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SXSW: Panelists from the Prairie & Attendee Twitter List

728_a7368bdb66_small March 13, 2010 by Danny Schreiber

Austin Expect more updates and interviews to come in the next few days from those of us at South by Southwest Interactive. First up, for those of you in attendance, here's a list the sessions we know of with speakers or panelists representing companies from the Silicon Prairie: Panelists from the Praire Saturday 12:30 p.m. – Banking 2.0: Financial Services Driven by People & Emerging Technologies From SmartyPig out of Des Moines: Bob Weinschenk, CEO Tuesday 5 p.m. – The State of Music Blogs In 2010 From Lava Row our of Des Moines: Nathan T. Wright (pictured) read more

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Weekly Startup Links

March 13, 2010 by Dusty Davidson

Every day I comb through my Google Reader reading sites like Hacker News and others, and star articles that are especially interesting about startups, entrepreneurship and miscellany. These are some of my favorites... read more

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Recap of 2010 Nebraska Summit on Entrepreneurship

719_e7ce768b80_small March 12, 2010 by Dusty Davidson

Lincoln This year marked the fourth annual Nebraska Summit on Entrepreneurship held in Lincoln, Nebraska. Organized by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the event brings together over 400 educators, business leaders, government officials, entrepreneurs and small business owners to talk about different aspects of entrepreneurship and take a look at how Nebraska measures up in some of the areas. read more

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Comments of the Week: Joe Olsen’s cameo and ‘I live in Omaha’ reasons

March 12, 2010 by Danny Schreiber

From Jimmy, Mar 5: I think Joe eating in the background makes this weekly wrap up the greatest ever! | From Wendy Townley, Mar 6: I live in Omaha because our small-town flavor complements our big-city feel, making almost anything possible. read more

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YP Summit keynote Blake Mycoskie discusses sustainability, bootstrapping

723_4a39e65f65_small March 12, 2010 by Jeff Slobotski

Omaha A big congratulations to the Greater Omaha Young Professionals for yet another outstanding Young Professionals Summit. Blake Mycoskie of TOMS Shoes was the luncheon keynote speaker, and after his presentation he sat down with me to highlight some of his talk's key points as well as more of the story around when he launched TOMS in 2006. Take a look at our conversation below, and a very… read more

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Weekly Wrap Up with guest Jimmy Winter of RockDex

727_b52e1abee4_small March 12, 2010 by Danny Schreiber

Omaha Mentioned this week: * Filming on location in the RockDex office in the home of its founder Jimmy Winter * Interview with Rachel Jacobson of Film Streams * Series on new online publication on the Prairie * Startup Weekend Omaha coming March 19-21 * Show guest Jimmy Winter talks about the new version of RockDex coming soon, Rockdex's recent award from… read more

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Thank you to the Silicon Prairie Party sponsors!

721_62a202381c_small March 12, 2010 by Jeff Slobotski

Austin We're just a few days away from the Silicon Prairie Party at South by Southwest Interactive in Austin and we want to express a huge thank you to our sponsors from across… read more

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Seven tips to tackle South by Southwest Interactive

709_68e38b5a89_small March 11, 2010 by John T. Meyer

Austin With less than a day remaining until the start of South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive in Austin, it's time to think about how to tackle this massive event. Now, I'm no pro with just one SXSW Interactive Festival under my belt (2009), but I'm excited to return to Austin this year knowing what to expect and ready to maximize the entire experience. Thus, I want to share with you my seven tips to tackle SXSW.  read more