March 2, 2015 by Rod Armstrong
Among the 20 people who testified before the Legislature’s Transportation and Telecommunications Committee, there was general agreement that Transportation Network Companies (as rideshare companies are defined in the bill) have a role to play in the state’s transportation picture. read more
March 2, 2015 by Ryan Pendell
Lincoln-based game company Clockwork Demon raised over $17,000 in its first 4 days of its Kickstarter campaign for its first game, Adopted, and is poised to reach over $20,000. read more
March 2, 2015 by Ryan Pendell
This is the first in our series Better Know A Developer, in which we go behind the scenes at some of the Midwest's best startups. This week we met with Jeff Hale, CTO at Agilx, in his office at the Nebraska Technology Park in Lincoln. read more
February 27, 2015 by Ryan Pendell
Omaha Code School was packed last weekend as over 100 people gathered to develop and pitch startup ideas from scratch for Startup Weekend Nebraska. Many of the participants were students from Creighton, UNO, Metro, and UNL. read more
February 27, 2015 by Ryan Pendell
Every week, Silicon Prairie News gathers together a list of job openings in the region's tech, startup and creative community. From a contract job to a co-founder role, these jobs are submitted by companies and gathered from public postings. To submit a job listing for consideration (free), complete our job board submission form. To feature a job listing (paid), select the duration in the form. (Free postings last 4 weeks.) Positions submitted by noon each Wednesday will be presented in Friday's weekly post. read more
February 26, 2015 by Ryan Pendell
Next Thursday Shabnam Mogharabi, CEO and Executive Producer at SoulPancake, will be in Omaha as one of the featured keynote speakers for the Omaha YP Summit. SPN talked with Mogharabi about what she has learned starting a nationally recognized new media company. read more
February 26, 2015 by Paul Jarrett
If you’ve been following me on social media in the past 2 years (probably because I inappropriately “friended” you) you have probably heard me talking about “The Bulu Crew” and what we’re doing at Bulu Box amidst the various ramblings of a highly-over-caffeinated entrepreneur. Thanks to my social marketing networking skills I’ve caught myself beating the drum about a range of topics here in the Silicon Prairie. read more
February 25, 2015 by Ryan Pendell
On October 25 Rahul Gupta and Beth Haubert led an evening round table discussion at the Omaha Code School on diversity in tech and creating safe and inclusive events. Joe Gerstandt, who was slated to lead the dialogue, was unable to attend. Over 20 people attended the event, mostly current code school students and local event organizers. The idea for a conversation started as a Twitter conversation about increasing diversity at local tech events. However, the evening was primarily driven by recent incidents that occurred during the recent Startup Weekend event. read more
