Omaha To end the first full-day of Big Omaha on Thursday, four speakers stuck around for an audience Q&A. Megan Casey of Pack, Anil Dash of ThinkUp, Tony Conrad of about.me, and Ben Milne of Dwolla. The group used their personal experiences to respond to questions on their failures in the workplace, personality traits they're forced to fight and the pains of public speaking. Making mistakes … read more

Omaha "What if we were to stop putting our companies first?" asked Micah Baldwin at Big Omaha Friday afternoon. "Right now all of your stomachs turned. 'But we’re from the Midwest. That’s what we do.'" But what if we stopped thinking our startups were us? What if the one thing we’ve been told – the harder you work, the better – is wrong?  read more

Omaha Gentry Underwood is trying to redefine the way smartphone users interact with their email. “We want to build the best email experience in the world for as many people as we can,” he said. Since the Mailbox founder spoke at Thinc Iowa last October, he says the last seven months have been "an absolute whirlwind." On Friday, he closed out Big Omaha with a "fireside chat" with emcee Antonio Neves. … read more

Omaha In celebration of our high fashion Big Omaha 2013 brand, we invited attendees to style a startup tee for a chance to win a ticket to next year's event. From here, it's up to you. Below are our eight finalists, which ever one get the most collective social media likes by midnight will win the big ticket. … read more

Omaha Noah Kagan calls 2012 his “year of failure,” and came to Big Omaha with tips for entrepreneurs who may be a little burned out. His advice? Don’t focus on the money, or even the business. Focus on you. For Kagan, there are three things that control his happiness: wealth, health and love. Wealth "I am the happiest when I'm doing what I want and I’m having fun," he said. When he only focuses on money … read more