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Needs of small Omaha company give rise to big name in online self-storage
An idea born out of a small Omaha company looking to get more exposure and return on investment from its own local self-storage facility advertising has grown into one of the nation’s leading online self-storage directories. USstoragesearch.com is an Omaha-based online directory for shopping, comparing …
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Two years since WebFilings launch, CEO says it’s pulling the market
Matthew Rizai, CEO and managing director of WebFilings, knows a thing or two about startups. In the 1990s, Rizai led Engineering Animation Inc. (EAI), which went public in 1996 and has since morphed into other entities. Today, his exacting focus is on scaling WebFilings, the company he built in 2008 with trusted key players from…
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Startup Weekend Kansas City is coming April 13-15
Startup Weekend will chug into Kansas City for the first time this year April 13-15 at Union Station. During Startup Weekend, teams devote 54 hours to building a web or mobile application that could form the basis of a credible business. Things get underway Friday evening with participants coming together and introducing ideas for startups.…
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Prairie Portrait: Bryan McCarty of T8 Webware
Silicon Prairie News: After working to land a job in a new city in the throes of a recession (Denver in 2008), what are some of the most valuable lessons you came away with? | Bryan McCarty: Your 8.5×11 resume really doesn’t mean squat. It’s all about getting your foot in the door in creative…
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Summit panels focus on startups and ‘studentpreneurs’ (Video)
At this year’s Nebraska Summit on Entrepreneurship, one of the three breakout tracks focused on startups, involving five entrepreneurs from a variety of industries. Videos from the track are now available (below) and feature SPN’s own Danny Schreiber and Michael Stacy as moderators. …