Jim Esch

  • Ballot Hero has successful test run in Nebraska general election

    OMAHA—Jim Esch thought an email he received from a 93-year-old woman yesterday was fake. The former political candidate and founder of Ballot Hero, a new voter education site, thought that because it was so overly nice. Surely it was a friend playing a prank.

  • Former House candidate launches BallotHero to easily inform voters

    A lot has changed since Jim Esch ran for Congress in 2008. The iPhone had just come out the year before. Facebook was still just a platform for friends, not marketing. Twitter had not gained its favor it has today. But while there has been technological strides elsewhere, money spent in political tech is largely…

  • Prairie Moves: David Kerber, Matthew Helt, Jim Esch & more

    (Photo by Maerzbow via Flickr.) Published every Tuesday, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development, and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please…

  • Public invited to Halo Institute open house

    Reflecting on the creation of the Halo Institute, Jim Esch said that he and his business partner, Nick Hudson, had a feeling that there was quite a bit of talent in Omaha. If they could provide these aspiring entrepreneurs with work space and guidance, it would increase their chances of success. Born this past summer:…

  • The Halo Institute opens in Omaha to help nurture aspiring entrepreneurs

    We’re excited to hear an endeavor led by a couple familiar faces in Omaha, Nick Hudson and Jim Esch, officially began its operations earlier this week. Partnering with Creighton University’s business school, they’ve founded The Halo Institute, a non-profit dedicated to nurturing Nebraska’s up-and-coming entrepreneurs. Although we don’t have a report of our own to…