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42’s CEO offers a peek at projects in the works for his startup (Video)

4035_a8ccb649df_small May 7, 2012 by Kate Ellingson

Lincoln Last week we explored the path that led Christopher Kingsley, the founder and CEO of 42, to his startup's March relaunch, which was backed by $1.5 million in funding from Nebraska Global and Nelnet. Today, we’ll go more in depth with the company and learn about what makes it tick. “42 is the evolution of what we've been doing the last couple of years," Kingsley said of his company, which before its relaunch was known as Roundscapes. "We have been acting as a digital agency and a vendor and … read more

PROFILES

Big risks and roundabout route lead Christopher Kingsley to 42

4034_cd0e57bee6_small May 3, 2012 by Kate Ellingson

Lincoln Christopher Kingsley remembers it well – the “aha” moment he experienced while sitting across the table from entrepreneurs pitching for funds. Kingsley is the co-founder and CEO of 42, the Lincoln-based digital agency and software lab formerly known as Roundscapes that in March announced its new identity and the completion of a $1.5 million round of funding from Lincoln firms Nelnet and Nebraska Global. But Kingsley's journey to entrepreneurship started long before that. When he was 12, he had … read more

NEWS

Kiene gives 33 reasons ‘you might be a Nebraska entrepreneur’ (Video)

3870_87cd4fd2b0_small March 27, 2012 by Amy Engle

La Vista Continuing our coverage of this year's Nebraska Summit on Entrepreneurship, the full video of Steve Kiene's closing keynote at the Nebraska Summit on Entrepreneurship is now available (above). Kiene, the managing principal of the Lincoln-based software investment fund Nebraska Global, focused his 24-minute presentation on defining an entrepreneur, giving credit to farmers – who he says epitomize what … read more

SERIES

Prairie Moves: Airport Life, eDossea, RecBob and more

3846_128aeed292_small March 27, 2012 by Danny Schreiber

Published Tuesdays and Fridays, 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.com. And if you have suggestions … read more

NEWS

With $1.5m from Nebraska Global and Nelnet, Roundscapes is now 42

3868_87f51c3b05_small March 27, 2012 by Michael Stacy

Lincoln Roundscapes, a Lincoln technology startup and immersive media specialist, today announced it has relaunched as 42, a digital agency and software lab. As part of the relaunch, the company has closed a $1.5 million, multi-year round of ... read more

NEWS

Kiene closes Summit with ‘You might be a Nebraska entrepreneur if…’

3685_17ddd0550d_small March 2, 2012 by Danny Schreiber

La Vista "You might be a Nebraska entrepreneur if you believe in quality before quantity," Steve Kiene (left) told the crowd during his closing keynote at last Friday's Nebraska Summit on Entrepreneurship. In a style reminiscent of Jeff Foxworthy's "You might be a redneck if…" routine, Kiene, the managing principal of the Lincoln-based software investment fund … read more

SERIES

Prairie Moves: Brian Langenfeld, AgLocal, SkyVu and more

3687_4234230f21_small February 28, 2012 by Danny Schreiber

Published Tuesdays and Fridays, 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.com. And if you have suggestions on how we could improve these posts or any of our coverage … read more

SERIES

Prairie Moves: Macy Koch, Blake Pinneke, Lake Surf Co. and more

3632_14721d3310_small February 18, 2012 by Danny Schreiber

Published Tuesdays and Thursdays (two days late this week), 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.com. And if you have suggestions … read more

NEWS

More startups and students to join SPN Startup Job Crawl on Feb. 15

3565_ff36b65026_small February 9, 2012 by Brittany Mascio

Omaha On Wednesday, Feb. 15 from 5-8 p.m. we're bringing startups and students of all majors together for something beyond a typical career fair. If you haven't registered for next Wednesday's Silicon Prairie News Job Crawl, make sure to join the 130 students from Creighton, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Nebraska-Omaha and other metro-area schools who have … read more

SERIES

Prairie Portrait: Amanda Garner of Nebraska Global

3584_58397a167d_small February 6, 2012 by Michael Stacy

Lincoln Bio: Do-Gooder, information gatherer, data nerd, pop culture observer, made in Nebraska | Title: Director of Community Outreach, Nebraska Global | Age: 34 | City: Lincoln, Neb. | Website: nebraskaglobal.com | Twitter: @amandanebr | Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/amanda-garner/ | Intro music: "There's Always Someone Cooler Than You" by Ben Folds | Silicon Prairie News: As the person in charge of organizing Nebraska Global's philanthropic and service work, how have you seen building software companies and serving the community complement each other? | Amanda Garner: It's about problem solving. We volunteer time to help organizations solve problems to make our community … read more