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With Midwest mindset, Miller builds on passion for communication
For Singly creator Jeremie Miller, a typical weekday may consist of a 7 a.m. jog through downtown San Francisco before meeting with a Silicon Valley CEO, researching the latest social media tools on the web, brainstorming with business partners at the Singly headquarters and cranking out several hours of computer code. Pretty impressive for a…
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Startup Weekend Omaha pitch pictures
With the publishing of William Fisher’s post today in which he lends his advice to the contestants of the recent Startup Weekend Omaha, it reminded me that I shot a bunch of photos of the Sunday pitches. I had planned on posting them the following day, September 19, but it slipped through the cracks that…
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Ruby Midwest returning to KC, GA ticket sales end Saturday
Ruby Midwest is returning to Kansas City Nov. 4-5, and time is running short for purchasing general admission tickets for the conference. The single-track conference will feature two days of talks, including day-end keynotes from “Uncle” Bob Martin, a …
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View from the FishBowl: Can you talk the talk? OK, but focus on walking the walk
Recently, I was honored to spend an evening with an outstanding group of young people who participated in Startup Weekend Omaha. Wow, was that refreshing! What I saw was a super group of young people trying to figure out how to walk the walk … knowing they’re already beginning to understand how to talk the…
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OneLouder aims to make noise with social news app ChannelCaster
OneLouder, a Kansas City-based developer of social applications for mobile devices, on Monday announced the launch of ChannelCaster for Android smartphones and tablets. ChannelCaster is an aggregator that enables users to create and broadcast their own “channels” by combining news and entertainment from thousands of sources like Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, news websites and blogs. It’s…
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Mark Hasebroock speaking at Cornstalks on Thursday
Thursday, Mark Hasebroock founder of Dundee Venture Capital and co-founder of Hayneedle, will present at Cornstalks, Omaha’s monthly gathering for individuals interested in high-growth entrepreneurship hosted by the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce. Networking starts at 6:30 p.m. at the downtown chamber office (1301 Harney) and Hasebroock’s presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. when the…