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4846_3854aaee78_small October 12, 2012 by Macy Koch

Iowa City The reddit Internet 2012 Bus Tour wrapped up Thursday night in Danville, Ky., but on Sunday the tour was in the midst of its Silicon Prairie swing and made a stop at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. The riders, including journalists, documentary makers and entrepreneurs joined the participants and organizers of Startup Weekend Iowa City for the final pitches. Riders Erik Martin, general manager of reddit, and Ben Huh, CEO of the Cheezburger Network … read more

2524_9a73e14899_small August 8, 2011 by Jeff Slobotski

Omaha Today, we're pleased to share with the you the 14th video in our Big Omaha 2011 Video Series, brought to you by CoSentry. The video features an extended Q&A panel with Dan Martell of Flowtown, Shervin Pishevar of Menlo Ventures, Mark Eckō of Artists & Instigators, Sarah Lacy of TechCrunch and Ben Huh of Cheezburger Network. This year's extended Q&A, an annual feature of Big Omaha … read more

2461_ab2ac33149_small June 27, 2011 by Jeff Slobotski

Omaha Today we're pleased to share with the you the sixth video in our Big Omaha 2011 Video Series, brought to you by CoSentry. In the video above, Ben Huh, founder and CEO of Cheezburger Network, shares his story from his humble beginnings with I Can Has Cheezburger in September 2007 to today, overseeing a network that generates more than 20 million page views per month. Ben said … read more

2319_67cae916d9_small May 27, 2011 by Tom Chapman

Omaha I have been to all three Big Omaha events, and they have all been special. However, this one particularly resonated for me on two key themes: positivity and determination. Both of these personal characteristics have been suggested as key components that differentiate entrepreneurs from the general public. Positivity At Big Omaha, we had the opportunity to hear from Marc Eckō, Shervin Pishevar and Ben Huh. These are not irrational people – out … read more

2236_807a814622_small May 12, 2011 by Michael Stacy

Omaha The mission of the Cheezburger Network, according to its CEO, Ben Huh, is a straightforward one: "Make everyone in the world happy for five minutes a day." In delivering the opening speech of Big Omaha 2011, Huh certainly achieved that aim himself, providing a blend of humor and motivation in telling his story. A handful of the highlights… read more

2221_da3a91a512_small May 11, 2011 by Michael Stacy

Omaha Haven't had time to do your homework on all of this year's Big Omaha speakers? Not to worry; we can help you cram. We've combed the world wide interwebs to come up with a couple of stories, interviews, videos or otherwise noteworthy nuggets on each of our Big Omaha presenters so that you can brush up before you sit down at Kaneko on Thursday morning. …  read more

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