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Square co-founder says ‘the time is now’ to create (Video)
These days, Jim McKelvey’s best known for his work as the co-founder of Square, the mobile payments company that enables anyone with an iPhone to accept credit card transactions. But that’s just the most recent chapter of the McKelvey story, which includes endeavors far more distant and varied — from his years as a glass-blower…
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Announcing a future Kansas City event, part of our Silicon Prairie Series
With Big Omaha 2012 more than a week in the rear view mirror, the team at Silicon Prairie News has already begun working on Thinc Iowa 2012, our next premier event. It’s a bit early to release speaker names and party venues for the October event, but one detail that we’re excited to share with…
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As content partner, Malone & Co. strives ‘to stay true’ to Big Omaha
What Big Omaha 2012 stills and motion content partner Malone & Company does every year is easy to quantify, yet somehow still difficult to express. This year, the Malone & Company crew of Mike Malone, Patty Malone, Matt Andrews, Sally Nellson Barrett, Chris VanKat, Kate Heller-Thomas and Andrew Marinkovich joined forces with Kameron Bayne of…
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Bawte aims to bridge gap between consumers and businesses
A few years ago, John Jackovin’s 9-year-old daughter received a significant gift — a Yamaha keyboard. It was an exciting moment for the family, and Jackovin wanted to share it with the world. Jackovin (left), who had been working in technology for nearly 10 years, quickly discarded the product registration card that came with the…
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F Cancer brings fight against deadly foe to Generation Y (Video)
Yael Cohen was floored three years ago when her mother was diagnosed with cancer, but it didn’t take Cohen long to stand up and start fighting. “I’m not a researcher, so I can’t contribute scientifically to the race for the cure,” Cohen said on May 10 during her talk at Big Omaha 2012. “And I’m…