January 6, 2011 by Jeff Slobotski
Omaha (Photo by Malone & Company) Today, we're releasing the tenth presentation in our video series from Big Omaha 2010! This video features the "Extended Speaker Q&A" in which we brought back on stage six of our speakers: Jason Fried of 37signals, Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV and VaynerMedia, Scott Belsky of Behance, Dennis Crowley of foursquare, Danae Ringelmann of IndieGoGo, and Robert… read more
December 20, 2010 by Jeff Slobotski
Omaha (Photo by Malone & Company) Today, we're releasing the eighth presentation in our video series from Big Omaha 2010! This video features Big Omaha 2009 returnee Jason Fried, co-founder of Chicago-based 37signals, makers of small business collaboration and CRM software. Fried is also the co-author of the New York Times best seller "REWORK." Fried's talk addresses 10 things he's learned over the… read more
August 1, 2010 by Andrea Ciurej
Interruptions are the sole distraction of creativity in the workplace, causing Corporate America to work longer hours outside of the office and often times, forcing work to be completed on the weekends. No matter how much coffee you drink or how much sleep you've acquired to prepare yourself for a productive work day, 37signals co-founder Jason Fried says… read more
May 25, 2010 by Dusty Davidson & Jeff Slobotski
Omaha As we sit here just over a week since we kicked off Big Omaha 2010, we're still unbelievably amazed by what took place in our community over the course of two and a half days. A new level of excitement and passion was born at this year's event. People left changed, and for that we're extremely grateful. This year saw over 500 people come to KANEKO to experience the event we created just two short years ago. read more
May 14, 2010 by John T. Meyer
Omaha 1:32 p.m. After a great lunch across the street at the Halo Institute people are settling in for the afternoon sessions. Up first will be Matt Mullenweg, founder of Automattic, who will be interviewed by Robert Scoble, blogger, technical evangelist and managing director of building43. Let's get started! | 1:41 Automattic has 60 employees across 49 cities all over the world. Quote of the moment: I'm probably the world's must frustrated WordPress user. read more
May 9, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha With Big Omaha 2010 just around the corner, it's time we release a Big Omaha 2009 video for our Sunday Video Series, and the one I've chosen is the most unique of them all. When Matt Mullenweg had to cancel at last minute, we had a 30-minute time slot open up. In response, Jeffrey Kalmikoff, Micah Baldwin, Jason Fried, and Gary Vaynerchuk came together and… read more
May 3, 2010 by Jeff Slobotski
Omaha A few weeks ago, I spoke with Jason Fried of 37signals about his new book, REWORK, which he authored with his business partner, David Heinemeier Hansson. In addition to hearing Jason's background on writing REWORK, I posed questions asked by the Silicon Prairie News community and caught up with what was new at 37signals since he and I spoke last October. Jason ended the interview expressing excitement about coming in for the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting this past weekend. read more
February 22, 2010 by Jeff Slobotski
Omaha Last week, Chicago-based Groupon officially launched its Omaha site with a bang! Already featuring deals from Sam & Louie's, Beyourself Boutique, Turning Heads Salon & Spa and more, the city is embracing the site as a way to save on local retailers of interest. I had a great talk with Andrew Mason, Groupon's founder & CEO, about the history of the local offers… read more
January 13, 2010 by Jeff Slobotski
Omaha In keeping with the spirit of revealing the top videos and posts of 2009, we wanted to bring you the top five videos of Big Omaha 2009! The temperature seems to be shifting, if at least for a few days, and we are encouraged by the fact ... read more
January 11, 2010 by Jeff Slobotski
Omaha Looking back over last year, 2009 was truly amazing! We highlighted an unbelievable amount of entrepreneurs, innovators and creatives. The following five videos were the most viewed interviews we conducted last year. We wanted to pull them off the shelf and share ... read more