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The Big Omaha video you’ve been waiting for: Marc Ecko
In one of the most memorable talks in Big Omaha history, the one and only Marc Eckō shared a syllabus of knowledge and transformed our stage into an academic environment complete with tweed jacket and intellectual specs. And to top it off, he had a stiff drink in hand. Drawing inspiration from The Notorious B.I.G.,…
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Watch the Big Omaha Video Series presented by Kauffman Foundation
We’re excited today to release videos of the 16 entrepreneurs and innovators who took the Big Omaha stage May 9-10 in KANEKO. From the opening presentation by about.me co-founder Tony Conrad to the closing Q&A with Mailbox co-founder Gentry Underwood, these videos are packed with stories of success and struggle and filled with examples of…
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Go behind the scenes of Big Omaha with Slobotski, Malone and more
Before Big Omaha kicked off last Thursday and Friday, our streaming media partner Quadrant5 hosted a morning video show to give our live stream audience a different look at the event. Over four segments, the show featured speakers, attendees, artists, sponsors and partners—individuals who annually have a hand in making the event a success. Quadrant5’s…
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Speaker Q&A addresses investor meetings, mistakes and mic skills
To end the first full-day of Big Omaha on Thursday, four speakers stuck around for an audience Q&A. Megan Casey of Pack, Anil Dash of ThinkUp, Tony Conrad of about.me, and Ben Milne of Dwolla. The group used their personal experiences to respond to questions on their failures in the workplace, personality traits they’re forced…
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Micah Baldwin gives tips for taking care of yourself
“What if we were to stop putting our companies first?” asked Micah Baldwin at Big Omaha Friday afternoon. “Right now all of your stomachs turned. ‘But we’re from the Midwest. That’s what we do.'” But what if we stopped thinking our startups were us? What if the one thing we’ve been told – the harder…
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Gentry Underwood closes Big Omaha with the story of Mailbox
Gentry Underwood is trying to redefine the way smartphone users interact with their email. “We want to build the best email experience in the world for as many people as we can,” he said. Since the Mailbox founder spoke at Thinc Iowa last October, he says the last seven months have been “an absolute whirlwind.”…
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Noah Kagan pushes entrepreneurs to focus on self-improvement
Noah Kagan calls 2012 his “year of failure,” and came to Big Omaha with tips for entrepreneurs who may be a little burned out. His advice? Don’t focus on the money, or even the business. Focus on you. For Kagan, there are three things that control his happiness: wealth, health and love. Wealth “I am…
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McClure’s point that “everything sucks” gets lost in everything else
Dave McClure started his Big Omaha talk warning it would offend some people. He was right. His focus was on the idea that “everything sucks and nobody notices,” but it ended up lost amid potentially offensive exchanges and an abundance of cursing, which quickly sparked a conversation on Twitter. Beyond that, he told the crowd…
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Thanks to our livestream sponsor, Hayneedle
We’d like to thank Omaha’s own Hayneedle for its sponsorship of Big Omaha 2013. Hayneedle is a classic example of a startup from the Silicon Prairie that not only has made it big but understands that it’s important to support other entrepreneurs in the community. Hayneedle is the exclusive sponsor of the Big Omaha 2013…
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On quest to redefine business, Cindy Gallop addresses attitudes on sex
As the founder of If We Ran the World and Make Love Not Porn, Cindy Gallop is taking steps to tackle the absence of honest conversation in society about sex. At Big Omaha this afternoon, she described the business model of Make Love Not Porn as shared values combined with shared action to create shared…