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Check out PrairieCast each Tuesday for a mix of interviews and discussion with the leading technology entrepreneurs and startup enthusiasts on the Silicon Prairie.

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From A Basement In Ames, IA To $100 Million - The Chegg Story With Guest Aayush Phumbhra

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Our guest this week is Aayush Phumbhra, the co-founder of Chegg.com a Silicon Valley company that started at Iowa State University. You may remember it as "CheggPost.com" from back in the day in Ames. Chegg is described as "netflix for textbooks" and one of the most successful (at least in terms of VC dollars raised) startups to come out of a dorm room at Iowa State.

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Week In Review

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Social Entrepreneurship With Guest Andy Stoll - Episode 16

In our 16th episode we bring you some amazing stories from social entrepreneur Andy Stoll. We talk to Andy about his social entrepreneurial incubator in Iowa City called "The James Gang" that started while he was a student at the University of Iowa. Andy also tells us about his adventures around the world on a 3.5 year solo tour through 37 countries.

And last Andy talks about The World Tri - a worldwide triathalon by Des Moines' Charlie Wittmack... Andy's job? To use technology and internet tools to tell the story along the way..

Tune in to this fascinating story...

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SPN Week In Review

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