May 9, 2013 by Geoff Wood
Omaha One more shout out to our Big Omaha sponsors! It's almost cliche to say it, but it's the commitment of these companies—from here in Omaha, throughout the Silicon Prairie and around the world—that allows both our Big Series events to happen and our team to work on Silicon Prairie news year round. It's in that spirit that we'd like to toast the final 15 Big Omaha sponsors ... read more
May 9, 2013 by Fred Bauters
Omaha Megan Casey had a great thing going at Squidoo. She spent seven years building a successful site for users to generate content. But she wanted to throw herself "back in the deep end." At Big Omaha, she shared how she did just that, and stand for something in the process. "I wanted to scare the pants off myself," she said. Pack, a site that states it's "for dogs and the people who love them," stands for the need to "slow down in life," Casey said. "There's ... read more
May 9, 2013 by Riane Menardi
Omaha For Tony Conrad, successful entrepreneurs aren’t starting companies—they’re starting movements. Conrad’s keynote kicked off Big Omaha, where he challenged the audience to think bigger. “Think and ask yourself, 'How does my product impact the world?'” he said. “How does this product capture imagination? And how can this product spark a movement?” Conrad started about.me with this in mind. He saw the site as an opportunity ... read more
May 9, 2013 by Geoff Wood
Omaha We're excited to welcome the following seven organizations sponsoring Big Omaha on the "supporter level" this year ... read more
May 9, 2013 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha Weren't able to make it to KANEKO today for our fifth annual Big Omaha? Don't worry. We're providing a free live stream starting at 9:00 a.m., thanks to our sponsor Hayneedle. Here's today's schedule … read more
May 9, 2013 by Danny Schreiber
Kansas City To get a jump on the action of our fifth annual Big Omaha today, join Des Moines entrepreneur Christopher New and Silicon Prairie News' Geoff Wood for AM Reboot, a morning podcast for geeks. These next two days, the hour-long live video show will be dedicated to the people, places and events of Big Omaha. AM Reboot is the flagship program of our streaming media partner, Quadrant5. Here's what's in store for today … read more
May 8, 2013 by Joe Stych
San Francisco Last October, Gentry Underwood took the stage at Thinc Iowa to discuss why approaching problems like a designer is crucial for entrepreneurs. He touched on tolerating uncertainty, the importance of focus, and identifying the "why" of your product. Plus, he teased his new iOS-based email client, Mailbox. A lot can happen in seven months. Since then, Underwood has launched Mailbox, filled 1 million reservations within the first … read more
May 8, 2013 by Geoff Wood
Omaha The fifth-annual Big Omaha event kicks off tonight with the Opening Party (8 p.m. at The Slowdown). The party once again is presented by the event's lead sponsor, The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. On behalf of the entire Silicon Prairie News organization, we can't thank Kauffman enough. They've been the lead sponsor for seven of the eight events in the Big Series (all but the original Big Omaha) and they support our work year-round ... read more
Through August 22, help us decide the winners of our inaugural Silicon Prairie Awards, which will recognize 12
companies and individuals. You can vote once per day per category.
Winners will be announced live on stage at
our August 30 event.
