August 10, 2012

  • Prairie Moves: Kansas City pivots to become a smart city

    Lead Read: “Pivoting To Create A Smart City” – Fast Company’s Boyd Cohen compares Kansas City’s decision to secure Google Fiber to the pivot made by a lean startup. Quotable: “From my interactions with Omaha startup folks, they’re smart, authentic, hustling entrepreneurs who would rather lose their house than their investors’ money. We love that…

  • Feld, Neves, Morrill and more join Thinc Iowa 2012 lineup

    With this year’s Thinc Iowa conference expanding by a day to include two full days of speakers, we’re excited to welcome more than a dozen nationally known speakers to the event stage. These individuals will share more than their background and expertise in startups, investing and mentoring. They’ll also share meals, parties and an experience…

  • Join us for the SPN birthday party today, 4-7 p.m.

    The ice cream is in the fridge, cake is in the oven and good company is on its way. We’re prepared to celebrate four years of Silicon Prairie News and break in our new office from 4-7 p.m. tonight at The Mastercraft building (1111 N. 13th St.). We recently moved the Silicon Prairie News headquarters…

  • Out and about by The Bay: A photo recap of SPN’s visit to San Francisco

    Last week, I spent a few days in San Francisco along with Dusty Reynolds, the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce’s director of innovation and entrepreneurship. We encountered plenty of people familiar with the work of Silicon Prairie News. We met others who had heard of SPN or our events, Big Omaha and Thinc Iowa, but…

  • Art director, web developer, community builder and 53 more

    We’re excited to bring you our 114th Opportunities on The Prairie today from all over the region. If you have an opportunity to add, please register your positions using our Job Board …

  • The Silicon Prairie Awards celebrate community, so bring your team

    The Silicon Prairie Awards event is less than three weeks away. And with anticipation building for who will take home the 12 “Analogs,” now is the time to make sure you’ve secured a ticket. The event begins at 6 p.m. on August 30. Taking place at the Joslyn Art Museum, it opens and closes with…

  • Every startup has benefits

    (Guest post by Tim Guenther.) Designing and implementing a benefits package can be difficult and costly for startups. Let’s face it, most startups are willing to take on something that’s difficult, but being costly is something we can’t all do. Most large businesses offer benefits such as health, life, and disability insurance plus other perks…