Jake Hull

  • Fat Brain Toys co-founder Mark Carson is probably Santa Claus

    Fat Brain Toys co-founder Mark Carson is probably Santa Claus

    Nothing brings out the kid in us all more than the holiday season. The lights, the presents, seeing family, all of it has a way of evoking some nostalgia in us. For Fat Brain Toys co-founder Mark Carson, it was his inner child and nostalgia that lead him to creating the Omaha based toy company. “I’m…

  • Bitcoin Mini helps keep Bitcoin decentralized

    Bitcoin Mini helps keep Bitcoin decentralized

    2016 is going to be a big year for Bitcoin, according to Ansel Linder, founder of BlockchainIO in Omaha. Even Forbes is fueling the Bitcoin fire with a recent article, “Should you invest in Bitcoin? 10 Arguments In Favor As Of December 2015.” “The smart money is going to get into Bitcoin first, and that includes business…

  • LifeLoop helps assisted living patients communicate with their families [Video]

    LifeLoop helps assisted living patients communicate with their families [Video]

    LifeLoop creates connections for retirement community residents, which previously may have been difficult or impossible. Amy Johnson, the founder of LifeLoop, an Omaha based startup, began with a mission to help families communicate better with relatives in retirement communities. The idea took on a life of its own after seeing how much more they could help.…

  • Watch some of our Techweek KC highlights [Video]

    Watch some of our Techweek KC highlights [Video]

    Silicon Prairie News sent Jake Hull down to Kansas City last week to checkout Techweek KC, a week-long celebration of tech and innovation which included the Big Data Summit, sessions with local and national innovators, and keynotes from speakers like Jonathan Badeen, Co-Founder of Tinder. The event culminated in the announcement of the LaunchKC grant winners. See…

  • Discontent with the industry, StoryHook aims to tell unique stories for startups

    Discontent with the industry, StoryHook aims to tell unique stories for startups

    Announcing on September 4th the launch of their new Lincoln based “nontraditional marketing and advertising startup”, StoryHook, Erik Miller and his team are planning to do what he believes many agencies are claiming to do but are failing miserably at, telling stories. “A lot of groups say that their focus is on stories, but they…