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PrairieCast: Live at 2 p.m Tuesday with Brian Hemesath of Catchwind & VolunteerLocal
Join us Tuesday at 2 p.m. CDT for Episode 56 of PrairieCast with our guest Brian Hemesath, the CEO of Catchwind and my business partner at VolunteerLocal. Hemesath, a veteran of the Des Moines startup community, will give us an update on his latest ventures as well as a bit of preview on what he’ll…
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Events: DeMo, Tech Startup Happy Hour, Pecha Kucha and more
With so many events going on this week, you’re going to have to pull out those calendars. Tonight, BitMethod picks up from its spring Builder’s Forum when it hosts the first DeMo event. On Tuesday in Kansas City, Augie Grasis (left) will speak at the Technology Entrepreneurs Speakers Program and the two-day E-Day conference kicks…
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Nebraska Global’s Patrick Smith ‘Faces Chamber’ to talk VC in NE
Patrick Smith spoke at the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce’s most recent “Face the Chamber” luncheon on Wednesday, and Nebraska Entrepreneur was on hand to film Smith’s talk. Smith, a principal and COO at Nebraska Global, delivered a talk on the investment landscape in Nebraska as a whole and on the activities at his company in…
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Scheduling app CheckASchedule to launch tonight at Saigon Surface
An application designed to “organize restaurants’ schedules the easy way” will celebrate its beta launch tonight at the tech-centric restaurant that has provided the app’s training ground. CheckASchedule, the product of an Omaha-based team headed by Greg Mahloch, will mark its formal introduction to the world …
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Join us at the next SPN event, the Verizon 4G Launch Party on Tuesday
On Tuesday, we’re teaming up with Verizon Wireless to hold a first of its kind event for the Omaha area, bringing together a panel of local 4G LTE device users to share their 4G use cases and discuss …
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Capital Crossroads Report released, section examines startup ecosystem
Earlier this month the Capital Crossroads Vision Strategic Plan was released to the public. This plan, the …
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PrairieCast Pull Quote: “I have probably 60 (Hudl T-shirts)”
Last week, our guest on PrairieCast, David Graff of Hudl, spoke about a project the company undertook last year, awarding a pack of special Hudl T-shirts to each of Hudl’s high school clients that won a state title. The shirts, which read “Dominate” on the front and “State champs 2010” on the back, were printed…