February 12, 2010 by Jeff Slobotski
Omaha Mentioned this week: * Filming on location Creighton University's Harper Center * Guest co-host Brook Matthews, marketing director for Creighton's College of Business * Testifying on behalf of LB 1109 - Adopt the Nebraska Innovation and High Wage Employment Act * Dusty's post on having a vibrant social scene read more
February 8, 2010 by Adam Templeton
Lincoln When you think about it, Google is a bit like God. People look to both for answers on every topic imaginable, and those same seekers of knowledge actually have little to no idea how either one really works. Thankfully, Toby Schroder of Fierce Robot, a search engine optimization startup that's been his full-time job for a little over a year, is on the case – at least as... read more
February 5, 2010 by Adam Templeton
Lincoln Putting a local spin on the popular worldwide BarCamp format, Lincoln gave entrepreneurs around the state the chance to attend camp. Awesome Camp, that is. Hosted January, 30 at red9, the gathering of business-minded startup owners, freelancers and developers lacked a concrete schedule right up until the minute it started. Instead of following a rigid agenda, attendees signed up to give 30-minute read more
February 5, 2010 by Jeff Slobotski
Lincoln Mentioned this week: * Filming on location at the Nebraska State Capital in Lincoln * Matt Sherman's post with Steve Glenn's presentation, Top 10 mistakes entrepreneurs make * AIM Institute's Technology Breakfast Seminars on February 26 with Matt Galligan of Simple Geo * 2010 Nebraska Summit on Entrepreneurship produced by... read more
February 1, 2010 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines Upon moving to Des Moines from St. Louis two years ago, Shane Reiser heard a lot of would-be entrepreneurs talking about their ideas but few taking action. He sought out to create an event to encourage bringing those ideas to fruition, and in the summer of 2009, he connected with the national staff of the Startup Weekend organization of Seattle, Washington. Together, they put on the first Startup Weekend Des Moines... read more
January 29, 2010 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines A crowd of more than 60 people filled the room last night for the first Des Moines incarnation of the Creative Capital Pitch Session. The event kicked off with a presentation by Steven Smith of Des Moines-based GCommerce. Steven shared his experiences in raising capital throughout his career and advised the contestants on the what makes for a great pitch. Next, the eight... read more
January 29, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha Mentioned this week * Filming on location at Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, amongst the Borderland Abstraction exhibition * PrairieCast podcast with Geoff Wood and Andy Brudtkuhl launches * Awesome Camp tomorrow * What Cheer Open House tomorrow * PechaKucha recap * Introduce show's guest, Hesse McGraw, curator of the Bemis * Talk of... read more
January 27, 2010 by Guest Contributor
Lincoln This post was written by Matt Sherman, co-owner of Lincoln-based Three Pillars Media. – A couple weeks ago, lifetime entrepreneur Steve Glenn spilled the beans on the 46 businesses he’s started and the lessons he's learned along the way. The founder and CEO of Executive Travel, one of the Midwest's most successful and fastest growing travel management... read more
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