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Gruber draws on diverse experiences to build Lucky Orange platform
While starting a successful company usually requires exceptional effort, a founder sometimes is able to transcend what is normal even for hardworking entrepreneurs. Brian Gruber (left) has built Lucky Orange by himself, integrating a variety of technologies and lessons from his background into a comprehensive web marketing and analytics package. In doing so, he has…
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Investment firm with Omaha ties contributes to Yammer’s $85m round
Wednesday morning, we broke news that Omaha startup Bloom.com closed a $5.4m Series A round led by Capricorn Investment Group, an investment arm of eBay founding president Jeff Skoll and other entities. Capricorn’s co-founder and chief information officer is Stephen George, a native Nebraskan …
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Gig Bits: Google eyes deployment technology, Eric Schmidt talks Fiber
Another day, another report of paperwork that could shed light on Google’s plans for its Fiber network in Kansas City. FierceCable on Monday reported it had unearthed a patent application that indicates Google has developed a fiber deployment method and device that could allow the company to connect homes to its ultra high-speed network in…