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
September 23, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Boston Somehow, I've made my way out to Boston to attend ONA11, the Online News Association’s annual conference and awards banquet that brings together, as the site says, "highly engaged digital journalists who are shaping the future of journalism and technology." And not only do I have the pleasure of attending, but we're honored to have been asked to participate on a panel this afternoon. I say "somehow," because … read more
August 31, 2011 by Jeff Slobotski
San Francisco Today I'm off to the sunny state of California, specifically the great city of San Francisco. Marcus Nelson of Salesforce asked me to assist in a few events related to their annual Dreamforce conference taking place this week. I'll be moderating and emceeing a panel as well as hosting a live show on the internal Salesforce Dreamforce channel on Thursday. The two events are "Social Content Creation: Stories of Unbridled Success and … read more
August 19, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Santa Monica In the latest travelogue of the globe-trotting Silicon Prairie News team (well, not quite "globe-trotting" yet), I've landed in the City of Angels to attend this weekend's Startup Weekend event at Coloft. While this is purely a personal trip on my personal budget … read more
July 22, 2011 by Jeff Slobotski
New York City We're back from a few days in New York City with a renewed energy for what we're building here in the Silicon Prairie. The purpose of the trip, in collaboration with the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce, was to connect with friends, supporters and individuals that we've developed relationships with but hadn't had the chance to yet meet in person. We took the energy and message from the Silicon Prairie … read more
July 18, 2011 by Jeff Slobotski
Omaha This week Dusty Davidson of Silicon Prairie News and Tripleseat, Tom Chapman of the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce and myself will board an airplane and travel to New York City for a few days of meetings, meals and reconnecting with old friends and making new ones. We took a similar trip last year to San Francisco and will be heading back to the Bay Area later this year, as well. It's important for us to build community and relationships not only within our region, but across the country and beyond. … read more
April 29, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Just two weeks before Silicon Prairie News holds its own conference, Big Omaha, I'm stepping away from the craziness in our Omaha office to attend LessConf, a 250-attendee event in Atlanta for "anyone involved in web startups." I arrived in the Big Peach late Thursday night and will be hanging out here until Saturday afternoon, sadly missing the closing party later that night. By the time I leave, however, I will… read more
April 26, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Columbia The team at Silicon Prairie News is often invited to participate in events and entrepreneurial conferences about either our organization or the geographic and … read more
April 13, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines Our team at Silicon Prairie News is often invited to speak at community events and entrepreneurial conferences about either our organization or the geographic and industry areas we cover. We're starting a new series "SPN Out & About" to document those experiences, and next up is Startup Storm, a student entrepreneurship conference taking place … read more