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744_6724d72ab2_small March 22, 2010 by Danny Schreiber & Dusty Davidson

Omaha Hopefully this post is better late than never – please help us get the word out on what could be one of the most important additions to Omaha in the next five years. read more

741_dc97d9374a_small March 21, 2010 by Dusty Davidson

Omaha Starting at 6pm CDT, Silicon Prairie News will be live-streaming the final presentations from Startup Weekend Omaha... read more

737_cb0ce97937_small March 20, 2010 by Dusty Davidson

Omaha Startup Weekend Omaha kicked off last night with nearly forty people gathered at What Cheer to pitch ideas and form teams. Twenty ideas were pitched, and from those the following eight teams emerged: UndergroundOmaha.com will be an entertainment hub for local independent musicians and fans to watch video and socialize. Confurrent.com will be a tool to provide keyword-specific social media… read more

March 20, 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: * Does The City You Live in Even Matter? (businessinsider.com) via Ken Moreano read more

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

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

March 6, 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. *Working with Mark Zuckerberg (www.facebook.com)… read more

February 27, 2010 by Dusty Davidson

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

February 20, 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: * Death By Revenue Plan (steveblank.com) * Startup Ideas worth Exploring in 2010… read more

617_f5565b56af_small February 17, 2010 by Dusty Davidson

Omaha Starting today, you may notice that on certain places throughout the site we've introduced advertising units. Currently, these spots are being occupied by Google Ads. Have no fear, this is not a long-term solution! We're currently selling the following ad spots across our site and multiple distribution channels. These are available as monthly contracts starting immediately… read more

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