Omaha "I had budgeted initially for 500 members," Film Streams founder Rachel Jacobson recollected. "I never imagined that we'd have 2,000. I mean, that really just shows how great Omaha is about supporting this kind of thing." The "thing" Rachel's referring to is a nonprofit art-house movie theater located in Omaha's North Downtown District. In the summer of 2007, with the help… read more

Des Moines Christian Renaud has years of experience working in technology companies up and down both coasts but now chooses to dedicate his time to growing a company in his hometown of Des Moines. His venture, Palisade Systems, Inc., is a provider of security solutions for regulatory compliance. Their products monitor data leaving an organization through a variety of electronic means and ensures… read more

Lincoln When you think about it, Google is a bit like God. People look to both for answers on every topic imaginable, and those same seekers of knowledge actually have little to no idea how either one really works. Thankfully, Toby Schroder of Fierce Robot, a search engine optimization startup that's been his full-time job for a little over a year, is on the case – at least as... read more

Des Moines Upon moving to Des Moines from St. Louis two years ago, Shane Reiser heard a lot of would-be entrepreneurs talking about their ideas but few taking action. He sought out to create an event to encourage bringing those ideas to fruition, and in the summer of 2009, he connected with the national staff of the Startup Weekend organization of Seattle, Washington. Together, they put on the first Startup Weekend Des Moines... read more

Des Moines Des Moines’ entrepreneurial environment has changed a lot in the 10 years since Brian Hemesath launched his first startup. "The community has grown, people are talking more than they did 10 years ago," he said in our recent interview. "Opportunities for office space and physical infrastructure has grown… read more

Omaha Earlier this week, I took the opportunity to sit down and talk with someone that I was personally thrilled to interview: Gordon Whitten, CEO of Sojern, Inc. Gordon is something of a serial entrepreneur. Originally from central Nebraska, he started ... read more

Omaha   Photo from eCreamery.com This time of year, I can't really say that I'm thinking about ice cream very much. There are a few folks out there, however, who don't stop no matter what the thermometer ... read more

Lincoln I had the opportunity to catch up with David Graff, CEO of Agile Sports Technologies, while in Lincoln and he shared with me some of the amazing impact their company has already made in a relatively short time. Agile Sports ... read more