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Weekly Wrap Up
September 3, 2010 by Danny Schreiber

Omaha Join in on the conversation, send a comment or question our way in the chat box below. read more

1203_86b0d0551d_small August 27, 2010 by Danny Schreiber

Omaha Mentioned this week: * Filming live on Ustream from the Silicon Prairie News office * BitMethod T-shirt giveaway! * South by Southwest 2011: Vote for Panels from the Prairie * Sunday Video: Seth Godin talks at Google * LivingSocial co-founder talks about building viral products * Nebraska Film: Heath Mello advocates for film tax incentives * Live Stream: Tony Hsieh speaking in Omaha next Wednesday, September 1 * Lateef Johnson: ‘How I did it. From nothing… read more

1187_02144b5a67_small August 26, 2010 by Geoff Wood

Des Moines This week on PrairieCast, Andy Brudtkuhl and I chat with Silicon Prairie News' very own Sioux Falls, South Dakota contributor, John T. Meyer. In addition to his South Dakota entrepreneurial coverage, John works with 9 Clouds, Inc, a social marketing consulting and product firm he started with his brother, Scott. We spoke with John about his decision to move home – changing from a large corporate consulting… read more

1185_f264721add_small August 20, 2010 by Dusty Davidson

Omaha Mentioned this week: * Filming live on Ustream from Birdhouse Collectible * It's episode number 52 (one year)! * Peter Cales of Measure Cut Cut Studio * Omaha Creative Week Caretakers Forum, Monday, September 6 at KANEKO * Proxibid appoints former PayPal VP Ryan Downs as president * Eric Ries discusses Lean Startup methodology at Omaha meetup * Birdhouse Collectible open house this Saturday, August 21 read more

1179_7f3fbdce7e_small August 19, 2010 by Danny Schreiber

Omaha Tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. CDT, Jeff and Dusty will be sitting down with Jessica McKay (left), owner of Birdhouse Collectible, an interior design consulting company. We interviewed McKay last September to capture her story, but much has changed since then, including moving into the Mastercraft building in Omaha's North Downtown district. Join us for the live Weekly Wrap Up show tomorrow to hear more… read more

1163_16c945b9f7_small August 13, 2010 by Danny Schreiber

Omaha Mentioned this week: * Filming live on Ustream from the Silicon Prairie News office * Enjoying Krispy Kreme doughnuts – new location opened in Omaha * With the Power of Howard, Jimmy Winter moves RockDex forward * South by Southwest 2011: Vote for Panels from the Prairie * Nebraska Film Series: Dana Altman of North Sea Films * Eric Ries of Startup Lessons Learned in Omaha for weekend meeting – more details soon * Tony Hsieh's Delivering… read more

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

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