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Thanks for coming out to our first Kansas City meetup of 2014
More than 150 members of the Kansas City startup community joined the Silicon Prairie News team this past Thursday for the city’s first meetup of 2014. It’s an exciting time for the community, as this month saw the first round of Mobile Health Techstars welcomed to the Sprint Accelerator. Held in the Sprint Accelerator’s new…
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Is it worth it? SXSW can bring value to startups, if done right
(Guest post by Ryan O’Connell) Often nicknamed “spring break for entrepreneurs,” SXSW is increasingly becoming a party rather than a conference. But don’t be fooled by its massive size or fun atmosphere, it’s still a serious opportunity. Startup founders trek to Austin annually in hopes of becoming the new GroupMe or Twitter …
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Big Omaha’s Chase Jarvis: Master photog works with Apple, Lady Gaga
Chase Jarvis was finishing up a degree in philosophy with a plan to transition to medical school when his grandfather passed away. Having been a hobbyist photographer, he left all his equipment to his grandson. Chase was inexperienced yet intrigued, unaware of how dramatically this new hobby would impact his life’s trajectory …
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Infotec conference offers mobile, tech leaders and innovators April 15-16
This year, Infotec—a tech, marketing and business conference scheduled for April 15-16 at CenturyLink Center in Omaha—will have four keynotes, 50 breakout sessions and a hands-on area where attendees can try the latest tech…
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OCS Blog: A third of the way home, with a lot more to learn
Four weeks. It’s crazy to think we are already a third of the way through Omaha Code School. We’ve come a long way since my last update. Let me get you up to speed with what we are doing. Up until this point, our programs didn’t have any persistence. That means when we shut down…
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Weekly Recap: Student hackathon, food inspections and a library story
Every Monday Silicon Prairie News’ editorial team will share some of the interesting regional content we’ve read over the last week…