Have you reached out to the folks at http://www.startupcitydsm.com/ that's a local resource you could tap. Feel free to contact me directly through my profile for an introduction.
re: "Frankly, we are a bunch of 'nobodies' in the middle of Iowa"
"Never say anything about yourself you do not want to come true." Brian Tracy
I have. They're awesome guys. The thing is what I said was not at all a knock against Iowa. I love it here and the people are amazingly helpful and nice. It was more self depreciating humor to the fact that we're realitivley unknown college students.
re: "Frankly, we are a bunch of 'nobodies' in the middle of Iowa"
"Never say anything about yourself you do not want to come true." Brian Tracy