Fast Company: ‘Why You Should Start a Company in… Omaha’

Today, Fast Company published an article featuring Omaha and the reasons that our city is a great place to start a company. Titled, “Why You Should Start a Company in…Omaha,” it’s part of an ongoing Fast Company series highlighting emerging entrepreneurial hubs around the country. Special thanks to Laura Rich, freelance writer and co-founder of…

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Today, Fast Company published an article featuring Omaha and the reasons that our city is a great place to start a company. Titled, “Why You Should Start a Company in…Omaha,” it’s part of an ongoing Fast Company series highlighting emerging entrepreneurial hubs around the country.

Special thanks to Laura Rich, freelance writer and co-founder of Recessionwire, for the opportunity to talk a bit about what we’re doing here. 

Also, a thank you goes to Mark Hasebroock for his great insight and contributions to the piece. Hasebroock is the founder of two Omaha startups – GiftCertificates.com and Hayneedle – and most recently Dundee Venture Capital.

Thanks again to the amazing Silicon Prairie community who make it easy to help tell the story of what we’re building.

Why You Should Start a Company in… Omaha

By Laura Rich

It used to be, if you were serious about starting a tech company, you went to Silicon Valley. But emerging entrepreneurial hubs around the country are giving startup aspirants options. In this series, we talk to leading figures in those communities about what makes them tick.

Let’s get Warren Buffett out of the way first. The investing guru and “Oracle of Omaha” manages to draw tens of thousands of attendees to […]

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