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Story offers close look at Bill Fisher, “Silicon Prairie’s Go-To Guy”
Financial services publication Bank Technology News on Tuesday published a profile of Bill Fisher, a veteran of Omaha’s tech scene. “You have heard of the Oracle of Omaha,” wrote BTN reporter Sean Sposito, who visited Omaha for the piece. “Well, Fisher, the founder of Treetop Ventures, a consulting and investment firm, is the patriarch of…
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Join us Oct. 11 for the Thinc Iowa Closing Party
Thanks to our sponsor Iowa’s Creative Corridor, we’re sending our Thinc Iowa 2012 attendees out in style – a very vintage, eclectic style. The evening of Oct. 11, we’ll gather at the West End Architectural Salvage (below) for the Thinc Iowa Closing Party. This party venue is a four-story salvage source, touting one-of-a-kind gems from…
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Watch RecBob’s DEMO presentation at noon (Live stream)
At noon today Cedar Rapids startup RecBob will take the stage at DEMO, VentureBeat’s semiannual showcase of startups and new products in Santa Clara, Calif. After earning the opportunity through a Startup America Partnership contest, RecBob joined the roster of more than 75 companies that will deliver a six-minute pitch on stage and have spot…
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Founder Friday returns this week with Hatchlings’ Brad Dwyer
Founder Friday, our weekly series in which a founder shares a lesson learned or best practice utilized, returns Oct. 5 with a post on hiring by Hatchlings founder Brad Dwyer. We kicked off this series in April in response to our readers’ requests for more insight from startup founders. It’s not surprising then that this…
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ABPathfinder aims to help therapists, teachers of children with autism
ABPathfinder is on a mission to solve a common problem among therapists and teachers of children with autism: Paper. Jeff Blackwood, founder of …