Weekly Recap: Bawte on TV, Tesla banned and Big Omaha coverage

Every Monday Silicon Prairie News’ editorial team will share some of the interesting regional content we’ve read as well as SPN’s most-read stories over the last week.

      

Evan Williams speaks at Big Omaha on Friday. His talk gained press from several regional news outlets.

Every Monday Silicon Prairie News’ editorial team will share some of the interesting regional content we’ve read as well as SPN’s most-read stories over the last week. 

SPN’s most-read stories from last week

  1. UberX launches in Omaha despite legal scrutiny, potential for tickets” by Jordan Pascale (5/6)
  2. Hudl opening Omaha office, hopes to hire 43 for product team” by Jordan Pascale (5/1)
  3. Bulu Box scores $2 million in funding to hire CTO, grow base” by Jordan Pascale (5/6)
  4. Artist installations once again are key to a full Big Omaha experience” by Joey Wolfe (4/30)
  5. Dr. Entrepreneur: Lincoln doctor takes on sports injury startup” by Jordan Pascale (5/1)

Iowa

  • Bawte got some Chicago media love with a segment on the city’s NBC affiliate. — NBC Chicago 
  • Geoff Wood shares his thoughts on how Des Moines’ startup community has found success along the city’s history with the financial industry. — Welch Avenue Daily 

Kansas City

  • Attorney Chris Brown wrote letters to Mayor Sly James and Lyft/Uber about how the city can work with the ridesharing companies. — Chris Brown’s Blog
  • Missouri is doing all it can to fight Tesla’s method of passing on dealerships and selling directly to consumers. — Kansas City Star

Nebraska 

  • Cosmic Cart competes in TechCrunch pitch event. — TechCrunch  
  • Omaha Code School has a list of reasons why you should hire its students. — Omaha Code School 
  • Online media startup Hail Varsity launches its radio show in western Nebraska. — Hail Varsity
  • Lincoln is hosting a civic hackathon on May 31. — Lincoln Civic Hackathon
  • Police won’t take aggressive approach against Lyft. — Omaha World-Herald
  • Omaha ranked the third-best place to start a business. — Omaha World-Herald
  • Tech jobs are keeping new grads in Nebraska. — KLKN

Big Omaha coverage

  • Big Omaha fosters big business. — KETV
  • First-time founder has new perspective on Big Omaha. — Des Moines Register
  • Crowd at Big Omaha conference draws from speakers and sense of community. — Omaha World-Herald 
  • Twitter co-founder Evan Williams’ success doesn’t surprise those who knew him growing up in Nebraska. — Omaha World-Herald
  • Twitter co-founder: Tech enables people’s needs, desires. — Des Moines Register
  • Evan Williams says he’s unshaken by Twitter’s falling stock prices. — Omaha World-Herald

  

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