Silicon Prairie News

Every Monday, look for our events post to keep you in the loop on the happenings of the week. From meetups and conferences to workshops and pitch sessions, if it's happening in the Silicon Prairie, you'll find it here. For more, visit our events page for a calendar of upcoming events from us and others in the region. (Left: KC Roundtable on Thursday will feature entrepreneur Michael Sommers.) … read more

Omaha Cornstalks will return Tuesday, Jan. 31 at CAMP Coworking in North downtown Omaha with a networking reception at 6:30 p.m. and speakers' program beginning at 7:30. For its first meeting since November, the event hosted by the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce … read more

Omaha Thursday, Gordon Whitten serial entrepreneur and C level exec, will present at Cornstalks, Omaha's monthly gathering for individuals interested in high-growth entrepreneurship hosted by the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce. According to Whitten's LinkedIn profile, he founded two technology companies and launched three consumer products as a vice president in a Fortune-500 company in … read more

Omaha Tonight's Cornstalks, a monthly gathering hosted by the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce for individuals interested in high growth entrepreneurship, was an insightful look into the mind of one of Omaha's great entrepreneurs turned investor, Mark Hasebroock. Our editor, Michael Stacy, will have a recap in the coming days – stay tuned to learn about purple feet, popcorn, suspenders … read more

Every Monday, look for our events post to keep you in the loop on the happenings of the week. From meetups and conferences to workshops and pitch sessions, if it's happening on the Prairie, you'll find it here. (Left: On Wednesday, Siva Vaidhyanathan will give a presentation in Kansas City examining the ways individuals have used and embraced Google and the growing resistance to its expansion across the globe.) … read more

Omaha On the eve of kicking off the football season that will be his company's biggest yet, Hudl COO John Wirtz presented at Cornstalks on Thursday night, sharing some pages from a playbook that's helped Hudl build its field's top-ranked team over the last five years. Hudl, based in Lincoln, makes web-based analysis and coaching tools for sports teams. Established by Wirtz, David Graff and Brian Kaiser when they were MBA students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2006, Hudl became the largest player … read more

Omaha As football teams across the country gear up for their seasons to start in the coming weeks, a man whose company is central to what so many of those teams hope to accomplish will update us on his own team's outlook for the upcoming season. John Wirtz, the co-founder and COO of Hudl, will speak Thursday night at Omaha's monthly meeting of entrepreneurial minds, Cornstalks. Networking starts at 6:30 p.m. with snacks and beverages provided … read more

Buckle your seat belts for a wild ride this week. Eight events will have you bouncing back and forth between Omaha, Des Moines and the respective surrounding areas. To kick things off, Tuesday in Lincoln will feature the first of two VBA Silicon Prairie events on Angel Investing. Later that evening in Des Moines … read more