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NEWS

Proxibid hires ‘pioneer’ Larry Latham for business development boost

3592_814cf4ac9b_small February 7, 2012 by Michael Stacy

Omaha When Proxibid president Ryan Downs sat down for an interview with Silicon Prairie News in September, Downs highlighted two goals at the top of his company's to-do list for the immediate future: growth of the marketplace and international expansion. With its latest hire, Proxibid appears to be backing up Downs' talk. The Omaha-based real auction marketplace announced Monday that Larry Latham, billed by Proxibid as an "auction industry pioneer," has joined its team to add focus to its business development strategy. "I am very excited about the opportunity … read more

PROFILES

A sit-down with Downs: Proxibid president on ecommerce, balance, growth

3226_d09e93a68a_small November 29, 2011 by Michael Stacy

Omaha When Ryan Downs came on board as president of Proxibid in August 2010, Downs, an Omaha native and veteran of eBay and PayPal, expressed considerable excitement over his new gig. "This is a really rare opportunity to be involved in a disruptive Web company that's growing like crazy, that is relentlessly focused on the customer, focused on culture," … read more

NEWS

Video provides Proxibid team’s take on ‘Project Superman’

2854_79109cd74a_small September 15, 2011 by Michael Stacy

Omaha The biggest service upgrade in Proxibid history is "just scraping the surface” of what’s in store, according to Cassius Almeida, the company’s director of project management. That’s one insight gleaned from the video Proxibid released in conjunction with its announcement of “Project Superman,” the internal code name that the Omaha-based real auction … read more

NEWS

Proxibid unleashes ‘Superman,’ the largest product upgrade in its history

2828_b6b0c8b252_small September 12, 2011 by Michael Stacy

Omaha It may not enable users to leap tall buildings in a single bound, but the bundle of upgrades — internally nicknamed "Project Superman" — announced today by Proxibid will provide what the company is touting as "the most user-friendly and secure online bidding experience available" and marks the largest product upgrade to date for Proxibid, an Omaha-based real auction marketplace. … read more

NEWS

Going once, twice … five times: Proxibid unveils new Bidder App 5.0

2549_6c2690e3bc_small July 13, 2011 by Michael Stacy

Omaha Real auction marketplace Proxibid today unveiled its new online bidding application, Bidder App 5.0. With Bidder App 5.0's larger, streamlined interface, Omaha-based Proxibid aims to simplify the process of bidding online. Bidder App 5.0 features several noteworthy upgrades and new capabilities. Among them: The bid button is larger and includes the item price and multiplier if necessary. Bidders will know exactly how much they are bidding with every bid. … read more

NEWS

Infotec coming back to Qwest Center on April 19-20

1970_31f7d10065_small March 23, 2011 by Michael Stacy

Omaha Keynote speeches from four national business leaders and almost 100 track presenters are among the offerings this year at Infotec, which is coming to Qwest Center Omaha… read more

SERIES

Prairie Moves: Jordan Lampe, Luke Amdor, Cat Rocketship & More

1838_cef8089964_small March 1, 2011 by Brittany Mascio

(Photo by Ben Gallagher 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. read more

SERIES

Prairie Moves: Carl Zulauf, Alex Gates, Megan Hunt & more

1775_a003049384_small February 15, 2011 by Brittany Mascio

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 coverage, please contact danny@siliconprairienews.com. read more

NEWS

Blizzard not stopping bidding – ‘Business must go on,’ says Proxibid

1746_044b2c6f5a_small February 2, 2011 by Danny Schreiber

Omaha (Left: A JD 8230T Tractor up for auction on Proxibid, from proxibid.com) When you take a look at the auction model Proxibid has centered its business around – live-bidding online at real-live auctions – this week it couldn't make any more sense. "Two dozen states are currently in the path of a major storm system, but business must go on," said Ryan Downs, president of Proxibid. According to a press release today, February is a very busy month for Proxibid as it's the key month… read more

NEWS

Proxibid implements revamped search tool

1675_c53510b2ac_small January 13, 2011 by Danny Schreiber

Omaha The search component of one of Omaha's fastest growing startups – a staff that doubles in size every 12-18 months – has also gained a significant amount of speed. Proxbid, a real auction marketplace (think: online bidders bidding on real, live auctions, such as the Madoff Estate Auction), released a new search tool earlier this week… read more