Silicon Prairie News

1142_08aeed3474_small August 6, 2010 by Danny Schreiber

Omaha Mentioned this week * Filming live on Ustream from the Silicon Prairie News office * Silicon Prairie News Ice Cream Social tonight * Show guest Andrea Ciurej, our Silicon Prairie News summer intern * Kurt Matis co-founds company focused on simplifying e-payments * Lodo Software raises $500,000, signs on major customer * Andrea talks about her summer internship at Silicon Prairie News read more

1124_edcdd90289_small August 5, 2010 by Andrea Ciurej

Omaha Three years ago, Kurt Matis (left) and his team of “technology guys” were in search of developing a simplified solution for collecting e-payments for businesses that didn’t involve the use of multiple channels. At the time, they had been working with merchants who were using remote deposit capture – a system that allows a customer to scan checks remotely and transmit check images to a bank for deposit through an… read more

1133_06d086bf4f_small August 5, 2010 by Danny Schreiber

Omaha Lodo Software, the startup behind the personal finance management software OurCashFlow, recently raised $500,000 in a Series B round. Named for and originally based out of Denver's lower downtown district, the company… read more

1131_b8515443f2_small August 2, 2010 by Jeff Slobotski

Last week, I joined 70 entrepreneurs, entertainers, philanthropists and local leaders from across the U.S. in Washington, DC to discuss and brainstorm new responses to our country's most pressing issues. I was invited to represent the greater Midwest on behalf of the AIM Institute and Silicon Prairie News. The Conference on Next Generation Leadership was convened by Howard W. Buffett and the White House's Office… read more

1127_8819362773_small August 1, 2010 by Andrea Ciurej

Interruptions are the sole distraction of creativity in the workplace, causing Corporate America to work longer hours outside of the office and often times, forcing work to be completed on the weekends. No matter how much coffee you drink or how much sleep you've acquired to prepare yourself for a productive work day, 37signals co-founder Jason Fried says… read more

July 31, 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. read more

1126_63ba7e7de1_small July 30, 2010 by Danny Schreiber

Omaha Mentioned this week * Filming live on Ustream from CAMP Coworking * CAMP open house tonight from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Mastercraft Building at 1111 N. 13th St. * Howard Buffett's Next Generation Leadership Conference in Washington D.C. * Greg Chambers quits day job to start tropical clothing line Mad Gringo * AppendTo co-founders discuss rapid growth, distributed workforce * Silicon Prairie News Ice Cream Social and Two-Year Celebration on Friday, August 6 * Foursquare... read more

1123_a95a95ff92_small July 29, 2010 by Danny Schreiber

Omaha (Photo by Bill Sitzmann of minorwhite) We'll be sitting down with Megan Hunt (left), owner of CAMP Coworking and the woman behind the bridal design studio Princess Lasertron, tomorrow at 10 a.m. CDT to film this week's Weekly Wrap Up show. Look for a post tomorrow with the live Ustream feed as well as a chat box. We encourage you to ask questions of either the show's hosts, Jeff & Dusty, or our guest… read more

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