Startup Nebraska

  • Steve Kiene shares Startup Nebraska’s three focus areas

    On the Startup America blog earlier this month, Nebraska Global managing principal Steve Kiene said Startup Nebraska has “taken a very different approach to impacting (its) startup ecosystem” in comparison to other states. Kiene, one of four Startup Nebraska champions …

  • Startup Iowa, Nebraska leaders among Startup America group in D.C.

    Individuals from Iowa and Nebraska’s startup communities are in Washington, D.C. today to participate in a private meeting with administration officials. Organized by the Startup America Partnership, the event is set to focus on the importance of fostering vibrant startup communities throughout the U.S. Iowa and Nebraska have joined nine other startup regions (states), including…

  • Nebraska startup community is focus of Startup America events this week

    “How do we take Nebraska’s startup community to the next level?” That’s the question two events this week in the Husker State will set out to answer. From 3-4 p.m. Wednesday, our own Jeff Slobotski is holding a gathering in Omaha with representatives from the Startup America Partnership team, including COO Kathleen Warner (left). The…

  • Kauffman paper details new Startup America model, highlights Iowa

    “If (Iowa) can do it, we can all do it,” Startup America Partnership CEO Scott Case says in a white paper released Thursday that examines the Startup American Partnership at the 18-month mark. The Kansas City, Mo.-based Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, which provided funding for the Partnership’s launch in January 2011, published the paper, “The…

  • States ‘starting up’ with Startup Fair and launch events (Video)

    In conjunction with the one-year anniversary of Startup America Partnership today, the four states of the Silicon Prairie will each be “started up” by day’s end. In December, StartupIowa launched, on Friday, Startup Nebraska became official, and today, Startup Kansas and Startup Missouri will hold events to kick off their efforts. Headquartered in Washington D.C.,…

  • Startup Nebraska launches, Kiene shares ‘state of Nebraska’ (Video)

    Startup Nebraska, a statewide effort in conjunction with the Startup America Partnership, launched Friday with a hour-long event organized by individuals spearheading the cause. “This is very exciting,” Tom Chapman of Nebraska Global, the event’s emcee, opened the program in front of about 40 attendees. “I think we have sort of the startup motif going,”…

  • Startup Nebraska: Now is the time to get involved

    The Startup Nebraska effort is launching on Friday. What does this mean? It means that now is the time to get involved. The event is a launch but not a completed …

  • Startup Nebraska to launch with Omaha event on Jan. 27

    Startup Nebraska, a statewide effort in conjunction with the Startup America Partnership, will officially launch with an event at 3 p.m. on Jan. 27 at The Mastercraft …

  • Startup Nebraska planning meetings to be held Wednesday & Thursday

    Planning for Startup Nebraska, a future statewide “region” of the Startup America Partnership, is underway. The goal of the Startup America Partnership is to …