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Hurrdat CEO Kunalic: 5 personality traits that’ll make your startup
(Guest post by Adi Kunalic) “People are not your most important asset. The right people are.” — Jim Collins, “Good to Great” As a young entrepreneur in the Midwest, I’ve been fortunate enough to be a part of two startups, Hurrdat and opendorse. At Hurrdat, we’ve grown from two founders with a crazy idea to…
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opendorse white-labels platform for NFL players to work with brands
opendorse, the Lincoln-based social media startup that pairs athletes and brands for endorsement campaigns, has partnered with NFL Players Inc., the for-profit subsidiary of the NFL Players Association. The platform, which was white-labeled, has been in beta for a few months. The deal was finalized earlier this year and opens the door for all 2,000-plus…
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opendorse partners with IZEA to expand paid sponsorships
A new partnership between Lincoln-based athlete endorsement platform opendorse and Orlando-based social sponsorship company IZEA will expand social sponsorship campaigns across platforms, including Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr and YouTube. By joining IZEA’s Exchange ecosystem, opendorse can further monetize the social presence of its athlete clients and create a wider variety of paid sponsorship opportunities. Founded in 2006, IZEA is a…
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Knoda taps Golden Tate, opendorse athletes for Super Bowl predictions
Before the Super Bowl had even kicked off, Kansas City prediction-software startup Knoda was a winner. Teaming up with fellow Silicon Prairie startup opendorse—a platform for brands to have athletes market products through social media—Knoda was able to get its word out through the …
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Hurrdat secures investment, spins out endorsement platform opendorse
Hurrdat is headed in a new direction. The nearly three-year-old social media agency founded by former Nebraska football players is splitting in two. Co-founder Adi Kunalic is sticking with the agency—now a team of 10 supporting around 50 brands—and co-founder Blake Lawrence is stepping out to spearhead opendorse, a product born at Hurrdat. “We got…
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Four Silicon Prairie startups make annual “100 Brilliant Companies” list
Entrepreneur magazine this month revealed its latest “100 Brilliant Companies” list. Among better-known companies such as GitHub, KISSmetrics and MakerBot are dozens of startups beginning to make their mark in one of 10 areas, including sustainability and gaming, highlighted by the magazine. Four Silicon Prairie-based startups made this year’s edition: PlanetReuse, Opendorse by Hurrdat, AgLocal…