November 10, 2009

  • Culture of risk in Omaha

    Yesterday, Gabe Kangas (@gabek) officially gave notice that he’s leaving his job and will be pursuing other opportunities. For a bit of context, its probably worth reading his entire writeup on his blog. Normally, this wouldn’t be a huge deal — people leave their jobs all the time. However, this one is different for me. Why?…

  • Account Exectutive, Customer Service Web Support Specialist

    We’re excited to bring you our fourth Opportunities on The Prairie today, featuring positions from Allied Strategy and Yahoo! If you or your company has one to add, please contact Danny at jobs@siliconprairienews.com. We’re looking for all types of opportunities, from a week-long project to a full-time position. We hope we can help you make…

  • Highlight Midwest keynote anecdotes: Simon Kuo

    Typo fixed on 11/10 at 1:35 The 2009 edition of Highlight Midwest ended with a set of keynote presentations from leaders of innovative companies in each of the event’s three core cities: Kansas City, Des Moines and Omaha. These keynotes were my “highlight” of the day and I found them to be informational, identifiable, and even…

  • Startup Drinks this Thursday, Nov. 12

    For any of you that may have missed out last time, the first-ever installment of Startup Drinks Omaha was a great time. Quite a few people showed up to talk about startup culture, network, and support one another on their various projects and ventures. This week, the format continues at Nomad Lounge (1023 Jones St)…

  • MBJ’s 2009 ’40 Under 40′ winners announced

    The winners of this year’s Midlands Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” award have been announced, and we’d like to extend a huge congrats to our very own Jeff Slobotski as one of this year’s award recipients! Each year, the Midlands Business Journal recognizes 40 outstanding young entrepreneurs, business owners, managers and professionals, each of which…