December 7, 2011 by Patti Vannoy
Lincoln For Lincoln-based Nelnet, investing in local startups is part business and part contributing to an "ecosystem" of strong startups and growing businesses in Nebraska. "If we can create a better environment in our community for startups, technology, whatever it is, that's only going to benefit Nelnet," said Ben Kiser, Nelnet's managing director of communication services. Creating a community with more … read more
November 22, 2011 by Patti Vannoy
Lincoln Educating people to enter the technology field is tough, given its notorious fast pace and constant changes. At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management, faculty, alumni and industry advisors and volunteers use a constantly evolving approach to make sure graduates are ready. … read more
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
September 26, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Lincoln Anymore, Hudl's ubiquity with high school football teams seems to rival that of marching bands and homecoming courts. All right, that might be a bit of an exaggeration. But with a stable of clients that includes more than 6,000 high school football teams, Hudl, a web-based video and analysis tool for sports coaches, is the No. 1 player in the high school football space. … read more
August 29, 2011 by Michael Stacy
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
August 23, 2011 by Michael Stacy
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
May 18, 2011 by Brittany Mascio
Lincoln Recently, the Entrepreneurship Committee of the Young Professional Group of Lincoln hosted a startup lesson drawing members of the entrepreneurial community to the Raikes School on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. During the event, John Wirtz, COO of Hudl, interviewed Steve Kiene, managing director of Nebraska Global … read more
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
December 7, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
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… read more
September 14, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
(Photo by Antaean via Flicker) The goal of Prairie Moves is to keep our readers informed about career moves, press coverage, and product development 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… read more