Iowa Tech Jobs - April 30

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

Kelsey Lampe 4/29/14 Kelsey Lampe 4/29/14

Iowa-based startups and accelerator programs

I've had accelerators on the mind for several reasons lately and that had me thinking about the Iowa-based startups that have participated in these programs. Our state's first accelerator program, the Iowa Startup Accelerator (Cedar Rapids), will launch it's first class this Fall and is accepting applications now. This post is a quick run down of the startups who have participated (and one who will participate this summer), the relevant details and a few thoughts from the founders on their experience.

Kelsey Lampe 4/28/14 Kelsey Lampe 4/28/14

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.

Kelsey Lampe 4/25/14 Kelsey Lampe 4/25/14

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

Kelsey Lampe 4/24/14 Kelsey Lampe 4/24/14

How to engage women in tech

A question I’ve been hearing a lot more lately has been how to get more women engaged in entrepreneurship. What provokes a woman to start a company or maybe even prevents them? To go one step further, how can we engage women in Iowa to join our own tech startup community?

A guest post by Lyndsay Clark

Kelsey Lampe 4/23/14 Kelsey Lampe 4/23/14

Iowa expat raises $250k on Shark Tank

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