Every Wednesday Geoff publishes "The Pull", a digest of the top news for the Iowa innovation community that week. The following is the introduction to issue #145.
I published my first Power Rankings for the Iowa startup community this past week. As I mentioned earlier, the idea is to recognize the companies that are moving and shaking statewide at any given time and to help highlight their accomplishments on a regular basis.
It's also a way to bring more company names into the general consciousness of our community so that when someone asks you a question like "what are the most interesting startups in Iowa these days?" you have some names ready to share (and even a little background on why those companies are doing interesting things).
One cool side note: I sketched out the initial five companies in late March to include on the first Power Rankings post in mid-April but when it came time to write that post, two completely different companies had made moves to bring themselves in the top five. Can you guess which ones?
Geoff Wood is the founder, connector and space captain at Gravitate, a workplace community for entrepreneurs, freelancers and remote workers in the heart of downtown Des Moines. In addition to writing here, he hosts a podcast, speaks at conferences, organizes events and has been helping tell the story of the Iowa startup community since 2009.