Weekly Recap: Startup Stock Photos, opendorse + NFL, beer for dogs

Every Monday Silicon Prairie News’ editorial team will share some of the interesting regional content we’ve read as well as SPN’s most-read stories over the last week…

Startup Stock Photos

Sculpt has gotten so many questions about its awesome side project, StockStartupPhotos.com, that they created an FAQ to answer all the burning questions. 

Every Monday Silicon Prairie News’ editorial team will share some of the interesting regional content we’ve read as well as SPN’s most-read stories over the last week.

SPN’s most-read stories from last week

  1. Hudl acquisition of Ubersense is its fourth, second in two months by Jordan Pascale (9/17)
  2. Only a week left to apply to pitch at a Rise of the Rest stop near you by Megan Bannister (9/15)
  3. Meissner: RaceNote needs credibility, face time for success in race world by Guest Contributor (9/12)
  4. Big KC: No internship needed, Kimber Lockhart sold Increo then grew Box by Joey Wolfe (9/16)
  5. The what, when and where of the Big KC parties you don’t want to miss by Joey Wolfe (9/12)

Iowa

  • Higher Learning Technology’s app NCLEX RN Mastery is nominated for the 2014 Silicon Valley Business App Awards. — SVBA Awards
  • Carl Maerz of Rocket Referrals wrote an ebook, available for Kindle, about how to insurance agents can implement profitable referral strategies for their agency. — Amazon
  • Sculpt’s “super side project” Startup Stock Photos has gotten a lot of love lately. So they’ve answered a few questions you  might have. — Sculpt Blog
  • Dwolla was named Best Tech Startup With a Bright Future (as well as runner-up for Best Small Company With a Bright Future) in the Business Record’s annual Best of Des Moines list. — Des Moines Business Record

Kansas City

  • Beer for Beagles: KC startup taps area breweries for dogs. — KC Business Journal
  • KC startup Niall is counting on an American watchmaking revival. — KC Star
  • Big acquisition brings Perceptive Software opportunity and layoffs. — KC Business Journal
  • Little Hoots officially launched out of beta over the weekend. — iTunes

Nebraska

  • Why UNeMed, the technology transfer for the University of Nebraska Medical Center, cares about the startup world. — UNeMed
  • Hudl provides good template of how Nebraska should attack the tech sector—with a niche. — Omaha World-Herald editorial
  • opendorse gets a nod in a story about how NFL players are winning the game for micro endorsements.  — Adweek
  • Flywheel staff shares some shots of their new offices in Downtown Omaha. — Twitter
  • Hudl says deal to acquire Ubersense helps it reach global milestone. — Omaha World-Herald

Everything else

Typically our editorial team limits the weekly recap to SPN’s top stories and news from around our region, but we’ve realized that in any given week we read and hear about other awesome things we’d love to share with you. Here are a few of them:

  • Why the government tech sector now has its own venture capital fund. — Fast Company

 

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