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3351_5e620d7be5_small December 21, 2011 by Michael Stacy

Lincoln Hudl’s crib may not feature a 450-square-foot bed adorned with the Superman logo (a la Shaquile O’Neal's) or an on-site helicopter pad (like 50 Cent's). But, rest assured, the Lincoln-based startup's space has its fair share of creature comforts. Hudl, which makes web-based video and analysis tools for sports coaches, highlights some of those amenities in a video … read more

3090_ecd8180c02_small October 27, 2011 by Michael Stacy

Lincoln Hudl hit 5,000 paid clients — or "partners," in Hudlese — for the year late last week, and the Lincoln-based startup is marking the milestone with a new video featuring reflections from its co-founders, David Graff, Brian Kaiser and John Wirtz. Hudl, a web-based video and analysis tool for sports coaches, figured to see sales figures skyrocket after its July acquisition … read more

2846_4b61e3a1e9_small September 19, 2011 by Geoff Wood

Des Moines Last week, our guest on PrairieCast, David Graff of Hudl, spoke about a project the company undertook last year, awarding a pack of special Hudl T-shirts to each of Hudl's high school clients that won a state title. The shirts, which read "Dominate" on the front and "State champs 2010" on the back, were printed in the schools' colors and were distributed to more than 50 teams nationwide. If there was any thought of this being a one-time … read more

2844_c848ae5160_small September 14, 2011 by Geoff Wood

Des Moines Episode 55: The one where we talk football and startups – This week on PrairieCast our guest is David Graff, CEO and co-founder of Hudl, the Lincoln-based sports technology venture that now provides video software to more than one third of all high school sports teams in the US. Graff is one of our most anticipated guests for the show and we took advantage … read more

2840_00dcde6950_small September 13, 2011 by Geoff Wood

Des Moines As Hank Williams, Jr. has been known to say, "Are you ready for some startup technology related to football?!" OK, maybe that's not what ol' Hank says on Monday Night Football but it's the topic of today's PrairieCast as we welcome guest David Graff, CEO of Lincoln-based Hudl today at 2 p.m. CDT. We'll be asking Graff about Hudl's founding at the University of Nebraska, signing their first NFL … read more

2833_3a29cf2c29_small September 12, 2011 by Geoff Wood

Des Moines As you likely know, it's officially football season on the Silicon Prairie. So what better time to have the CEO and co-founder of one of the region's most successful sports-related startups as our guest on PrairieCast? Hudl's David Graff (left, photo from twitter.com) will join us live on Tuesday at 2 p.m. to fill us in on everything the Hudl team is doing as well as talk through the news of the week. If you missed last week's episode with our guest Ben Milne of Dwolla, it's not too late check it out now: PrairieCast with Ben Milne (video). Also, PrairieCast video is now being syndicated … read more

2534_ddd6b7854e_small July 11, 2011 by Michael Stacy

Lincoln Lincoln-based Hudl, a company that has made it a mantra to "dominate," appears poised to do precisely that in terms of market share, thanks to an acquisition announced today. Hudl, which makes web-based video coaching and analysis tools, purchased Digital Sports Video (DSV), its primary competitor in the high school football market. With the acquisition of DSV, which is based in Reno, Nev. and works with more than 3,000 high schools, Hudl now has a client list of about 6,500 high schools. …  read more

2490_98e297e0b6_small July 6, 2011 by Michael Stacy

Lincoln Usually it’s Hudl that helps coaches win, and not the other way around. But these days, Hudl might be wise to seek the advice of the coaches it’s accustomed to assisting, because the Lincoln-based company, which produces web-based coaching software, may require auxiliary insight on subjects like overseeing a big recruiting class and adapting to a fancy new facility. … read more

1811_54b5855acb_small February 22, 2011 by Brittany Mascio

Published every Tuesday, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development, and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please email info@siliconprairienews.com. And if you have suggestions on how we could improve these posts or any of our coverage, please contact danny@siliconprairienews.com. read more

1743_64a63a5daf_small February 8, 2011 by Danny Schreiber

(Photo by Mark Michaelis via Flickr) Published every Tuesday, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development, and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please email info@siliconprairienews.com. And if you have suggestions on how we could improve these posts or any of our… read more