CodeDay coming back to Des Moines May 24

CodeDay, the 24 hour hackathon for high school and college students, is returning to downtown Des Moines May 24-25 with a new host facility: the Science Center of Iowa. Early-bird registration is available at codeday.org/dsm for $10 through May 19.

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This week's show: You don't play the remix, you play the original

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Iowa expat raises $250k on Shark Tank

Des Moines native raises money on investing reality show "Shark Tank"

Kelsey Lampe 4/15/14 Kelsey Lampe 4/15/14

Four sources of idea-stage capital expecting to deploy $1.33MM in Iowa

It’s only mid-April but details around four new programs to help fund very early stage startups in Iowa have emerged. One of the programs, NestMint describes this stage as "idea-level". All combined, the four programs are planning to deploy $1.33MM in capital in this state.

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Why should you move to Iowa to create a startup?

A few weeks ago I met up with several Iowans for bbq and drinks at Stubbs in Austin. Jay Byers, CEO of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, asked us a question: what are the three things the Des Moines startup community needs most?

Kelsey Lampe 4/7/14 Kelsey Lampe 4/7/14

A day at OTA

On Friday I had the chance to participate in the OTA Sessions, a one day conference in Sioux Falls that was on par with any entrepreneurial/innovation/creative class-type event that I’ve ever attended. I knew the ticket price and the 4+ hour drive each way would be worth it based on four speakers alone.