May 12, 2011 by John T. Meyer
Omaha Dan Martell lives and breathes entrepreneurship. In fact, Martell is pretty sure his parents believe he is un-hirable. Martell is the co-founder of Flowtown, a serial angel investor and on the board of Startup Weekend. As Dan says, "If you're an entrepreneur, I'm your biggest fan." He's also very proud to be Canadian. The topic of Martell's talk was "5 Unconventional Steps to Entrepreneurship." Here are some highlights: Martell started … read more
June 6, 2010 by Jeff Slobotski
In my search for this Sunday's video, I found a rare presentation that Marc Andreessen, former serial entrepreneur now of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, gave at Stanford University a few weeks ago. I have followed Marc for some time as he provides a precise understanding of the entrepreneurial ecosystem, both from an entrepreneur, as well as an investor's angle. Also, I have shared his productivity tips post… read more
February 22, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Although this video wasn't commissioned by the organization behind National Entrepreneurship Week (February 20-27), I'm confident it sums up their mission quite well. read more
January 20, 2010 by Adam Templeton
Lincoln Awesome Camp, an upcoming event celebrating Lincoln's sundry entrepreneurs, has set its sights on stamping out the mundane nature of the business meeting. Dubbed an unconference, Awesome Camp has no fixed agenda. Instead, it will... read more
Omaha Last week, local attorney Shane Thielen gave Lincolnites a primer on intellectual property and copyright law, part of the Lincoln Young Professional Group's Entrepreneurial Speaking Series. In a world where everything from maps to phone books bear copyrights, knowing ... read more
Omaha Its time for BarCamp again! We're very excited that the second annual BarCamp event will be happening in a few short weeks, October 2nd & 3rd at Nomad Lounge. For those unfamiliar with BarCamp, here's a rundown from ... read more
Omaha Grant Stanley, co-founder of the marketing analytics firm Contemporary Analysis (CA), has set out to create a national entrepreneur directory, and he's focusing his initial efforts on his home state of Nebraska. "The CA Entrepreneurship Directory is a ... read more
Omaha A late heads up on event tonight that's sure to please, presented by University of Nebraska-Omaha College of Business Administration. CeleBrAting Entrepreneurship Time: 5:15 PM to 7:15 PM Date: April 22, 2009 Place: UNO Alumni Center ... read more
Omaha Omaha's annual Infotec conference is just around the corner, April 14th & 15th at the Qwest Center. From the Infotec website: Infotec '09 is slated to be the Midwest’s premier IT conference, providing attendees with rich speaker ... read more
Lincoln February 27th, 2009 Cornhusker Marriott - Lincoln, Nebraska If you're at all interested in the current state of entrepreneurship in Nebraska, I recommend attending the 2009 Nebraska Summit on Entrepreneurship. The schedule is included below, and features Bo Fishback of ... read more