May 9, 2012 by Michael Stacy
Omaha Making its official Nebraska debut last week, Pipeline played it cool. Pipeline, a regional entrepreneurial fellowship based in the Kansas City area, held the first Nebraska module in its history May 2-4 in Omaha and Lincoln. And, on Thursday night, Pipeline took over The KANEKO and opened the module to guests for the COOL Lounge Event. The evening included a "cool conversation" and various attractions from Pipeline innovators past and … read more
April 16, 2012 by Michael Stacy
Kansas City Carrie Royce sees a world of potential when she watches her 8-year-old son, Walter, and his pack of tech-inclined pals eschew sports and other pursuits in favor of video games, computers and electronics. "They're the next Apple, right?" Royce says of the youngsters. "If you prepare them for that." Royce and a pack of her tech-inclined pals spent the weekend working on a project designed … read more
March 12, 2012 by Guest Contributor
Austin 11:30 a.m. - Head to Austin Convention Center in style. Sister lives here and takes me by her cute Fiat convertible door-to-door where I need to go. Cool!? Except it's raining buckets here. Why did I leave 70 degrees in KC? | 12:40 p.m. - Fascinated by the characters everywhere. People in sumo outfits, light up blue hair … whatever it takes to grab already limited attention span of the tech/entrepreneur crowd. Wowie. … read more
January 27, 2012 by Michael Stacy
Overland Park From interludes for performance art to an auction of high-dollar paintings and sculptures, Pipeline's Innovator of the Year (IOTY) celebration oozed artistic expression. But there was no tableau more telling nor sound more significant than the site of the dozen people that took center stage at night's end and the label Pipeline CEO Joni Cobb assigned to those 12: Pipeline's first regional class. Pipeline, the Kansas-based entrepreneurship immersion program … read more
January 26, 2012 by Michael Stacy
Overland Park When I first met Joni Cobb last April, it didn't take long for me to discern that she was an extremely energetic CEO. In describing Pipeline, the entrepreneurship immersion program that had just received an $800,000 challenge grant … read more
January 20, 2012 by Danny Schreiber
What is Prairie Moves? Published twice weekly, 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 editor@siliconprairienews … read more
October 17, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Omaha The reopening of Interstate 29 between Kansas City and Omaha earlier this month came at a perfect time for Pipeline. Organizers, current participants and alumni of the Kansas-based entrepreneurial fellowship appear to have traveled the recently reopened roadway in droves late last week, turning out in good numbers Friday afternoon for a happy hour at Omaha's Urban Wine Company to celebrate … read more
October 13, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Omaha Pipeline isn't just coming to Nebraska; it's holding a housewarming party, and the new neighbors are invited. Pipeline, a five-year-old, Kansas-based fellowship for innovative, high-growth entrepreneurs, is hosting a happy hour from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Friday at Urban Wine Company (1037 Jones St.). Pipeline CEO Joni Cobb and a smattering of current and past participants from the program will join local partners in celebrating Pipeline's arrival in Nebraska and providing more information about the program … read more
October 4, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Omaha Pipeline is coming to Nebraska, meaning entrepreneurs from the state now are eligible to apply for the entrepreneurial fellowship program's first regional class. A group that includes Nebraska entrepreneurs, angel investors, technology leaders and the University of Nebraska system today announced it will help fund the regional expansion of Pipeline, a five-year-old, Kansas-based program for innovative, high-growth entrepreneurs. … read more
June 30, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Overland Park As Beloit Solutions Group sized up the challenge of scaling in recent months, the Overland Park, Kan.-based Google Apps partner came to a realization. “We were going to have some scale issues,” Beloit co-founder Tim Lockyear said by phone Wednesday, “and some gaps that were going to be a little difficult for us to compete in the market.” Not any longer. Cloud Sherpas, another Google Apps partner based in Atlanta … read more