Iowa Tech Jobs - April 16

The round up of tech jobs in this state on our radar this week. Go get hired!

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.

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

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 4/10/14 Kelsey Lampe 4/10/14

Engaging your Startup Network

In 2012 Becker Underwood was sold to BASF, the chemical company out of Germany, for $1.02 Billion (yes, an Iowa ag company sold for over a billion dollars with little public fanfare.) I knew that a 110,000 employee behemoth like BASF was not going to be the right fit for someone like me, so after a little over a year of helping them through the transition I set off to find a new endeavor using my “Startup Network”.

A guest post by Aaron Horn

Kelsey Lampe 4/8/14 Kelsey Lampe 4/8/14

Iowa Tech Jobs - April 9

The round up of tech jobs in this state on our radar this week. Go get hired!

Kelsey Lampe 4/8/14 Kelsey Lampe 4/8/14

3 questions with a business developer at Dwolla

Meet Max Farrell, business development at Dwolla. Find him getting coffee at Timbuktuu on the skywalk in Des Moines or grabbing drinks at The Lift downtown and Alpine Tap on Ingersoll.