Nebraska Global’s Doug Durham offers inside look at ICORA launch

From the outset, Nebraska Global has touted the potential that exists where “nerds and money” intersect. But to folks outside the Lincoln-based venture fund’s Haymarket office, what Nebraska Global has represented since its launch in late 2010 has been mostly that — potential. Well, the tangible realization of that potential is under way, marked most…

The power of “nerds + money” is a central tenet of Nebraska Global. Screenshot from nebraskaglobal.com.

From the outset, Nebraska Global has touted the potential that exists where “nerds and money” intersect. But to folks outside the Lincoln-based venture fund’s Haymarket office, what Nebraska Global has represented since its launch in late 2010 has been mostly that — potential.

Well, the tangible realization of Nebraska Global’s potential is under way, marked most recently by the launch of its first product. ICORA, one of Nebraska Global’s planned 10 spin-offs, on June 1 released Mako XRM, a visual customizer for Microsoft Dynamics 2011. 

We covered the product release earlier this week (see our post, ICORA releases first product, Mako XRM). But since then, Nebraska Global principal and CTO Doug Durham (left, photo from nebraskaglobal.com) has shared his unique perspective on the launch on Don’t Panic Labs‘ blog, in an entry entitled Our first launch.”

Be sure to check the blog post for all of Durham’s thoughts. But, to whet your appetite, here’s an interesting excerpt on the inner-working of Nebraska Global and the process that went into the launch:

“By using some of the talented individuals from inside Don’t Panic Labs and bringing in the necessary talent to help drive the company, we were able to launch a company and get its first product released in less than five months. I can’t think of too many places where that can happen.”

Something else we’ve learned since our previous post on ICORA’s release of Mako XRM: within a week of its June 1 launch, Mako XRM achieved Silver Competency certification from Microsoft. That recognition, per Microsoft, means a company has “demonstrated high-level expertise and a specialized, proven skill set in a given technology or service area. Microsoft recognizes these partners for their exceptional commitment to strengthening customer relationships by offering effective, innovative business solutions.”

“Achieving Silver Competency within the first week of the product release is a big deal,” ICORA president Allison Jensen (left, photo from icora.com) said via email. “It reinforces our statements of being committed and serious about driving impact with our solutions. When you see Mako XRM’s rich feature set, it is a reflection of the significant domain expertise within our team. Silver Competency also gives the partner and user community peace of mind knowing that our solution has passed Microsoft required testing and is ready for market consumption.”

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