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NMotion’s inaugural class shows off 12 weeks of work at Demo Day
It’s over. After twelve weeks of hard work, the five companies chosen to take part in Lincoln startup accelerator NMotion’s inaugural class presented their products at Thursday’s Demo Day. “We’re here to celebrate our first graduating class,” said Brian Ardinger, managing director of NMotion. “And more importantly, we have people in the room to keep…
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Lincoln startup accelerator NMotion opens applications for inaugural class
A group led by Lincoln, Neb.-based NUtech Ventures today announced its next move to support the state’s entrepreneurial ecosystem: an early stage startup accelerator it calls NMotion. “We looked at where NUtech could play a role, and obviously not driving it as a university accelerator, but just as a catalyst to help,” said NMotion director…
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Wall Street Journal blog features four Nebraska “guest mentors”
The Wall Street Journal today is presenting four voices from Nerbaska’s startup community in a series that answers the question: “Can startups be successful anywhere in the U.S.?” Startup founders Ben Vu, Julie Malhoch and Stephanie Jarrett chime in along with entrepreneur-in-residence Brian Ardinger. “Make no doubt about it; some of the most talented and…
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Entrepreneurs in Residence: Molding a new type of university innovator
Any alumnus of Iowa State University is familiar with the work of Christian Petersen, even though it’s been more than 50 years since he set foot on campus in Ames. Petersen was artist in residence from 1933 to 1955 and left his mark by crafting 12 major sculptures for ISU while teaching and mentoring students.…
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NUtech Ventures adds two, announces new accelerator program
NUtech Ventures, the nonprofit company that helps commercialize new technology and intellectual property developed inside the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has added a full-time entrepreneur in residence and part-time fellow to its staff and plans to launch a new startup mentorship and …
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On entrepreneur tour, IdeaMensch finds variety, passion in Omaha
Four guys in a Honda Element rolled into Omaha on Friday afternoon, 31 days into a four-month, 48-state entrepreneur tour across the country. In some ways, their eastern Nebraska excursion was exactly like any of the 50 stops they’re making throughout the U.S. between early July and late October. In other ways, it had a…
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The Big Plate to serve entrepreneurs through online, offline events
Two members of Lincoln’s tech scene in early February launched a “grand experiment” they call The Big Plate, an exclusive membership community for entrepreneurs, artists and innovators. Co-founded by Brian Ardinger, the chief marketing officer at Nanonation, and Todd Long, a vice president at Kidwell, The Big Plate is described by Ardinger as a project…