June 20, 2011

  • Big Omaha Video Series: Sarah Lacy of TechCrunch

    Today we’re pleased to share with the you the third video in our Big Omaha 2011 Video Series, brought to you by CoSentry. In the video above, Sarah shares her experiences with emerging entrepreneurs from around the world, which she documented over the last few years for her book, “Brilliant, Cocky, Crazy: How the Top…

  • PrairieCast: Live at 2 p.m Tuesday with Emma Peterson and Alexander Grgurich

    Tune in tomorrow at 2 p.m. CDT for Episode 43 of PrairieCast streaming live from Des Moines. We’ll be joined by guests Emma Peterson (left), founder of Tikly, and Alexander Grgurich, director of Foundry Coworking and facilitator of the upcoming TEDx Des Moines. Discussion topics will include …

  • Summer at home proving valuable for SelectOut founder Pappas

    Midway through a phone call last week, Calvin Pappas made an admission about the sometimes disorienting nature of running a startup. “If it weren’t for your email, I probably wouldn’t know that today was actually Thursday,” said Pappas, a 20-year-old University of Nebraska student and the founder of SelectOut. (For an introduction to Pappas and…

  • CAMP Coworking weathers first year with same culture, new strategy

    Last year when Megan Hunt signed her name to the lease for CAMP Coworking, it was in her interest to get her money back, and quickly. Within six months of opening the collaborative workspace in the Mastercraft building in North Downtown Omaha, she did. And now as CAMP looks to generate profit and celebrate its…

  • Events: SITAKS Breakfast, Venture Friday, Maker Faire and more

    The hustle and bustle of summer begins to pick up on Wednesday of this week as SITKAS and ACG hosts breakfast gatherings in Overland Park, Kan. and Omaha, respectively. On Friday, another …