October 29, 2012 by Michael Stacy
Lincoln Don't Panic Labs fielded and consistently passed on offers for consulting work for some time following its launch in late 2010. But eventually Don't Panic Labs, the technical arm of Lincoln-based software investment firm Nebraska Global … read more
September 7, 2012 by Patti Vannoy
Lincoln Beehive Industries is movin' on up ... to the fourth floor. The Lincoln company, now 18 months old, is growing up, in a sense; in May, it moved upstairs one floor in the Haymarket district … read more
January 30, 2012 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha Startup Nebraska, a statewide effort in conjunction with the Startup America Partnership, launched Friday with a hour-long event organized by individuals spearheading the cause. "This is very exciting," Tom Chapman of Nebraska Global, the event's emcee, opened the program in front of about 40 attendees. "I think we have sort of the startup motif going," Chapman said, making note of the event's venue … read more
January 24, 2012 by Tom Chapman
Omaha The Startup Nebraska effort is launching on Friday. What does this mean? It means that now is the time to get involved. The event is a launch but not a completed … read more
October 19, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Omaha The Greater Omaha Chamber has informed Silicon Prairie News that Dusty Reynolds will take over as the Chamber's new director of entrepreneurship and innovation, effective Nov. 14. Reynolds will be part of the Greater Omaha Economic Development Partnership, whose mission is to increase business, investment and employment in Greater Omaha. In his new role, Reynolds will work to identify opportunities for new companies … read more
September 6, 2011 by Tom Chapman
Lincoln On August 29, I began working for Nebraska Global. Nebraska Global is an odd place because it partners a software investment fund with the creation of software enterprises. Currently, our portfolio includes a number of startup companies – including two that I am working with more intimately. Moreover, our company itself is relatively young – around one year old. Thus, Nebraska Global … read more
August 29, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Omaha On the eve of kicking off the football season that will be his company's biggest yet, Hudl COO John Wirtz presented at Cornstalks on Thursday night, sharing some pages from a playbook that's helped Hudl build its field's top-ranked team over the last five years. Hudl, based in Lincoln, makes web-based analysis and coaching tools for sports teams. Established by Wirtz, David Graff and Brian Kaiser when they were MBA students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2006, Hudl became the largest player … read more
August 23, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Omaha As football teams across the country gear up for their seasons to start in the coming weeks, a man whose company is central to what so many of those teams hope to accomplish will update us on his own team's outlook for the upcoming season. John Wirtz, the co-founder and COO of Hudl, will speak Thursday night at Omaha's monthly meeting of entrepreneurial minds, Cornstalks. Networking starts at 6:30 p.m. with snacks and beverages provided … read more
August 19, 2011 by Tom Chapman
Omaha So, you are not an entrepreneur, but you want to engage in the Silicon Prairie community. What should you do? First, I question whether or not you are an entrepreneur. In my opinion, entrepreneurship looks a bit like a bell curve. While most people are not as entrepreneurial as Richard Branson, many could become entrepreneurs if the right stimuli … read more
August 4, 2011 by Tom Chapman
Omaha I have heard a lot of discussion regarding incubators recently. There are many advocates, but I would offer that more important than the physical space for an incubator are the people who will go inside of it. I wanted to write a longer post rather than simply commenting on the PIE article because I wanted to be more long-winded than I thought appropriate for the comments section. There is an incubator at Scott Technology Center right now, and so I would offer to those who say … read more
Through August 22, help us decide the winners of our inaugural Silicon Prairie Awards, which will recognize 12
companies and individuals. You can vote once per day per category.
Winners will be announced live on stage at
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