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Watch now: Archrival founders present at Capital Insights (Video)
As a follow up to one of our most-read stories this week, we’re posting the full video of the Archrival co-founders taking the stage at the Capital Insights event put on by the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce’s Young Professionals Group on November 30. For our recap of Clint! Runge and Charlie Hull’s “Charlie Rose style”…
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Capital Insights: From car wash client to company acquisition, Archrival founders reflect on growth
In January 2010, Archrival founders Clint! Runge and Charlie Hull agreed: they were bored. “Things are going pretty well,” they said. “What should we do to shake things up?” Two weeks later, Runge had a voicemail from Jeffrey Dachis, which ultimately led to Dachis Group acquiring the youth marketing firm in November 2010. On Wednesday,…
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Archrival founders to speak at Capital Insights on Wednesday
Capital Insights, an event produced by the Lincoln Young Professionals Group which aims to bring local innovators together, will feature an interview with Archrival at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30 at the North Loft at the Apothecary …
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Startup lessons from Nebraska Global’s Steve Kiene (Video)
Recently, the Entrepreneurship Committee of the Young Professional Group of Lincoln hosted a startup lesson drawing members of the entrepreneurial community to the Raikes School on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. During the event, John Wirtz, COO of Hudl, interviewed Steve Kiene, managing director of Nebraska Global …
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Happening Tonight: Startup Lessons, Startup Drinks & TechBrew
This is a brief reminder about three fantastic events taking place tonight: Startup Lessons in Lincoln, Startup Drinks in Omaha, and TechBrew in Des Moines. For more, check out our events page, and if you think you have one to add, please contact info@siliconprairienews.com.
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Startup Events: Omaha, Lincoln & Des Moines
There’s quite the selection of startup events this week in Omaha, Lincoln, and Des Moines. If you’re interested in entrepreneurship and startups, I hope you’re able to make it out to at least one. Thursday, July 8, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. – Lincoln Startup Drinks, Coffee Edition: The Cup. We’re going to try a…
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Upcoming events: Midlands Venture Forum, Startup Drinks and more
Here’s a quality list of upcoming events in and around Omaha: Tuesday, March 9: Franchise Panel Discussion (Lincoln)…
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Steve Glenn explains 10 mistakes entrepreneurs make
This post was written by Matt Sherman, co-owner of Lincoln-based Three Pillars Media. – A couple weeks ago, lifetime entrepreneur Steve Glenn spilled the beans on the 46 businesses he’s started and the lessons he’s learned along the way. The founder and CEO of Executive Travel, one of the Midwest’s most successful and fastest growing…
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Lincoln YPG Entrepreneurship Speaker Series: Agile Sports
A coach’s playbook is his Bible. It’s a tome of knowledge, honed to perfection by decade after decade of stunning victories and crushing defeats. And when it comes time to pen another opus of X’s, O’s and dotted lines, it’s not unusual to draw inspiration from games long since played. In many ways, John Wirtz…
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Intellectual property basics with Shane Thielen
Last week, local attorney Shane Thielen gave Lincolnites a primer on intellectual property and copyright law, part of the Lincoln Young Professional Group’s Entrepreneurial Speaking Series. In a world where everything from maps to phone books bear copyrights, knowing the legal fine print is more important than ever. Thielen’s talk served as a sneak-peek for…