August 9, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Lincoln Green Bein' Productions founder Collin Caneva began his presentation at Cornstalks Demo Night by hinting at the latest developments of his Lincoln-based startup. "Our company, locally, is usually known as Kid Command, but we're more than that," Caneva said. "We're an online, multimedia development company. We develop everything … read more
February 17, 2011 by Kate Ellingson
Lincoln During a recent interview with Green Bein' president & CEO Collin Caneva – see: Kid Command adds 56k users in Jan., Aaron Davis joins Green Bein’ team" – I saw that he is not only motivated by his business, but also by his team at Green Bein’. I wanted to learn more about their culture so I stopped by the Green Bein' office to capture a video… read more
February 14, 2011 by Kate Ellingson
Lincoln Collin Caneva's business goal is to "create a creative, fun place for young Nebraskans to come and work and create great jobs and create wealth." In a recent interview with Caneva, president & CEO of Green Bein’ Productions, we spoke about the hardships of starting a business and also some of the recent success his company has seen (see: "Kid Command adds 56k users in Jan., Aaron Davis joins Green Bein’ team"). During the interview I realized that Caneva is not only motivated… read more
February 9, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Lincoln A major reason Collin Caneva started Green Bein' Productions and launced Kid Command in December 2009 was to someday provide a video game for his children that was a safe and educational outlet on the computer. As we reported yesterday, Kid Command, the online game focused on teaching kids about the environment, is beginning… read more
February 8, 2011 by Kate Ellingson
Lincoln Green Bein’ Productions' first video game, Kid Command, is doing well after its launch just over a year ago in late 2009. "Kid Command today is not what we initially set out for. It’s so much bigger than what we thought it would be," said Collin Caneva, president & CEO of Green Bein’. Kid Command is a green online community with games and quests where kids and families can communicate with others… read more
November 9, 2010 by Andrea Ciurej
Omaha Meeting the needs of the nation's technology and engineering firms, the University of Nebraska's Peter Kiewit Institute (PKI) couples practical challenge and entrepreneurial excitement to mold students into the business leaders of tomorrow. In doing so, entrepreneur-driven students enrolled in one of the… read more
June 17, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Lincoln When Collin Caneva, president of Green Bein' Productions, first shared his idea for an online children's video game, the general reaction he received was one of discouragement. "Collin, you're nuts. You know concrete [...] get back to concrete." At the time, he was running a construction business that he had built up after purchasing a dump truck while attending the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. read more
May 8, 2010 by Adam Templeton
Lincoln Some of you may remember the last time we chronicled the inner machinations of Green Bein' Productions at the tail end of 2009. Well, the nascent video game company's first product is about ready to break out of its beta cocoon and take to the skies of full release. Collin Caneva (left) and the rest of the team at Green Bein' are expecting to launch the full version of… read more
Lincoln Collin Caneva accepts that video games are a staple in many kids' lives nowadays. But just because they spend hours a day clicking away in front of a screen doesn't mean the time they spend in a virtual world ... read more