12, 2011

13/12/2011

Below is an archived version of the Silicon Prairie StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in Silicon Prairie. If you would like to get next week’s digest on Monday, sign up here.

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I hope everyone is enjoying the holidays and planning to make it a great 2012. This has been on here for a few weeks, and I don’t plan to take it off anytime soon. There is now a link on this map’s description that allows you to submit your company. Let’s get our region charted out. You can see the map here.
Silicon Prairie StartupDigest is curated by:
Willis Jackson – Founder of ShownHome

 

 

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Check out these sketchbook videos on “finding the magic sauce of entrepreneurship” and “three things entrepreneurs do” and more from the Kauffman Foundation.

 

 

What’s Going on in the Silicon Prairie Startup Community

TechBrew (Des Moines)
Where: StartupCity Des Moines, 317 6th Ave., 5th floor
When: December 13, depending on where you look.

 

SITAKS Breakfast (Kansas City)
Where: Arsalon Technologies, 10605 W 84th Terrace, Overland Park, KS 66214
When: December 14, 8:30 am

Simon Kuo, who is a great connector in our community and has great insights, will be talking about the impacts of high speed connectivity. Considering his experience at Embarq and Sprint, he probably can offer some interesting insights.

 

SPN Holiday Meetup (Omaha)
Where: Saigon Surface, 324 S 14th St, Omaha, NE 68102
When: December 14

Seriously, what could be better than getting together with other startup folks to celebrate the holidays?

 

KC Roundtable (Kansas City)
Where: First Watch, 1022 Westport Road, Kansas City, MO, Kansas City, MO
When: December 15, 7:30 am

Come join other 20- and 30-something entrepreneurs and commiserate.

 

bizperc Open House (Kansas City)
Where: 1800 Baltimore, 6th Floor, Kansas City, MO 64108
When: December 15, 4:30 pm

If you don’t know, I personally occasionally work out of the bizperc offices. So yeah, I think it is worth checking out.

 

TechBrew (Iowa City)
Where: The Vine, Coralville, IA
When: December 16, 5:00 pm

 

Dwolla Anniversary Party (Des Moines)
Where: Vaudeville Mews, 212 4th Street, Des Moines, IA 50309
When: December 15, 5:30 pm

Dwolla is a great member of our regional community. Go help them celebrate if you can!

 

Co-founders Meetup (Omaha)
Where: Mojo Smokehouse & Ales, 2110 108, Omaha, NE
When: December 15, 7:00 pm

Miles, the organizer of this fine meet up, has indicated that this will be his last time organizing because he is moving. If you are interested in taking over for him, I am sure your community members will thank you.

 

KC Commons Grand Opening (Kansas City)
Where: The KC Commons, 7932 Santa Fe Dr, Overland Park, KS 66204
When: December 17, 11:00 am

A new coworking space is opening up in Overland Park. Come help them make it official!

 

DeMo (Des Moines)
Where: Startup City Des Moines, 317 6th Ave., 5th Floor, Des Moines, IA
When: December 20

DeMo is a monthly check-up for Des Moines’ designers, developers, makers, builders, hackers and planners. Whatever you do, you can show it off at DeMo.

 

 

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Silicon Prairie StartupDigest – December 5, 2011

6/12/2011

Below is an archived version of the Silicon Prairie StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in Kansas City, Des Moines and Omaha. If you would like to get next week’s digest on Monday, sign up here.

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This week, I decided to get a little aggressive with the state of things in KC. There is no doubt our community has been progressing and growing, but it is time we take things to the next level. If you want to sit down and hash some of it out with us, we will be talking about the state of our community and where we should focus our efforts in order to grow at Geek Night. Check the StartupKC Facebook group for details or ping me on Twitter.
This has been on here for a few weeks, and I don’t plan to take it off anytime soon. There is now a link on this map’s description that allows you to submit your company. Let’s get our region charted out. You can see the map here.

Silicon Prairie StartupDigest is curated by:
Willis Jackson – Founder of ShownHome

 

 

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How do new businesses get ahead in the “Money Game”? Navigating the growing startup financing landscape is the focus of the latest animated video from the Kauffman Foundation’s sketchbook series. Watch “Money Game,” where Kauffman Senior Fellow Paul Kedrosky breaks down the methods entrepreneurs use to raise capital, and the benefits—and hazards—of each.

 

 

What’s Going on in the Silicon Prairie Startup Community

StartupCity Lunch and Learn (Des Moines)
Where: StartupCity Des Moines
When: December 7, 12:00 pm

Learn about the how’s and why’s of equity structuring in new ventures. Bring your questions, as Drew Larson from Brown and Winnick will be in the house.

 

Venture Fridays (Kansas City)
Where: Red Nova Labs (formerly the Fisca Oil Building), 4830 Rainbow Blvd, Westwood, KS 66205
When: December 9, 4:00 pm

We love this event. Come out to talk with other entrepreneurs in the area and see a few demos from local companies.

 

TechBrew (Des Moines)
Where: StartupCity Des Moines, 317 6th Ave., 5th floor
When: December 13 or December 8, depending on where you look

Top Upcoming Events

December 14 – SITAKS Breakfast (Kansas City)
December 14 – SPN Holiday Meetup (Omaha)
December 15 - bizperc Open House (Kansas City)
December 17 – KC Commons Grand Opening (Kansas City)

 

 

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Silicon Prairie StartupDigest – November 28, 2011

29/11/2011

Below is an archived version of the Silicon Prairie StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in Kansas City, Omaha and Des Moines. If you would like to get next week’s digest on Monday, sign up here.

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First, sorry for the late digest this week. Let my experience serve as a warning: be careful when you eat giblets to make sure they were cooked at a high enough temperature. Second, I am always looking for good events to cover in the digest and good companies to cover for SPN. If you know of either, please email me.This has been on here for a few weeks, and I don’t plan to take it off anytime soon. There is now a link on this map’s description that allows you to submit your company. Let’s get our region charted out. You can see the map here.

Silicon Prairie StartupDigest is curated by:
Willis Jackson – Founder of ShownHome

 

 

Silicon Prairie StartupDigest is supported exclusively by:
Check out these sketchbook videos on “finding the magic sauce of entrepreneurship” and “three things entrepreneurs do“ narrated by Carl Schramm, president and CEO of the Kauffman Foundation.

 

 

What’s Going on in the Silicon Prairie Startup Community

How I built it (Cedar Rapids)
Where: Cedar Rapids Marriott
When: November 30, 7:30 am

There will be a panel discussing how to take your great idea and turn it into a business. This sounds like the sort of thing that is perfect for those of you starting out on your entrepreneurial journey.

 

Capital Insights: An Interview with Archrival (Lincoln)
Where: The North Loft at the Apothecary, 140 N. 8th Street, Suite 500
When: November 30, 6 pm

The two founders of Archrival will sit down in a “Charlie Rose” style interview and discuss their story and path from starting the company as juniors attending UNL to representing major brands across the US. This one looks really exciting.

 

TechBrew (Cedar Valley)
Where: Voodoo Lounge, 314 Main Street in Cedar Falls
When: December 1, 5 pm

You know the story.

 

JoCoworking
Where: Black Dog Coffeehouse
When: December 2, 9 am

Welcome to the third installment of JoCoworking. For those of us in the “southern” reaches who want to work together, bounce around ideas, and form tighter bonds in our communities.

 

Barcamp (Des Moines)
Where: Des Moines Central Public Library, 1000 Grand Avenue
When: December 3

Barcamps are awesome. Knowing some of the people involved in organizing BC:DSM, I expect that this one will be no different.

 

 

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Silicon Prairie StartupDigest – November 14, 2011

15/11/2011

Below is an archived version of the Silicon Prairie StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in Kansas City, Omaha and Des Moines. If you would like to get next week’s digest on Monday, sign up here.

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This is the post Startup Weekend edition. We had a great turnout and some pretty interesting ideas. The space at Cerner was great, and hopefully everyone learned something about themselves and grew in their startup journey. If you were around on Sunday evening, you might have noticed we had a brief stop in from an out of town guest, David Hauser of Grasshopper. If you had a chance to meet him, shoot him a message on Twitter (@dh) and tell him thanks for stopping by.It is also Global Entrepreneurship Week. There are lots of quality events going on this week and we have lots of them here, but I would encourage you to keep your eyes and ears open for other things going on. If you hear about anything, make sure to share it.Last, if you haven’t seen the startup map that SPN has put together, take a look and submit your company. This is an idea that many of us have probably had over the years, and it is about time that someone actually did it. Kudos to them for taking it on. You can see the map here.

Silicon Prairie StartupDigest is curated by:
Willis Jackson – Founder of ShownHome

 

 

Silicon Prairie StartupDigest is supported exclusively by:
Global Entrepreneurship Week kicks off today. Be among the millions of people in 123 countries celebrating, networking and learning about entrepreneurship. Find an event near you or plan your own. Visit gewusa.org for U.S. info. or unleashingideas.org for all other countries.

 

 

What’s Going on in the Silicon Prairie Startup Community

Entrepreneurs Unpluggd: “How to find your first customers” (Kansas City)
When: November 15
Where: Screenland Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64108

This event will feature comments from some names you should probably know: Bo Fishback, Debra Ellies, and Tyler Prochnow. I very strongly recommend that you consider attending if you can.

 

Entrepreneurs in Motion Breakfast (Kansas City)
When: November 15, 7:45 am
Where: University of Central Missouri, 850 NW Chipman Road, Conference Room, Lee’s Summit, Mo. 64063

Come meet and listen to one of Kansas City’s most successful entrepreneurs, John McDonald, founder and president of Boulevard Brewing Company.

 

Breaking Up is Hard To Do…So Prepare For It (Des Moines)
When: November 15, 11:30 am
Where: The Greater Des Moines Partnership, 700 Locust St., Suite 100

No matter what you are trying to build, you are eventually going to need to work with others. We all want it to go well, but what if it doesn’t? How do you handle it? How do you avoid problems before they start?

 

Kauffman FastTrac Global Women’s Summit (Kansas City)
When: November 16
Where: Kauffman Foundation Conference Center

 

Startup Job Crawl (Des Moines)
When: November 16, 5 pm
Where: Midland Building, 6th & Mulberry

This is the best idea I have seen in quite some time. Get out and meet with your local startup community, and you might find a sweet job in the process.

 

Startup City Des Moines (Des Moines)
When: November 16, 12:00 pm
Where: 317 6th Ave., 5th Floor, Des Moines, IA

Join Emily Harris of Davis Brown Law for a discussion on intellectual property. She will share thoughts on what patent reform (American Invents) means for startups, what IP a startup has, and how to protect IP early to survive due diligence with an investor. This is your chance to ask an IP attorney anything.

 

Pitch & Grow (Des Moines)
When: November 17
Where: Hy-Vee Conference Center in West Des Moines, IA

This is being held as a special part of the Women of Innovation event.

 

bizperc Open House (Kansas City)
When: November 17, 4:30 pm
Where: bizperc, 1800 Baltimore , 6th Floor, Kansas City, MO 64108

Come take a tour of bizperc, chat with some of the collaborative tenants and help yourself to some beverages. All drop-in tours will have the chance to see bizperc’s 4th, 5th and 6th floors as well as the breath-taking rooftop garden.

 

Tech Brew (Iowa City)
When: November 17, 5 pm
Where: The Vine (39 2nd Street in Coralville)

 

KC Next
When: November 17, 5 pm
Where: College Basketball Experience , 1401 Grand Boulevard, Kansas City, MO 64106

KC Next has recently merged with SITAKS. I think it is worth giving the event a try and seeing how the new structure has impacted what they do.

 

Business for Breakfast (Kansas City)
When: November 18, 7:30 am
Where: College Basketball Experience, Kansas City, MO

This event, which carries a pretty steep $75 fee, goes to benefit the Young Entrepreneurs of KS organization and will feature Bill Rasmussen, one of the founders of ESPN.

 

Grain & Mortar Open House (Omaha)
When: November 18, 6 pm
Where: Grain & Mortar, 1111 N 13th St. Suite 141, Omaha, Nebraska

Break out those top hats and tailcoats folks! It’s time to CELEBRATE! Grain & Mortar is throwing a bash to commemorate the grand opening of their studio and the launch of their new website.

 

 

Top Upcoming Events

December 2 - Barcamp (Des Moines)

 

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Silicon Prairie StartupDigest – November 7, 2011

8/11/2011

Below is an archived version of the Silicon Prairie StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in Kansas City, Des Moines and Omaha. If you would like to get next week’s digest on Monday, sign up here.

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I would like to take a minute to remind everyone that what makes us strong, what makes us a community, is having bonds between one another and sharing in our common purpose. Take time this week to talk to your fellow entrepreneurs and discuss what it means to you to be building a business where you live. Also, if you haven’t seen the startup map that SPN has put together, take a look and submit your company. This is an idea that many of us have probably had over the years, and it is about time that someone actually did it. Kudos to them for taking it on. You can see the map here.

Silicon Prairie StartupDigest is curated by:
Willis Jackson – Founder of ShownHome

 

 

Silicon Prairie StartupDigest is supported exclusively by:
Global Entrepreneurship Week kicks off in one week. Be among the millions of people in 123 countries celebrating, networking and learning about entrepreneurship. Find an event near you or plan your own. Visit gewusa.org for U.S. info. or unleashingideas.org for all other countries.

 

 

What’s Going on in the Silicon Prairie Startup Community

Rural Young Entrepreneur Summit (Ames)
When: November 9, 4:30 pm
Where: 3rd Floor of the Scheman Building, on the Iowa State University Center campus

Entreprenuership isn’t just for urban and suburban areas. There is lots to consider when starting a business, and if you are working in a rural location, this is sure to be a help.

 

West Des Moines Business Incubator Anniversary Celebration (Des Moines)
When: November 9, 3:30 pm
Where: 2829 WESTOWN PARKWAY, SUITE 220, WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266

 

TechBrew (Des Moines)
When: November 10, 5 pm
Where: Dos Rios, 316 Court Avenue, Des Moines

 

JoCoworking (Kansas City)
When: November 11, 10 am
Where: Black Dog Coffee, 12815 W 87th Street Pkwy, Lenexa, KS 66215

Come out and work with other entrepreneurs, creatives, freelancers, and make some accountability friends.

 

Immigrant Entrepreneurs Summit (Des Moines)
When: November 12, 2011
Where: Drake University, Olmsted Center, 2507 University Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50311

 

Venture Fridays (Kansas City)
When: November 11
Where: 4830 Rainbow Blvd, Westwood, KS

 

When: November 11-13
Where: Cerner Innovations Campus, 10234 Marion Park Dr, Kansas City, MO 64137

This is one of the big events for any local startup community. I will be there, and you should be too. As a matter of fact, I will be helping out with the event this time around.

 

Under30CEO Presents: Everything I Know I Learned In My First
Year (Kansas City)
When: November 14, 6 pm
Where: KC Chamber Board Room @ Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Rd, Kansas City, MO

This event will feature a panel discussion on the things we learn early on as entrepreneurs, featuring Chris Olsen of finditkc.com and Kyle Johnson, of Audio Anywhere.

 

Entrepreneurs Unpluggd: “How to find your first customers” (Kansas City)
When: November 15
Where: Screenland Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64108

This event will feature comments from some names you should probably know: Bo Fishback, Debra Ellies, and Tyler Prochnow. I very strongly recommend that you consider attending if you can.

 

Breaking Up is Hard To Do…So Prepare For It (Des Moines)
When: November 15, 11:30 am
Where: The Greater Des Moines Partnership, 700 Locust St., Suite 100

No matter what you are trying to build, you are eventually going to need to work with others. We all want it to go well, but what if it doesn’t? How do you handle it? How do you avoid problems before they start?

 

Kauffman FastTrac Global Women’s Summit (Kansas City)
When: November 16
Where: Kauffman Foundation Conference Center

 

Startup Job Crawl (Des Moines)
When: November 16, 5 pm
Where: Midland Building, 6th & Mulberry

This is the best idea I have seen in quite some time. Get out and meet with your local startup community, and you might find a sweet job in the process.

 

 

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Silicon Prairie StartupDigest – October 31, 2011

1/11/2011

Below is an archived version of the Silicon Prairie StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in Silicon Prairie. If you would like to get next week’s digest on Monday, sign up here.

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I have been asking more people in my network what they think of the Digest, and I have found out that nowhere near as many of them even knew about it as I expected. So, in the coming weeks we are going to be making an effort to get the word out about the work we do. If you want to help, mention it to your friends or use the links below to forward it to them.
Silicon Prairie StartupDigest is curated by:
Willis Jackson – Founder of ShownHome

 

 

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Kauffman’s website Entrepreneurship.org is a free online site chock full of content and resources for entrepreneurs, business mentors, investors and anyone in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Content ranges from information entrepreneurs need to launch a company to policies and research that has been conducted regarding entrepreneurship. Check it out at www.entrepreneurship.org.

 

 

What’s Going on in the Silicon Prairie Startup Community

A Conversation with Carl Schramm (Kansas City)
Where: Kansas City’s Central Library
When: November 2

 

TechBrew Cedar Valley (Cedar Falls)
Where: Voodoo Lounge, 314 Main Street, Cedar Falls
When: November 3

 

Siouxland Social Media Conference (Sioux City)
When: November 4
This is a pay event with a pretty steep fee, but Gary Vaynerchuk will be there and if you haven’t had the chance to hear him before, I definitely recommend it.

 

StartupDrinks Des Moines (Des Moines)
Where: Tallys Restaurant
When: November 4

If you know what time of the day this event normally goes down, please let me know.

 

Mystery Ball Launch Party (Kansas City)
Where: Red Nova Labs, 4830 Rainbow Blvd, Westwood, KS
When: November 4, 6 pm

 
 
Top Upcoming Events

November 11-13 - Startup Weekend (Kansas City)
November 15 - Entrepreneurs Unpluggd: “How to find your first customers” (Kansas City)
November 16 - Kauffman FastTrac Global Women’s Summit (Kansas City)

 

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Silicon Prairie StartupDigest – October 24, 2011

25/10/2011

Below is an archived version of the Silicon Prairie StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in Silicon Prairie. If you would like to get next week’s digest on Monday, sign up here.

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Just like last week, I am really interested in your feedback. Let me know what you think of our Digest.
Silicon Prairie StartupDigest is curated by:
Willis Jackson – Founder of ShownHome

 

 

Silicon Prairie StartupDigest is supported exclusively by:
Startup Weekend founders share tips and insights in their first book, How to Take a Company from Concept to Creation in 54 Hours. Funded by the Kauffman Foundation, the book outlines key beliefs that have yielded powerful results. Order your copy Nov. 8, 2011.

 

 

What’s Going on in the Silicon Prairie Startup Community

Under 30 CEO Meetup (Kansas City)
Where: 1911 Main Street, KC MO
When: October 25, 5 pm

 

Seed and Venture Forum (Iowa City)
Where: Coralville Marriott
When: October 26

 

Pitch and Grow (Iowa City)
Where: Coralville Marriott
When: October 26, 10 am to 4 pm

 

TechBrew (Ames)
Where: Dublin Bay, Ames
When: October 27, 5 pm

 
 
Top Upcoming Events

November 11-13 - Startup Weekend (Kansas City)
November 16 - Kauffman FastTrac Global Women’s Summit (Kansas City)

 

 

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Silicon Prairie StartupDigest – October 17, 2011

18/10/2011

Below is an archived version of the Silicon Prairie StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in Kansas City, Omaha and Des Moines. If you would like to get next week’s digest on Monday, sign up here.

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Hope you are all having a great start to your fall. Don’t forget to complete your Pipeline applications.Also, StartupDigest recently told us curators what percentage of our subscribers are very engaged readers, and I was surprised to find that our digest ranked very close to the bottom. So, I would like to know what I can do that makes a bigger difference for you. How can I add more value? Are we still fulfilling the mission of delivering the best startup related events to your inbox each week? Please tell me what you think.
 
Silicon Prairie StartupDigest is curated by:
Willis Jackson – Founder of ShownHome 

 

 

Silicon Prairie StartupDigest is supported exclusively by:
One day left for U.S. college graduates with innovative business ideas to apply to the Kauffman Foundation’s Global Scholars Program, newly expanded to include U.S. scholars. You’ll learn and network with an international group of aspiring entrepreneurs from January through June 2012. Apply here by Oct. 17, 2011.

 

 

What’s Going on in the Silicon Prairie Startup Community

DeMo presented by BitMethod (Des Moines)
Where: 418 6th Avenue Suite 1210, Des Moines, IA
When: October 17, 6:30 pm

 

Co-founders Meetup (Omaha)
Where: 6205 Maple St, Omaha, NE
When: October 19, 7 pm

 

BIZ Business Insights Luncheon (Des Moines)
Where: 700 Locust St., Suite 100
When: October 19, 11:30 am

 

Thinc Iowa (Des Moines)
Where: Temple for Performing Arts, Downtown
When: October 20th, 21st

This is the second major event produced by Silicon Prairie News (disclaimer, I write for SPN). They will be examining how startups and large corporations can work together for the betterment of both parts of the community.

 

Tech Brew (Iowa City)
Where: The Vine
When: October 20

 

Locusic Launch Party (Des Moines)
Where: Bombay Bicycle Club
When: October 22, 7 pm

 
 
Top Upcoming Events

October 26 - Pitch and Grow (Iowa City)
November 11-13 - Startup Weekend (Kansas City)

 

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Silicon Prairie StartupDigest – October 10, 2011

11/10/2011

Below is an archived version of the Silicon Prairie StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in Silicon Prairie. If you would like to get next week’s digest on Monday, sign up here.

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I don’t know about you all, but time is flying for me. Make sure to take a deep breath as fall approaches. A local company, Local Ruckus, is having a launch party in KC this week. If you want to expand your entrepreneurial network and support a local startup, make sure and head out. I would also like to remind everyone that Pipeline program applications close on October 24. If you are on the fence about applying, it might help you to know that I think highly enough of the program that I am applying.
 
 
Silicon Prairie StartupDigest is curated by:
Willis Jackson – Founder of ShownHome 

 

Silicon Prairie StartupDigest is supported exclusively by:
One week left for U.S. college graduates with innovative business ideas to apply to the Kauffman Foundation’s Global Scholars Program, newly expanded to include U.S. scholars. You’ll learn and network with an international group of aspiring entrepreneurs from January through June 2012. Apply here by Oct. 17, 2011.

 

 

What’s Going on in the Silicon Prairie Startup Community

Entrepreneur Bootcamp (Kansas City)
Where: 1800 Baltimore, 6th Floor, Kansas City, MO 64108
When: October 11

This is the first event of 6 in a series being put on by Think Big Partners. There is a cost to attend this event.

 

Sandage Entrepreneurial Speaker Series: John Hall, Founder and CEO of Goose Island Beer (Iowa City)
Where: Pappajohn Business Building, Iowa City, IA 52242
When: October 13, 5 pm

 

Tech Brew (Des Moines)
Where: Dos Rios, 316 Court Avenue
When: October 13, 5 pm

 

Local Ruckus Launch Party (Kansas City)
Where: 1330 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, MO
When: October 14, 6 pm

 

Venture Fridays (Kansas City)
Where: 4830 Rainbow Blvd, Westwood, KS
When: October 14, 4 pm

 
Pipeline Networking Event (Omaha)
Where: Urban Wine Company
When: October 14, 3:30 pmPipeline is now open to Nebraska Ventures. Come out and learn about the program.

 

 

Top Upcoming Events

October 17 - DeMo presented by BitMethod (Des Moines)
October 19 - Co-founders Meetup (Omaha)
October 19 - BIZ Business Insights Luncheon (Des Moines)
October 20 - Thinc Iowa (Des Moines)
October 22 - Locusic Launch Party (Des Moines)
November 11-13 - Startup Weekend (Kansas City)

 

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Silicon Prairie StartupDigest – October 3, 2011

4/10/2011

Below is an archived version of the Silicon Prairie StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in Kansas City, Omaha, and Des Moines. If you would like to get next week’s digest on Monday, sign up here.

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I have been busy with my head down getting work done, so this week’s digest lacks eloquence. At any rate we have some top notch events coming up.

Silicon Prairie StartupDigest is curated by:
Willis Jackson – Founder of ShownHome

 

 

Silicon Prairie StartupDigest is supported exclusively by:
U.S. college graduates with innovative new business ideas can apply to the Kauffman Foundation’s Global Scholars Program, newly expanded to include U.S. scholars. Participants learn and network with an international group of fellow aspiring entrepreneurs from January through June 2012. Apply here by Oct. 17, 2011.

 

 

What’s Going on in the Silicon Prairie Startup Community

Think Big Partners Networking Happy Hour (Kansas City)

Where: 1911 Main Street, Kansas City, MO
When: October 4, 4:30 pm

Entrepreneurs Corner (Kansas City)

Where: Corner of 18th and Baltimore
When: October 7, 6:30pm-9:00pm

 
Top Upcoming Events

October 11- Entrepreneur Bootcamp (Kansas City)
October 13 - Sandage Entrepreneurial Speaker Series: John Hall (Iowa City)
October 14 – Local Ruckus Launch Party (Kansas City)
October 17 - DeMo presented by BitMethod (Des Moines)
October 19 - Co-founders Meetup (Omaha)
October 20 - Thinc Iowa (Des Moines)
November 11-13 - Startup Weekend (Kansas City)

 

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