May 16, 2012 by Michael Stacy
Omaha Startup Weekend will make its fourth appearance in Omaha from Sept. 21-23, the event's organizers announced earlier … read more
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May 16, 2012 by Michael Stacy
December 7, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha All is lost. Or is it? There's only one little creature left that can save the Silicon Prairie as we know it and he's standing at 14 inches tall with a feisty left paw … duh duh duh … Analog the Prairie Dog, it's up to you! Green aliens. Spider-like aliens. Cows. Silos. UFOs. Laser guns. You must navigate Analog through the … read more
September 28, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha With the publishing of William Fisher's post today in which he lends his advice to the contestants of the recent Startup Weekend Omaha, it reminded me that I shot a bunch of photos of the Sunday pitches. I had planned on posting them the following day, September 19, but it slipped through the cracks that day and this past week. So following the … read more
September 28, 2011 by William Fisher
Omaha Recently, I was honored to spend an evening with an outstanding group of young people who participated in Startup Weekend Omaha. Wow, was that refreshing! What I saw was a super group of young people trying to figure out how to walk the walk … knowing they're already beginning to understand how to talk the talk. For me, walking the walk is getting out and doing something about your … read more
September 20, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
What is Prairie Moves? - Published Tuesdays and Thursdays, 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. … read more
September 19, 2011 by Brittany Mascio
Omaha Late Sunday night after 54 hours of building and brainstorming by 18 teams, Startup Weekend Omaha final pitches wrapped up and announced Your Happy Plate, a team of eight participants, as this year's winner. The application specifically created for individuals with special dietary needs brought out one of the first audible "wow" moments … read more
September 18, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha Full post coming soon, but the results are… 1. Your Happy Plate - Mobile app for people with special dietary needs; yourhappyplate.com, @yourhappyplate, Your Happy Plate on Facebook 2/3. (Tie) Gossip Closet - Social game that involves scanning of bar codes on clothing and sharing the items with your friends - gossip-closet.kickofflabs.com, @gossipclosetapp, Gossip Closet on … read more
September 18, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Omaha Startup Weekend Omaha concludes tonight with a whopping 18 teams pitching their products to a panel of four judges and the crowd gathered at the University of Nebraska at Omaha's Mammel Hall. Doors open at 6 p.m. for dinner, followed by presentations at 7. And if you can't be among the crowd at Mammel Hall? Not to worry; we have you covered. We'll stream … read more
September 18, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha Day three of Startup Weekend Omaha is well under way as our some of the teams products, with previews of a few of them on the web. Stay tuned for a post later today with the embedded video as we live stream the pitches starting at 7 p.m. tonight. Each team will have five minutes to pitch and then a limited amount of time for Q&A from the judging panel. … read more
September 17, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Omaha The Saturday midday check-in at Startup Weekend Omaha recently wrapped up, and 18 teams are back at work, scattered throughout the University of Nebraska at Omaha's Mammel Hall, preparing minimum viable products for Sunday night's final presentations. Friday's opening pitch session saw 51 ideas proposed, and those were whittled down to … read more