May 29, 2012

  • Philip Rosedale foresees further shifts in the nature of work (Video)

    An unmistakable thread woven through Philip Rosedale’s life and his talk on May 10 at Big Omaha 2012 is the tendency to challenge commonly held assumptions regarding people and the work they do. Take, for instance, Rosedale’s thoughts on the perception that Silicon Valley is full of nothing but the swashbuckling cavaliers of the business…

  • Prairie Moves: AdWeek story cites VoterTide data

    Lead Read: “The Social Anatomy of Cory Booker’s Misstep” – AdWeek gives VoterTide love (above) for its data and analysis on Cory Booker’s social media accounts. Quotable: “At that point, we were behaving just like entrepreneurs.” – W.D. Allen, faculty advisor of the University of Missouri’s Student Angel Capital Program, reflecting on the …

  • Infographic examines Startup Act 2.0

    Following on the heels of our coverage last week of Startup Act 2.0, we happened upon an infographic that provides a visual representation of the proposed legislation and some of the statistics supporters are using in the case for adopting the Act. Unveiled last Tuesday, Startup Act 2.0 is a piece of bipartisan legislation designed…

  • Footwork app aims to reduce legwork in the political canvassing process

    Two Lincoln-based entrepreneurs have created a tool they believe can save political campaigns precious steps in the march toward election day. Meet Footwork, a mobile application designed to make door-to-door political canvassing more efficient, enjoyable and effective with the use of technology for routing canvassers and collecting data. Footwork was created by Tegan Snyder and…