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A Big Omaha thank you to the Kauffman Foundation
On the eve of Big Omaha 2011, we can’t be more excited to formally thank the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation for stepping forward as the premier sponsor …
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Vicinity Games aims to bring gamers together with Papercraft
The gaming industry is a tough cookie to bite into, especially with big game producers like EA and Nintendo. But Vicinity Games is not backing away from creating multiplayer video games for XBox and other game consoles. Last October, Nate Allen and Mike Koporc started Vicinity for the purpose of not only developing games but…
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PrairieCast: Big Omaha Preview Show with Jeff Slobotski (video)
On this week’s PrairieCast Andy Brudtkuhl and I were joined by guests Jeff Slobotski, co-founder of Silicon Prairie News for the second annual Big Omaha preview show!
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BitMethod launches new ‘Flyover Effect’ podcast
The latest project from the creative team at Des Moines-based application development company BitMethod is a new podcast called “The Flyover Effect.” The podcast debuted Monday, and the first episode featured an interview with Tara Hunt, CEO and co-founder of Montreal-based Buyosphere. In this episode, BitMethod’s Dan Shipton and Scott Kubie …
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With sketches of the Silicon Prairie, Ben Lueders wins a Big Omaha ticket
Editor’s Note: This blog post, which was originally published on Ben Lueders’ business blog, Fruitful Design, on Friday, recaps the process he undertook to enter What Cheer’s Color Contest for a Big Omaha ticket. Ben has given us permission to re-post it here, which I asked him for because I think his drawing is a…