I worked at a corporation for more than four years and was first trained to use Agile there. It was a good introduction to a different work style for me, but I never thought it pertained to me because I wasn’t on a software team. When I joined NewBoCo, one
]Media contact: Jessalyn Holdcraft, NewBoCo Director of Marketing Email: jessalyn@newbo.co Phone: 319.382.5128 Cedar Rapids, IA, November 3, 2017 – NewBoCo tech and Agile trainings will offer special discounts for veterans in the month of November in honor of Veterans Day. DeltaV Code School will give veterans the opportunity to learn
I come from a heavily military family. Both of my parents, my sister, both of my grandpas, and many more of my family members stretching back generations were all in the military. Like most military families, one of our favorite pastimes is ribbing other military groups. Due to their stereotypical
Media contact: Jessalyn Holdcraft, NewBoCo Director of Marketing Email: jessalyn@newbo.co Phone: 319.382.5128 Cedar Rapids, IA, October 20, 2017 – On Friday, October 27, DeltaV Code School, Iowa’s first adult code school, will graduate its first class of Code 401 students. “It doesn’t feel real yet,” DeltaV Instructor Keith Dahlby said.
Like almost everyone else on this planet, I hate networking. Networking is really easy to hate on because it combines so many things that make us feel uncomfortable: small talk, asking for favors, building superficial connections, talking about ourselves in a positive manner, and more. For me, I hate networking
Above: Matt Rooda, CEO, and intern George Elossias, in front of a Scrum board, in 2015 A few weeks ago, I sat in on SwineTech’s sprint planning meeting. They had been in Iowa Startup Accelerator’s 2015 cohort, and have been steadily making progress ever since. At the sprint planning, the entire
A lot has happened this past week in our effort to build computer science education in Iowa — and nationally — to help address the gap in computer science offerings available in schools today. The backstory: getting computer science into schools Code.org is a global nonprofit, backed by some of the world’s largest tech companies,
Media contact: Jessalyn Holdcraft, NewBoCo Director of Marketing Email: jessalyn@newbo.co Phone: 319.382.5128 Cedar Rapids, IA, September 5, 2017 – Today, Aaron Horn joined the staff at The New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative (NewBoCo) as its Chief Operating Officer (COO). Horn previously worked as the Director of IT for the Iowa Interstate
From the desk of the Grumpy Old Company Lawyer One of the benefits we provide to participants in the Iowa Startup Accelerator is access to working capital. We have a relationship with a separate fund that provides cash for a portion of the startup’s equity. Before the fund invests, it
Media contact: Jessalyn Holdcraft, NewBoCo Director of Marketing Email: jessalyn@newbo.co Phone: 319.382.5128 Cedar Rapids, IA, August 28, 2017 — Iowa Startup Accelerator has accepted two startups into the fall batch of its 2017 cohort: Noviqu and Funeral Direct. This is the last batch of startups for the 2017 cohort. Team:
