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Hollrback marches on in TechStars Startup Madness tournament
Thanks to a buzzer-beater in overtime — or the online polling equivalent thereof — Hollrback is moving on. The Omaha-based startup advanced to the third round of the Startup Madness Tournament, an NCAA tournament-style contest that started with…
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Prairie Moves: T8 Webware, The Foundary, PeggyBank & More
(Photo by Brad Folkens via Flickr) Published every Tuesday, 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,…
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PrairieCast Live Stream: 1:30 pm with Shane Reiser and Sam Schill
Tune in at 1:30 p.m. CST for Episode 30 of PrairieCast streaming live from the Webcast One studios. We’ll be joined by two guests fresh off their first experience at South by Southwest Interactive in Austin Texas, Shane Reiser of Startup Weekend and Sam Schill of the Sigler Companies. Discussion topics will include SXSW, Thinc…
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EdCamp Omaha taking place this Saturday, March 26
(Photo by Wm Chamberlain via Flickr.) This is a guest post by Josh Allen, the instructional technology facilitator for the Papillion-La Vista School District and head organizer for EdCamp Omaha. – This weekend, over 100 passionate educators from six states will descend on the University of Nebraska Omaha for EdCamp Omaha. EdCamps, approaching their first…
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SXSW: One last ‘Thank you’ to our Silicon Prairie Party sponsors
We’re just about recovered from the amazing experience that is South by Southwest Interactive. Once again, one the highlights of our team – and many of the 600 or so other festival goers who participated – was the Silicon Prairie Party presented by Hollrback on Sunday, March 13. This year’s party was put thanks to…
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SmartyPig CEO on SXSW panel ‘Banks – Innovate or Die’ (Video)
For the second year in a row, SmartyPig CEO Bob Weinschenk participated in South by Southwest Interactive panel that brought a lively discussion on stage and a packed house in the seats. Last year’s topic, “Banking 2.0: Financial Services Driven by People & Emerging Technologies,” had the panelists focus on what each of their companies…