May 9, 2013 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha Weren't able to make it to KANEKO today for our fifth annual Big Omaha? Don't worry. We're providing a free live stream starting at 9:00 a.m., thanks to our sponsor Hayneedle. Here's today's schedule … read more
May 8, 2013 by Geoff Wood
Omaha The fifth-annual Big Omaha event kicks off tonight with the Opening Party (8 p.m. at The Slowdown). The party once again is presented by the event's lead sponsor, The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. On behalf of the entire Silicon Prairie News organization, we can't thank Kauffman enough. They've been the lead sponsor for seven of the eight events in the Big Series (all but the original Big Omaha) and they support our work year-round ... read more
May 8, 2013 by Annie Sorensen & Fred Bauters
Omaha We all know the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, but what about the Six Degrees of Jeff Slobotski? Big Omaha is bound to create thousands of connections, which will continue on long after Friday. Attendees can see the relationships being built as they scan … read more
May 8, 2013 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha It's here. Big Omaha 2013 begins tonight. For the fifth year, we're inviting badge holders and the general public to join us at The Slowdown for the Big Omaha Opening Party. This year's shindig is brought to you by our premier sponsor, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. In celebration of our high fashion brand, we're partnering with our friends at Omaha Fashion Week to bring the runway to the rock club. … read more
May 7, 2013 by Dusty Davidson & Jeff Slobotski
Omaha Four and a half years ago, Sarah Lacy came through Omaha on a book tour, and unknowingly changed the entrepreneurial landscape across the Silicon Prairie. It wasn't any one thing she said to the audience, but rather the mere fact that people gathered together. Here you had a diverse mix of entrepreneurs, creatives, developers, marketers … read more
May 7, 2013 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha If you've ever struggled to recall the name of someone you recently met, then you can relate to Sumeet Jain, the co-creator of Omawho. "When I moved to Omaha a couple years ago, I starting meeting a lot of people—and I couldn't always remember their names. So I wanted a way to put faces to names," Jain said in an email interview. "That's the first reason I had for building Omawho." The second? … read more
May 6, 2013 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha "Although we didn't get a deal with the sharks, it really taught us that a win can sometimes be disguised as a loss," eCreamery co-founder Becky App said Friday on "Shark Tank," the ABC business pitch show she and her co-founder first appeared on last September. The online custom ice cream and gelato shop was the focus of last week's update … read more
May 6, 2013 by Brittany Mascio
Omaha This year, as we focus on making the Big Omaha experience the most memorable and most engaging yet, we've gamified a bit of the conference with opportunities for our attendees to win fun and practical prizes this week. Below are a few of the goods up for grabs during the conference festivities. | The FNBO Scavenger Hunt: Thanks to our sponsor, First National Bank (FNBO), we're adding a Twitter scavenger hunt to the mix. During our two … read more
May 5, 2013 by Guest Contributor
Omaha Almost five ago, I was having a beer at Crescent Moon with a man I'd never met before. His name was Jeff Slobotski. He was pitching me his concept for Big Omaha. He had recently partnered with Dusty Davidson (who I knew from his web development shop Brightmix) to launch Silicon Prairie News, a media site centered around celebrating entrepreneurial efforts in the Midwest. Big Omaha was to be the in-person manifestation of their ideas—an event … read more
May 3, 2013 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha The day after MindMixer this week announced its $4 million Series B round, its co-founder and CEO Nick Bowden sat down on Bloomberg TV to talk about his company's product. "The Washington D.C. school district is using the tool to gather feedback from parents on a controversial issue of school closures," Bowden told Bloomberg's Pimm Fox. "Which actually resulted in a ... read more
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