Silicon Prairie News

Omaha After we learned Omahan Gabe Kangas was invited to participate in TechStars for a Day, we asked him to share his thoughts in a guest post on his return. | Alright, stay with me. I promise you'll get something at the end. I don't promise you'll like it, though. I attended TechStars for a Day in Seattle. If you want to know what this rockin' organization does check it out. But in short, they are a business accelerator. Get your company off the ground in the most awesome way possible. It seemed like a classic case of serendipity. read more

Omaha From time to time I come across individuals who are a true inspiration to the mission and goals of what we are building around the entrepreneurial and creative community in Omaha and the greater Midwest. Roger Fransecky is one of those individuals. I first came across Roger through his contributions to Apogee Group's newsletter, which, if you don't subscribe to, I'd highly encourage you to. His thought-provoking… read more

Des Moines This is a guest post written by Shane Reiser, organizer of Startup Weekend events in Des Moines, Omaha and other cities across the country. Omaha kicked off its first Startup Weekend this past Friday, March 19, at What Cheer. Just two weeks earlier Des Moines hosted its second Startup Weekend at Spindustry. Both events were well-received by their communities, and both served to highlight the amount of innovation… read more

Omaha This is a guest post written by Tom Chapman, director of innovation and entrepreneurship for the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce. The shared goal of many individuals who read this blog is to “create a robust, sustainable entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem.” But, what... read more

Kansas City While scanning tweets tonight I read one that caught my eye enough to retweet it: @ramseym: Warren Buffett, "I would pay $5 a month for YouTube." http://bit.ly/7xVbq Clicking through to @ramseym's profile, I found myself revisiting ... read more