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
February 25, 2015 by Ryan Pendell
With only two weeks left for applications, Brian Ardinger, managing director of the NMotion accelerator, says they have seen a 25% increase in applications this year compared to last. Ardinger attributes the growth to the strengthening Midwest ecosystem and their alumni teams, including QuantifiedAg, MusicSpoke, Mowdo, FanStreamm, Nobl and HipPocket. read more
February 25, 2015 by Ryan Pendell
Last week SPN sat down at Block 16 with Caleb Ullfers and Joey Wolfe, this year’s Big Omaha organizers, to talk about broken cars, carbon footprints, the AIM acquisition, and what’s new for Big Omaha this year. Here’s what happened: read more
February 24, 2015 by Ryan Pendell
The Omaha-based Straight Shot accelerator is now accepting applications for its third year program. David Arnold, Managing Director of Straight Shot, is excited about what’s new this summer. “I think we’re ready to take some big steps and do some innovative things with the types of companies we bring in as well as the accelerator model itself,” said Arnold. read more
February 23, 2015 by Ryan Pendell
The genius of SPN has always been personal relationships within the community. It’s essential that we listen closely to the community, find out what the community needs, and then design SPN for you. The need for something like SPN is clear; the demand for a better SPN is equally clear. The community is growing, and SPN needs to grow with it. read more
