Startups

MotoMetrix brings new technology to concussion detection

Preston Badeer remembers when he was a child trading football cards of his favorite players with his brother. And it makes him angry. “There were football players that I watched with my brothers growing up that are dead already because they went insane from the effects of concussions,” said Badeer, Interim CEO, MotoMetrix. “They got…

June 17, 2016
How RenMind turned a job into a startup

Several years ago Luke Armstrong was working for National Property Inspections, a property inspection company with 225 franchises across the US and Canada. “I had worked there for five years, helping franchisees with all aspects of marketing, making print materials, designing web sites, really thinking about leveraging dollars across identical business units,” said Armstrong. “I learned so…

June 16, 2016
Powderhook app launches in Nebraska this week

Lincoln-based startup Powderhook is launching their Powderhook app in Nebraska this week. The app, which SPN covered last November, is designed to help outdoor enthusiasts spend more time outdoors. “There are few places to go to get the advice you need specifically for what you’re doing and where you are, except for the tackle shop,” said…

June 14, 2016
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…

June 13, 2016
EBCFO’s Dan Schmidt on accounting for startups [VIDEO]

CEO Dan Schimidt started EBCFO to provide financial accounting services to startups in the region. “Most, except for me, didn’t start a business to do accounting and finance,” said Schimidt. “They started a business to do something else.” Schmidt sees several unique challenges that startups face, which distinguish them from the typical small business. “Startups generally…

June 10, 2016
Rodeo Analytics brings new technology to the equine industry

After years of observing his wife compete in barrel racing, Alex Adams grew fond of the passion and hard work behind equine culture. “She was always looking for a way to improve her performance,” said Adams, founder and CEO of Rodeo Analytics. “She couldn’t find too much that would help her besides trainers and clinics.…

June 10, 2016
HipHire’s Brian Kearns shares his best advice for entrepreneurs [VIDEO]

Founder Brian Kearns describes HipHire as “Match.com for part-time jobs.” “I spent a year doing research, and I discovered eight attributes that cause someone to quit a job in the first 90 days,” said Kearns. HipHire connects small businesses to part-time jobseekers based on those eight attributes. Kearns sees doing research as a key part of solving…

June 9, 2016
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…

June 9, 2016
Drive Spotter joins Techstars Mobility in Detroit [Updated]

Transportation analytics startup Drive Spotter will join the 2016 class of Techstars Mobility in Detriot, Michigan. The announcement follows Drive Spotter’s close of a $750,000 seed round in March. Founded in the 2015, Drive Spotter offers a real-time video search engine for commerical fleet managers, vehicle manufacturers and insurance companies. According to their press release, their…

June 8, 2016
Revolve Fine Art connects local artists with local businesses

After being a lawyer for 11 years in places like Washington D.C. and Los Angeles, Jennifer Barry was at a loss with how to propel her career forward. “I really wanted to get off of the wheel that was practicing law, but I didn’t know what I wanted to do,” said Barry, founder and CEO…

June 7, 2016