August 15, 2011 by Jeff Slobotski
Omaha Today, we're pleased to share with the you the final and fifteenth video in the Big Omaha 2011 Video Series, brought to you by CoSentry. The video features the one and only Phil Kaplan. We were thrilled when Phil let us know that he'd be able to attend and present at this year's Big Omaha. He's an individual with a wealth of expertise, knowledge and a history through the many years he's spent … read more
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
August 1, 2011 by Jeff Slobotski
Omaha Today, we're pleased to share with the you the thirteenth video in our Big Omaha 2011 Video Series, brought to you by CoSentry. In the video above, Travis Kalanick, co-founder and CEO of Uber, shares his background and lessons learned from his experiences in startups, angel investing and mentoring. He walks us through his various phases, from the pirate phase, to the innovator, to the curator, to the driver … read more
July 28, 2011 by Jeff Slobotski
Omaha Today, we're pleased to share with the you the twelfth video in our Big Omaha 2011 Video Series, brought to you by CoSentry. This video features Leila Janah, founder and CEO of Samasource, a nonprofit connecting people living in poverty to work via the internet. In her talk, Leila shared her vision and inspiration for starting Samasource and told stories from the field about the impact of her amazing work. One of my favorite lines … read more
July 25, 2011 by Jeff Slobotski
Omaha Today, we're pleased to share with the you eleventh video in our Big Omaha 2011 Video Series, brought to you by CoSentry. This video features the one and only Gary Vaynerchuk of VaynerMedia and Daily Grape. In his talk, Gary brought a side of business and personality that only he can bring. He opened his presentation with a take on where things are at today in the business and … read more
July 13, 2011 by Jeff Slobotski
Omaha Today, we're pleased to share with the you the tenth video in our Big Omaha 2011 Video Series, brought to you by CoSentry. The video features a great friend and true supporter of Big Omaha and the Silicon Prairie community, Micah Baldwin. Micah is the CEO and chief community caretaker of Graphic.ly, a startup providing an immersive social experience and marketplace around digital comics and … read more
July 11, 2011 by Jeff Slobotski
Omaha Today, we're pleased to share with the you the ninth video in our Big Omaha 2011 Video Series, brought to you by CoSentry. This video features Erich Broksas of the Startup America Partnership. Broksas is a senior vice president at the Case Foundation, and is also serving as the partnership development lead for the Startup America Partnership. With a deep business background, and having worked in several entrepreneurial environments himself … read more
July 6, 2011 by Jeff Slobotski
Omaha Today, we're pleased to share with the you the eighth video in our Big Omaha 2011 Video Series, brought to you by CoSentry. The video features Dan Martell, co-founder of Flowtown, a social marketing platform focused on helping small businesses achieve real results in the world of social media. An award-winning entrepreneur at age 25, he founded Spheric, Inc, which grew an average of 152 percent … read more
June 29, 2011 by Jeff Slobotski
Omaha Today we're pleased to share with the you the seventh video in our Big Omaha 2011 Video Series, brought to you by CoSentry. Having Aneesh Chopra, US CTO, involved in this year's event was exciting, as it brought a new dimension to the individuals who have shared their ideas and insights with us over the past few years. In the video above, Robert Scoble from Rackspace opened with … read more
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