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Prairie Portraits: Justin Krug
We’re relaunching Prairie Portraits and asking the same 5 questions to community builders, founders and funders to get their perspective on the Nebraska startup ecosystem. Check it out!
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CardioSys + wellness programs hope to predict, reduce unhealthy behavior
Luis Lopez knows entrepreneurs are only successful if they have people around them that want them to be. Lopez, co-founder of CardiSys, knows this because he’s had help. He went through Straight Shot accelerator last year. He’s a member of Pipeline Entrepreneurs. And he got another taste of a supportive Omaha entrepreneurial community Wednesday morning…
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1 Million Cups Omaha moving from UNO to Wareham Building
1 Million Cups Omaha is making a move to the Wareham Building, 1624 Mike Fahey St., in North Downtown this week. The startup presentation and networking event on Wednesday mornings is leaving the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s Mammel Hall, where it began last October. Organizers hope the move will be more convenient and bring…
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Dundee Venture Capital shares what it’s like to be a VC with 1MC crowd
1 Million Cups was created to network and introduce entrepreneurs to other startups, but Omaha-Lincoln’s version continues to evolve, sharing others’ stories in the ecosystem. Beth Engel and Mark Hasebroock of Dundee Venture Capital presented Wednesday to a crowd of 40 at Mammel Hall on the campus of the University of Nebraska at Omaha. “The…
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Watch Jimmy Winter’s VoterTide “postmortem” at 1MC Omaha
1 Million Cups Omaha-Lincoln has posted the video of Jimmy Winter’s “postmortem” presentation on VoterTide. The 13-minute talk was one of the most well-received since 1MC Omaha-Lincoln’s inception last October, said organizer Danny Schreiber…
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1MC Omaha takes new approach with VoterTide “postmortem”
1 Million Cups Omaha-Lincoln took an unconventional approach to its usual weekly presentation and networking event on Wednesday. Instead of presenting a new, upcoming startup, organizers invited Jimmy Winter of VoterTide to share a “post-mortem” of what he learned through the social media analytics tool for political campaigns. VoterTide was acquired by MindMixer last February.…
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1 Million Cups Omaha-Lincoln set for Wednesday launch, will split meetups
In Des Moines and Kansas City, Wednesday mornings mean coffee and sharing ideas with other entrepreneurs. Now two more Silicon Prairie cities—Omaha and Lincoln—are being added to the 1 Million Cups roster. “After seeing the impact 1 Million Cups has had on neighboring cities, we’re excited to bring the event to Nebraska,” said organizer Shane…