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

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

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

Omaha Today, we're pleased to share with the you the third video in our Big Omaha 2011 Video Series, brought to you by CoSentry. The video features Neil Blumenthal, one of the Founders of Warby Parker, a company that he and three friends launched in early 2010 with the belief "that eyewear can be a powerful advocacy tool for global issues." For every pair of designer frames you purchase at $95, Warby Parker donates one pair through … read more

Omaha Three years in, it can officially be called an annual tradition: design an entirely new identity for an entrepreneurial conference utilizing a giant cow. The premise is so ridiculous that it should have only worked once — if at all. And yet, three years in, we’re still discovering solutions that make sense. And three years in, we’re still having a lot of fun. Big Omaha 2011 … read more

Omaha Today, we're pleased to share with the you the fourth video in our Big Omaha 2011 Video Series, brought to you by CoSentry. In the video above, Shervin Pishevar, managing partner at Menlo Ventures and former chairman of Social Gaming Network, shares very personal stories from his childhood as an Iranian immigrant and life lessons he's learned through his experiences. It's a story of his evolution of gaining the confidence to believe in … read more

Omaha Today we're pleased to share with the you the third video in our Big Omaha 2011 Video Series, brought to you by CoSentry. In the video above, Sarah shares her experiences with emerging entrepreneurs from around the world, which she documented over the last few years for her book, "Brilliant, Cocky, Crazy: How the Top 1% of Entrepreneurs Profit from Global Chaos." In her talk, Sarah said that the greatest barrier to innovation is making … read more

Omaha Today we are thrilled to unveil the second video in our Big Omaha 2011 Video Series, brought to you by CoSentry. In the video above, Bo Fishback, co-founder and CEO of Zaarly, a proximity-based, real-time buyer powered-market which rolled out its platform on May 19 (six days after this talk), provided insight around the process of announcing, building and launching a product within a matter of months. read more

Omaha Today we are thrilled to unveil the first video in our Big Omaha 2011 Video Series, brought to you by CoSentry. Kicking it off is Marc Eckō, the founder and chief creative officer of Marc Eckō Enterprises, a billion dollar full-scale global fashion and lifestyle company, and the founder of Artists & Instigators, a venture innovation company. In this talk… read more

Omaha Pulling up a front row seat at the request of Hauser, speaker Philip Kaplan joined attendees for optimal viewing in one of the best seats in the house. Below are a few of the best from our collection from Friday, May 13 (all taken by Malone & Company). read more