September 1, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha After a successful first event this past March, Startup Weekend Omaha round two (September 10-12) will be kicking off in less than nine days at the Mastercraft building. The 54-hour event challenges attendees… read more
June 24, 2010 by Andrea Ciurej
Omaha Being self-employed, Megan Hunt and Eric Downs began businesses within the comfort of their own homes. Hunt – a bridal designer, blogger and best friend – started her vintage felt and button design company Princess Lasertron out of a floor-to-ceiling windows apartment in a renovated high school. She then transported her business into an 8-foot-8 bedroom in a house shared by her now-husband and his roommate. Once Hunt wed, she and her husband purchased a home, giving her an entire establishment… read more
We’re excited to bring you our eigth Opportunities on the Prairie today, featuring listings from Silicon Prairie News (that's us!), Thought District, Bozell, and Secret Penguin in Omaha and Catchfire Media and Spindustry Interactive in Des Moines. If you or your company has one to add, please contact Danny at… read more
February 16, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha I think it's cool to see government entities hire forward-thinking design firms to redesign their websites, so when I saw these two tweets this morning, I had to pass them along read more
Omaha The last installation in Empty Room at 13th and Webster (the Saddle Creek complex) is up and running with only a couple weeks left of poetry readings and chair building. Poet Matt Mason collaborated with furniture makers Peter Cales and ... read more
Omaha I just retweeted the above from @SiliconPrairie, but I felt it needed a post, as well. What began this past June as a "six month long experiment," has proved to be a solid example of Omaha's creative and innovative ... read more
Omaha So we're intrigued by what the boys at What Cheer and Secret Penguin are working on with Bluestone. Talk about a rock star line up! It's called "Empty Room"...and the idea behind it is simple. ... read more
Omaha http://feelfreetoask.us/anything/ I like the concept of reaching out to people in Omaha to ask their questions about life, relationships, money, politics and hope entrepreneurship & technology startups! Best part is it's done by the awesome shop ... read more