Silicon Prairie News

5319_d135764dca_small February 22, 2013 by Guest Contributor

Lincoln (Guest post by John Wirtz.) I'll never forget the most intimidating spreadsheet I ever had to face. It was winter 2009, and this piece of paper was just sitting there on my desk staring at me. It wasn't our sales goals for the year. It wasn't a list of the hairiest bugs in Hudl. It wasn't our steadily-decreasing statement of cash flows. It was a list of head football coach names, email addresses, and phone numbers from high schools here in Lincoln, Neb., and it was scaring the hell out of me. | Hudl in winter 2009: Going into the 2008 football season, our Hudl video analysis system was up and running … read more

February 22, 2013 by Silicon Prairie News

Every Friday, Silicon Prairie News presents opportunities in the region's tech, startup and creative community. From a contract job to a co-founder role, these positions … read more

5116_ed7e10225d_small February 20, 2013 by John T. Meyer

In recent years, an increasing number of companies have devoted themselves to improving the way money moves. Whether you look at the Starbucks-approved Square, the low-cost option Dwolla or today's featured Tool of the Trade, Stripe, each promises something unique. The Stripe file | Launched: September 2011 | Short Description: Stripe aims to make it easy to accept credit cards online … read more

February 16, 2013 by Dusty Davidson

Every day I comb through my Google Reader reading sites like Hacker News and others, and star articles that are especially interesting about startups, entrepreneurship and miscellany. read more

5306_d844eced0f_small February 15, 2013 by Jeff Slobotski

San Francisco I'm hosting a meetup Thursday at the Press Club of San Francisco (above) starting at 5:30 p.m. local time. This expat meetup is geared to connect those who hail from the Silicon Prairie region – Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri – and now live in the Bay Area as well as those who have an affinity to the region. I'll also be in the city for most of the week meeting with entrepreneurs, investors … read more

5307_c69da46dcc_small February 15, 2013 by Guest Contributor

Des Moines (Guest post by Mike Colwell.) Selling to businesses (B2B) can be hard but I will argue it can be very rewarding. I gained my selling to business experiences in the 80s and early 90s with a company called Norand Data Systems out of Cedar Rapids Iowa. We were selling new technologies (mobile and wireless computing) to established and mostly lethargic large corporations around the world. Based on those experiences, here are six things I think are critical to successful selling to businesses. 1. Sell on hard ROI. What is hard ROI? It is a return on investment that eliminates a budget item … read more

February 15, 2013 by Silicon Prairie News

Every Friday, Silicon Prairie News presents opportunities in the region's tech, startup and creative community. From a contract job to a co-founder role, these positions … read more

February 9, 2013 by Dusty Davidson

Every day I comb through my Google Reader reading sites like Hacker News and others, and star articles that are especially interesting about startups, entrepreneurship and miscellany. read more

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