Tag: startup
3 Questions with Alexis Ohanian, Reddit founder
By Dave DeWitte
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He founded the enormously popular website Reddit, married tennis champion Serena Williams, and was proclaimed “Mayor of the Internet” by Forbes –...
Coralville firm brings alcohol, tobacco tests to market
Dr. Rob Philibert, CEO of Behavioral Diagnostics, uses a multichannel pipette to prepare samples of bisulfite-converted DNA for pre-amplification, as Cardio Diagnostics CEO Meesha...
Stoking the fires of nonprofit innovation
Girls With Ideas Founder and CEO Allison Poss works with Abbie Schneider at the Iowa Startup Accelerator in 2016. Organizations like Girls With Ideas...
Startup Weekend-Cedar Rapids starts Friday
Professionals who would like some inspiration for their existing business and entrepreneurs seeking fresh feedback are invited to Startup Weekend Cedar Rapids.
Starting Friday, participants...
Startup helps rural Iowa pharmacies
By Pat Shaver
IOWA CITY—Roby Miller’s parents’ businesses were struggling to stay open and he wanted to find a way to help.
His family owns several rural Iowa pharmacies,...
PHOTOS: Creative Corridor represented at the Prometheus Awards
By Sarah Binder
DES MOINES--It was a night for celebration.
The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance organized a bus trip for educators, economic development professionals and...
Simplifying Internet service provider selection
Repeat Internet entrepreneur launches Bandwidth Pool
By Sarah Binder
CEDAR RAPIDS—Sitting in an entrepreneurial conference in 2011, Ben Anderson scrawled “Bandwidth Pool?” on a piece of paper. In...
Startup shifts focus after first year of business
Needle Analytics hosts mapping contest
By Pat Shaver
IOWA CITY—The founders of Needle Analytics think maps are cool.
The company, started by two University of Iowa graduates, develops and analyzes data...
Tutoring startup growing, moves into CoLab
By Pat Shaver
IOWA CITY—As a tutor and student at the University of Iowa, Thomas Hornbeck was overwhelmed.
So he and Hung Tran turned that frustration...