Scott Bragg

  • Bluepoint2 Growing Organically

    Bluepoint2 Growing Organically

    I sat down with Liderman Duin who is the founder of Bluepoint2, a KC software startup, to discuss his experiences as a software founder, healthcare consultant, and current Pipeline fellow.   We had met previously at a Pipeline recruiting event held at the Omaha Press Club earlier this summer.  His story like many other founder stories…

  • An Interview with Seth Derner, Founder of Lincoln-Based (sort of) Vivayic

    An Interview with Seth Derner, Founder of Lincoln-Based (sort of) Vivayic

    In a phone interview with Seth Derner, the founder of Vivayic, I discovered something that is truly out of the ordinary. It wasn’t the fact that Vivayic was ranked exactly number 5000 on the Inc. 5000 list for 2019.  It wasn’t that a rancher’s kid from Wheeler County, Nebraska had started a customized skill assessment/training…

  • Editorial: The Talent Problem Needs Community Solutions

    Editorial: The Talent Problem Needs Community Solutions

    The talent problem is a multidimensional problem that continues to be portrayed as if it was a single dimensional problem. Job Openings + Job Seekers = Employment But this is not true.  Simply put, there are not enough people with the needed skills to fill high-end employment opportunities. The solution has always been to hire…

  • Hudl acquires Wyscout

    Hudl acquires Wyscout

    In acquisition news, Hudl announced the purchase of Wyscout, an Italian based football (soccer) scouting company. The amount of the acquisition was not disclosed. In a previous round of financing, Wyscout raised $3mm on a convertible note at a $25mm pre-money valuation in 2014 (Crunchbase). In this April 2019 article in Forbes, Wyscout reportedly has…

  • Direct Pivot Parts and St. Edwards, NE exemplify small town startup power

    Direct Pivot Parts and St. Edwards, NE exemplify small town startup power

    St. Edward, Nebraska is just one example of many small rural towns doing great things in the Silicon Prairie. When I met Travis Stephens at the Pipeline Innovators Event in Omaha this past January, he informed me that St. Edward is a small town of 800 people northwest of Columbus, Nebraska.  I can say that…