# creative technologist (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover creative technologist. Page: Feed: --- ## [Guest Post: Dwolla's Impact](https://addingtotheculturalrecord.substack.com/p/guest-post-the-dwolla-impacts) _2026-05-26 · Tej Dhawan · A cultural record of Iowa's technology_ Diana Wright's ode to the company and my commentary about the community it built ## [Guest Post: Iowa's brain drain isn't a mystery](https://addingtotheculturalrecord.substack.com/p/guest-post-iowas-brain-drain-isnt) _2026-05-19 · Tej Dhawan · A cultural record of Iowa's technology_ SF 2453 is part of the cure. ## [Creative Technologists: Improv-ing Innovation](https://addingtotheculturalrecord.substack.com/p/creative-technologists-improv-ing) _2026-05-12 · Tej Dhawan · A cultural record of Iowa's technology_ What does telling stories of Innovation and Entrepreneurship have in common with Improv and stand-up comedy? ## [Creative Technologists: music, art & venture capital](https://addingtotheculturalrecord.substack.com/p/creative-technologists-music-art) _2026-05-05 · Tej Dhawan · A cultural record of Iowa's technology_ A story of music, art, poetry, startup culture and care for a neighbor coming together in one of Iowa's leading venture capital resources ## [Creative Technologists: Coloring Outside the Lines](https://addingtotheculturalrecord.substack.com/p/creative-technologists-coloring-outside) _2026-04-28 · Tej Dhawan · A cultural record of Iowa's technology_ Introduction to computer programming has presented students with an anxiety inducing blank screen with a flashing cursor for nearly six decades. ## [Creative Technologists: Murderous Amigos](https://addingtotheculturalrecord.substack.com/p/creative-technologists-murderous) _2026-04-14 · Tej Dhawan · A cultural record of Iowa's technology_ Ok, that was mildly clickbaity, but I couldn’t resist. ## [Creative Technologists : @IowaTeslaGuy](https://addingtotheculturalrecord.substack.com/p/creative-technologists-iowateslaguy) _2026-04-07 · Tej Dhawan · A cultural record of Iowa's technology_ Part I of ∞ ## [The First Post-Prohibition Iowa Distillery](https://addingtotheculturalrecord.substack.com/p/the-first-post-prohibition-iowa-distillery) _2026-03-24 · Tej Dhawan · A cultural record of Iowa's technology_ Transforming rolling hills to world-class production facilities ## [Recognizing patterns through doodling on clouds](https://addingtotheculturalrecord.substack.com/p/recognizing-patterns-through-doodling) _2026-03-10 · Tej Dhawan · A cultural record of Iowa's technology_ a few will get the reference. others, please read through the end ## [Behind Iowa Whisky: Iowa Distilling Company](https://addingtotheculturalrecord.substack.com/p/behind-iowa-whisky-iowa-distilling) _2026-03-03 · Tej Dhawan · A cultural record of Iowa's technology_ Craft, Grit and 100yo building ## [Generate Viral Hot Takes (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/VmGqFrrh81NV) _2026-03-03 · **Sponsored**_ Get platform-optimized hot takes and rebuttals to spark debate and engagement ## [Slàinte mhath](https://addingtotheculturalrecord.substack.com/p/slainte-mhath) _2026-02-17 · Tej Dhawan · A cultural record of Iowa's technology_ My Scottish Gaelic wish to you for good health ## [A Platform for People Who Help People](https://addingtotheculturalrecord.substack.com/p/a-platform-for-people-who-help-people) _2026-02-03 · Tej Dhawan · A cultural record of Iowa's technology_ Marketplaces exist to bring creators and providers closer to customers and clients. ## [Purpose becomes Passion when it's Personal](https://addingtotheculturalrecord.substack.com/p/purpose-becomes-passion-when-its) _2026-01-27 · Tej Dhawan · A cultural record of Iowa's technology_ Much is written about contemporary society’s normalized conversation about mental health. ## [From passing notes to spinning their own email](https://addingtotheculturalrecord.substack.com/p/from-passing-notes-to-spinning-their) _2026-01-13 · Tej Dhawan · A cultural record of Iowa's technology_ the cultish allure of the Iowa company almost lost in annals of technology's history ## [The Adversity Paradox of Locked Doors](https://addingtotheculturalrecord.substack.com/p/the-adversity-paradox-of-locked-doors) _2026-01-06 · Tej Dhawan · A cultural record of Iowa's technology_ How Dawn Ainger's fierce sense of agency led to this generational success story ## [The Anvil that Forged A Future](https://addingtotheculturalrecord.substack.com/p/the-anvil-that-forged-a-future) _2025-12-16 · Tej Dhawan · A cultural record of Iowa's technology_ This final installment digs into one of our community's foundational investments in creating an entrepreneurial ecosystem, supporting it financially, physically, emotionally and (even) spiritually. It is celebration and eulogy filled with feelings of loss and euphoria, admiration for people and places who made it possible, and who remain the community's champions today. ## [Accelerating Entrepreneurship - II](https://addingtotheculturalrecord.substack.com/p/accelerating-entrepreneurship-ii) _2025-12-09 · Tej Dhawan · A cultural record of Iowa's technology_ The story of the New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative (NewBoCo), an entrepreneurial community that never stops reinventing and reinvesting within and well-beyond its city's borders ## [Accelerating Entrepreneurship - Part I](https://addingtotheculturalrecord.substack.com/p/accelerating-entrepreneurship-part) _2025-12-02 · Tej Dhawan · A cultural record of Iowa's technology_ How the Des Moines-based Global Insurance Accelerator cemented a new paradigm for accelerators and began a decade of innovations in the highly regulated, and structured industry. ## [Gratitude for the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem](https://addingtotheculturalrecord.substack.com/p/gratitude-for-the-entrepreneurial) _2025-11-25 · Tej Dhawan · A cultural record of Iowa's technology_ This Thanksgiving, I am simply grateful for the continued growth and nurturing of Iowa's entrepreneurial ecosystem in hands of many volunteers and cheerleaders and having the honor of being able to tell some of the members' stories ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/bwYXTL7CmsZL) _2025-11-25 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when a friend signs up for the Graphite Business Card ## [From Bricks & Mortar to Clicks & Mentor](https://addingtotheculturalrecord.substack.com/p/from-bricks-and-mortar-to-clicks) _2025-11-18 · Tej Dhawan · A cultural record of Iowa's technology_ Frank Russell’s journey from in-person training to GeoLearning’s $100M exit reveals how patient capital, design innovation, and Iowa’s tech diaspora shaped one of the Midwest’s biggest entrepreneurial success stories. The ventures that started in the 1980s continue to expand and impact human capital