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Meet Liberty, the Uber-like service built for rural America
Many rural residents across the U.S. rely on public transportation for medical appointments, shopping and other necessities. But distance and a limited number of providers can make this challenging. A startup in the NMotion Accelerator is changing that. Liberty, a spinoff from Integrated Global Dimensions (IGD), is filling the gap through an Uber-like application that…
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LeverageRx helps doctors connect with financial experts
A startup in the current NMotion Accelerator class is creating an online marketplace to help physicians and dentists with their finances. “By the time a doctor gets through undergrad, med school, residency, and into practice, it may be 10 years longer than someone going to work after an undergrad degree,” said Colin Nabity, founder of LeverageRX.…
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How Anvilhead Studios tapped Omaha’s e-sports scene
In early April Anvilhead Studios sponsored NETWAR, an Omaha LANfest chapter of gaming enthusiasts. “There were about 600 hard-core gamers in a space that covered six basketball floors,” said Steven Taylor, CEO of Anvilhead Studios. The NETWAR event was held at The Mark in Elkhorn, Nebraska, and ran over a 27-hour period. The game development company was…
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Fantasizr makes a fantasy league for your favorite TV show
A Los Angeles-based startup in the NMotion Accelerator is applying the fantasy sports concept to TV shows, sales teams—and just about anything else. “It’s a fantasy gaming platform that can be used for anything,” said Dan Young, co-founder of Fantasizr. “You create a game with your friends and get points based on what happens.” The current sweet…
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Gear Supply Co. offers the ultimate subscription box for guitar lovers
The light bulb came on for Joshua Koterba in a parking lot outside a music store in Florida. Koterba is the CEO of Gear Supply Company, one of this year’s startups in the NMotion Accelerator program. He is also a guitar player who was getting frustrated by his favorite brick and mortar music store. “They…
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DivviMap wants to turn drone data into powerful insights
The drone economy is taking flight, but the data drones provide remain a challenge for farmers and contractors. Enter DivviMap, one of the startups in this year’s NMotion Accelerator cohort. Silicon Prairie News spoke with Sebastian Blandon, DivviMap CTO, about their solution to the problem of drone data. “Our founder and CEO, Justin Kyser, found huge gaps that drone companies have…
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Hip Pocket launches kickstarter for a new app—and a revolution
Nebraska-based software company Hip Pocket has launched a Kickstarter campaign for their new app, Hip Money. But it’s not just any fundraising campaign. It’s a movement. “We know that this is bigger than just an app,” said Mark Zmarzly, Hip Pocket CEO. “It’s a long-overdue movement for change.” It’s being called the “Fingers Up!” movement…
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UNL’s E-Clinic on the Wild West of securities-based crowdfunding
Federal regulations governing securities-based crowdfunding will become effective later this month. Two graduating law students at UNL’s Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic are advising startups to proceed with caution. “Any brand new regulation, when it doesn’t have a lot of guidance like this does, is sort of like the Wild West,” said James Burton from Omaha, one…
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Brian Fanzo on the importance of story
Brian Fanzo, a self-described social media geek and technology evangelist, says that your story is everything. “If you want your content to be shared out, people need to know your story,” he said. Fanzo was the keynote speaker at the annual MarkeTech Conference in Kearney last week. MarkeTech was co-sponsored by AIM and GROW Nebraska and…
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Hudl celebrates nearly 10 years of stunning growth at Topping Out ceremony
People walking by the construction site in Lincoln’s Haymarket on Thursday afternoon might have wondered what was going on. There were several dignitaries on hand in suits and ties. But when dozens of people sporting Hudl t-shirts arrived, there was little doubt. Just a couple of weeks shy of their 10th anniversary, sportstech company Hudl…