Wednesday was our 30th episode of the Welch Avenue Show. That episode marks the completion of the initial run of the show as funded by 62 members, friends and supporters of the Iowa Startup Community who participated in our kickstarter campaign.

Now we're changing things up!

For me, this question used to be pretty easy to answer. Up until 18 months ago, my answer was that I worked for a large financial institution trying to stop bad guys (and gals) from laundering drug money and doing my best to prevent the financing of terrorism. This always prompts comments from people like, “Wow, that’s really cool” or “I never knew people did that type of thing.” After more than a decade of honing my skills in the anti-money laundering profession, I can tell you with certainty the work I do every day is actually pretty darn cool. Now that I’ve added “entrepreneur” to my title this question takes a lot longer to answer.

A guest post by Zachary Kreger

Meet Ethan Davidson, COO of Rüster Sports. Connect with this Des Moines resident at Green Grounds Cafe in Valley Junction each Wednesday at 9 a.m. during 1 Million Cups.

9:00-10:00 a.m. each Wednesday is my favorite hour of the week. Formally, it’s known as 1 Million Cups, a program designed by our friends at the Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City and operated independently (and in a few differing formats) by volunteers in 30 cities around the country. Informally, I think of it as fellowship time for the startup community.

Last week, Will Lenzen, Jr, asked this question in the Startup Iowa Facebook group: "Hey gang, I'm trying to decide on where to bank with for my new business Cycle Studios. What bank do you recommend and why?"

Midway through my sophomore year at Truman State University I got a call from Joe Dallago, a good friend of mine since high school. Joe was studying at the University of Iowa and he was just pissed; complaining that he had bombed a test because of one question he couldn’t get on his study guide. He emailed his professor, his TA and was sitting in the middle of the library but he couldn’t find the answer. There were 400 students in that class and he had no way to talk to any of them. One of his classmates could have probably answered his question in a couple of minutes and he would have been fine.

A guest post by AJ Nelson