September 6, 2011

  • Kansas City Star looks at state of startups, focusing on three KC firms

    A story in today’s Kansas City Star offers an interesting look at the state of tech startups in Kansas City through the lens of life working for three area firms — Five and Fifty, Front Flip and AudioAnywhere. (Left, article sreenshot from kansascity.com.) Five and Fifty, which we most recently reported on last month after…

  • Innovation Chamber: What is it like to work in a startup?

    On August 29, I began working for Nebraska Global. Nebraska Global is an odd place because it partners a software investment fund with the creation of software enterprises. Currently, our portfolio includes a number of startup companies – including two that I am working with more intimately. Moreover, our company itself is relatively young –…

  • PrairieCast: Live at 2 with Ben Milne, chance to win Startup Weekend ticket

    Kick off your short Labor Day work week the right way with episode 54 of PrairieCast coming to you live at 2 p.m. CDT. Our guest will be Ben Milne, (left, photo by Anna Jones) CEO and co-founder of Dwolla, who is making his way six entire floors down in the Midland Building to join…

  • Events: Creative Week, Design+Tech, BarCamp and more

    A little holiday break won’t slow events down on the Prairie, so after you’ve finished one of the last grill-outs of the summer, look forward to a week full of events. Tuesday is the start of Omaha Creative Week so make sure to check out omahacreativeweek.com for the events around the city. On Wednesday, Des…