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
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
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
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
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
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
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
We’re excited to bring you our eigth Opportunities on the Prairie today, featuring listings from Silicon Prairie News (that's us!), Thought District, Bozell, and Secret Penguin in Omaha and Catchfire Media and Spindustry Interactive in Des Moines. If you or your company has one to add, please contact Danny at… 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.
