March 28, 2012 by Amy Engle
Omaha At this year's Nebraska Summit on Entrepreneurship, one of the three breakout tracks focused on startups, involving five entrepreneurs from a variety of industries. Videos from the track are now available (below) and feature SPN's own Danny Schreiber and Michael Stacy as moderators. … read more
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
March 23, 2012 by Amy Engle
As a follow up to our recap post in February, the full video (above) of Christian Renaud's Nebraska Summit on Entrepreneurship opening keynote is now available. Renaud, a co-founder of the technology startup incubator StartupCity Des Moines, focused his presentation on the idea of the Silicon Prairie ecosystem and the advantages of being pragmatic Midwestern entrepreneurs. … read more
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
March 2, 2012 by Brittany Mascio
La Vista More than 70 people joined Silicon Prairie News and Jelecos for our meetup on Feb. 24 immediately following the Nebraska Summit on Entrepreneurship. A record number of close to 600 entrepreneurial-minded folks joined Nebraska Entrepreneur for the day-long conference that featured keynote speeches from Christian Renaud, Mary Ann O'Brien and … read more
February 29, 2012 by Amy Engle
La Vista Christian Renaud, co-founder of the technology startup incubator StartupCity Des Moines, kicked off the Nebraska Entrepreneurship Summit Friday as the morning keynote speaker. Renaud focused on the idea of the Silicon Prairie ecosystem, telling attendees, “You not only own your own future, your own entrepreneurial endeavors, but as part of this ecosystem, part of the Silicon Prairie ecosystem, you own the development of that as well.” … read more
February 28, 2012 by Michael Stacy
La Vista Long before Mary Ann O'Brien actually was a CEO, she signed her name like one. Today, O'Brien is the CEO of Omaha-based OBI Creative, an ad agency that, per company literature "is hard-wired for innovation." But O'Brien has harbored big ambitions since she was a little girl growing up in rural Spencer, Iowa. "I've been signing my name: 'Mary Ann O'Brien - CEO, O'Brien Industries, New York, New York, 10069' since I was in the third grade," … read more
February 24, 2012 by Brittany Mascio
Omaha With the Nebraska Summit on Entrepreneurship taking place today with more than 500 attendees, ideas for growth and goals for the startup community are bound to be in the mix of topics for our Silicon Prairie News Meetup with Jelecos. From 3-5 p.m. today, collaborate on ideas from the Summit and draw up new conversation with those who join for the meetup at the Embassy Suites Conference Center in La Vista (12520 Westport Parkway). If you're attending the Summit, make sure to stick around immediately after Steve Kiene's closing … read more
February 20, 2012 by Michael Stacy
La Vista Cornstalks returns to its regularly scheduled time this month with a meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday featuring Stephen George (left), the co-founder and chief investment officer of Capricorn Investment Group. The evening begins at with a cocktail and appetizer reception and continues with George's presentation at 7 p.m. This month's meeting takes place the night before the Nebraska Summit on Entrepreneurship and at the same venue as the Summit, the Embassy Suites Omaha-La Vista/Hotel and Conference Center … read more
February 20, 2012 by Brittany Mascio
Every Monday, look for our events post to keep you in the loop on the happenings of the week. From meetups and conferences to workshops and pitch sessions, if it's happening in the Silicon Prairie, you'll find it here. For more, visit our events page for a calendar of upcoming events from us and others in the region. To submit an event for consideration, please … read more