Lincoln As a kickoff to Lincoln's first Startup Week, Lincoln's first Startup Weekend was, by all accounts, a big success. "For the first event ever, it far exceeded my expectations," said lead coordinator Amanda Thonen. The community support that rallied around the event was "atypical," she said, perhaps because the 54-hour marathon was just the start of a marathon of events scheduled for each day this week. As we reported Saturday, there were 68 participants organized in 10 teams that … read more

Lincoln The 10 teams of the inaugural Startup Weekend Lincoln are in the homestretch. All that stands between those teams and the finish line of a whirlwind weekend is tonight's closing pitch session, which we will broadcast … read more

Lincoln The hometown Husker football team was on the road today, but that didn't mean the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus was devoid of teams competing. Startup Weekend Lincoln helped ensure that. The event's marathon middle day, which is now nearing its conclusion, saw 10 teams inside UNL's Avery Hall busily building on business ideas. Sixty-eight participants turned out for Startup Weekend Lincoln, the city's inaugural rendition of a worldwide event during which groups spend a weekend working … read more

Lincoln Lincoln startups will have a chance to showcase their endeavors and meet the community with a weeklong celebration of … read more