Robert Murphy

  • Guest Post: My appearance in Walter Isaacson’s ‘Steve Jobs’

    Since word first leaked about a biography being written about Steve Jobs, I was interested in reading it. As a fan of Apple,* and having been inspired by Steve Jobs in a variety of ways, I looked forward to Walter Isaacson’s thorough take on Steve. When Steve passed away in October, the book’s release was…

  • PrairieCast: Big Omaha 2011 recap show (Video)

    On this week’s PrairieCast Andy Brudtkuhl and I were joined by Danny Schreiber, Robert Murphy, Andy Stoll and Shane Reiser, who offered their reactions to last week’s Big Omaha. Also, we’re evolving PrairieCast and would love to have your input. Please fill out this quick, three-question survey … PrairieCast is a live podcast, recorded …

  • PrairieCast: Big Omaha attendees share their experiences live at 2 p.m.

    This week on PrairieCast, we’re doing our first multiple-guest show with Danny Schreiber, Robert Murphy, Andy Stoll and Shane Reiser. Each guest will share his unique experiences at week’s Big Omaha 2011. PrairieCast is a live podcast, recorded weekly, that features round table-style discussion of the top issues in startup culture and technology from across…

  • Prairie Moves: Grasshorse, New BLK, Dave Nelson & more

    (Photo by Lauren Tucker 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…

  • A conversation with Pixar’s Josh Cooley, the transcript

    Last Friday, Robert Murphy teamed up with photographer Jordan Green to cover a KANEKO Great Minds Series presentation by Josh Cooley, a story artist and director at Pixar Animation Studios. To read Murphy’s recap of Cooley’s presentation, “Coloring Outside the Lines,” see: Josh Cooley gives an in-depth look at Pixar’s creative process. On Saturday, Murphy…

  • SPN is on Twitter!

    Or maybe I should say, Analog the Prairie Dog is on Twitter! A couple weeks ago, our mascot sent out his first tweet: We’re excited to “officially” join the Twittersphere. As a blog that promotes the use of social media to advance business, we hope that @siliconprairie sets an example. We’ve come up with five…

  • Analog the Prairie Dog

    Congrats to Robert Murphy! With 58% of the vote, Robert’s submission, Analog, has won our Name Our Mascot, Win a Ticket to BIG Omaha Contest. We’re looking forward to seeing you at BIG Omaha, Robert. Thanks again to our finalists and all those who submitted a name. You’ll be seeing Analog the Prairie Dog around…