Editor’s Note: As we near the halfway mark for 2016, we are taking a look back at what we’ve covered so far this year. Over the last six months we’ve highlighted more than 75 different startups from across Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri. Thanks to our many readers and fans who support us in our mission to raise the profile of startups across the region. Here are our most popular stories from the first half of 2016 in ascending order:
10. QA with Paul Oliver: “Studiocode is basically Hudl for doctors and nurses”
SPN caught up with Paul Oliver, Lead Software Developer for Studiocode, a joint venture between Hudl and Nelnet in Lincoln, Nebraska. We talked to Oliver about Studiocode, Oliver’s past work experience and video analytics.
9. Tyler Sprunk, Colin Nabity win JumpStart Challenge in Lincoln
SPN covered the annual JumpStart Challenge in Lincoln, Nebraska.
8. NMotion announces 6 new teams for its 2016 cohort
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SPN covered the six new teams accepted into the 2016 NMotion accelerator Summer Program in Lincoln, Nebraska. The cohort includes startups in AgTech, SportsTech and MarketingTech from around the country including Lincoln, Omaha, Florida and California.
7. Paul Jarrett: Don’t read this for motivation
Bulu Box‘s Paul Jarrett shares his thoughts on company culture and tips for increasing your discipline.
6. Crumb hopes to revolutionize the healthcare industry with its data-sharing platform
SPN sat down with Crumb‘s Luis Lopez and talked about how their product hopes to untangle the mess of patient data in order to save lives.
5. Bulu goes on hiring spree to expand Bulu Marketplace
SPN caught up with Bulu Box as they develop their data analysis platform Bulu Insights into the Bulu Marketplace platform.
4. Hudl celebrates nearly 10 years of stunning growth at Topping Out ceremony
Just a couple of weeks shy of their 10th anniversary, sportstech company Hudl celebrated by raising the final beam to the top of their new world headquarters.
3. Flywheel raises $4 million in Series A, led by Five Elms
SPN covered Flywheel‘s raise and what the company will be using the funding for.
2. Why ScoreVision could be the next Hudl
SPN sat down with Omaha-based veteran entrepreneurs Gordon Whitten and David Sutter to talk about the founding of ScoreVision, their digital scoreboard cloud platform and the future of their company.
1. E-commerce company Spreetail wants “to make a dent in the universe”
Lincoln-based Spreetail talked with SPN about their recent rebrand from VM Innovations.
