October 8, 2010

  • A conversation with Pixar’s Josh Cooley, the transcript

    Last Friday, Robert Murphy teamed up with photographer Jordan Green to cover a KANEKO Great Minds Series presentation by Josh Cooley, a story artist and director at Pixar Animation Studios. To read Murphy’s recap of Cooley’s presentation, “Coloring Outside the Lines,” see: Josh Cooley gives an in-depth look at Pixar’s creative process. On Saturday, Murphy…

  • More on New BLK: Matt Linder, Shawn & Shane Bainbridge

    Amidst downtown Omaha’s streets of corporate businesses lie somewhat-hidden art hubs that not only strive to promote local and in-residence artists, but also look to generate thought, conversation and debate within the creative community. While art facilities like KANEKO are known for turning heads as an innovative open space for the mind…

  • Recap of Iowa Entrepreneurs Conference & Venture Forum

    Entrepreneurs, investors, students, and startup service providers from around the state gathered in Des Moines this week for the annual Iowa Entrepreneurs Conference and Venture Forum. In practice, two events, the Venture Forum and Entrepreneur’s Conference, were held on adjacent days in the same space. The Iowa Venture Forum kicked off with a welcome from…

  • Weekly Wrap Up from Volano Solutions

    Mentioned this week: – Filming live on Ustream at Volano Solutions in the AIM Collaborative Innovation Space (18th & Harney) – Guest Don Stavneak, co-owner of Volano Solutions – Proxibid has record-breaking third quarter – Josh Cooley gives an in-depth look at Pixar’s creative process – Startup Organizers Summit recap and takeaways – Tahoe Tech…