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Rodeo Analytics wants to shake up barrel racing
Technology and sports fit together like a hand in a well oiled baseball mit. From athlete wearables to instant replay, new technology has revolutionized the way sports like football, baseball and basketball are played and watched. When we asked Alex Adams of Rodeo Analytics if there was a place for technology in rodeo, the answer…
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Fanstreamm helps minor league teams know their customers—and sell more tickets
This time last year, Fanstreamm won Startup Weekend Cedar Rapids and was about three weeks into Lincoln’s NMotion startup accelerator – with a different name and a different concept. It’s been “a whirlwind of a year,” said founder Jason Kristufek. Back then, Turnstile Cards was a mobile marketing platform based on the initial assumption that country’s…
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Recurrency operates in San Francisco and Wichita. Here’s why that’s an advantage.
With teams on the West Coast and the Great Plains, Recurrency has found the freedom to hire for the best talent, regardless of geography. Recurrency is a recurring crowdfunding site for creative people looking to support other creatives. Supporters are given access to exclusive content including behind-the-scenes sneak peeks of albums, films, records, and other…
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What did Hip Pocket’s Mark Zmarzly think of Startup Voodoo?
SPN: You have done articles with SPN before, but for any new readers, what is Hip Pocket? MZ: We help banks and credit unions engage any online or mobile visitor in a consultative conversation that relies on both social influence and personalized consultation. The end goal is to generate a mortgage or retirement lead. The…
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Coinplay.io offers indie game bundles for your BitCoin
Kansas City based digital game store Coinplay.io has launched game bundles to help developers sell more copies of their games. In March, Coinplay.io launched a brand new website ahead of their demo day pitch at BetaBlox, a Kansas City based startup incubator. At the event, Shane Park, CEO and co-founder of Coinplay.io, explained to a combined audience of…
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How SquareOffs connects Kansas City to New York City
Though SquareOffs’ mission may be about choosing one side over another, picking two sides is an asset when it comes to location, as the company operates in both Kansas City and New York. Have you ever been part of a debate where you were so convinced your point of view was right, but didn’t feel you…
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How will Hudl’s new 7-story HQ fit into Lincoln’s Haymarket?
The first phase of Hudl’s new Lincoln headquarters development passed inspection by two city committees yesterday afternoon. With one opponent and a couple of abstentions, Lincoln’s Urban Design Committee and Historic Preservation Commission voted to recommend approval of an exception to Haymarket building height restrictions. The exception will allow Hudl to build a 7-story structure that…
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This man created Juristat to predict the future of patents
Juristat is using big data to predict the future… at least for your patent application. The Software as a Service (SaaS) company allows users to plot their chance of success in all aspects of the patent application process. Among the many features, Juristat can tell an attorney the number of allowed (approved), pending and abandoned patent…
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Taylor Martinez wants to change your life with his new social app Journey
Taylor Martinez, former quarterback for the University of Nebraska, has released a new “positive social network” app called Journey, which allows users with disabilities, disorders and chronic diseases to encourage each other and seek advice. Martinez says that he was inspired to create the app after his famous touchdown experience with Jack Hoffman, a boy with pediatric brain…
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Volano’s Rod Smith and Don Stavneak: “Don’t undervalue your product”
In 2007, Rod Smith and Don Stavneak started Volano Solutions, a custom software development company. In 2012, they developed their first stand-alone product, Steelwool. They learned a lot from the experience. “One of the lessons we learned with Steelwool is that if you undervalue your product, people won’t see it for what it’s worth,” said…