Christine McGuigan

  • Former NASA astronaut and SpaceX Senior Advisor joining AIM Infotec as Keynote Speaker

    Former NASA astronaut and SpaceX Senior Advisor joining AIM Infotec as Keynote Speaker

    AIM Infotec announced today that Dr. Garrett Reisman will be joining the event’s lineup as the 2019 Keynote Speaker. Reisman was selected by NASA in 1998 as a mission specialist astronaut. While at NASA, Dr. Reisman completed two space missions, including one in 2008 where he spent 95 days on the International Space Station. He…

  • SPN special report: the 2018 State of the Silicon Prairie

    SPN special report: the 2018 State of the Silicon Prairie

    We are proud to announce the next edition of our State of the Silicon Prairie Report. In 2018’s report, we ranked 42 Midwestern startup communities on a variety of factors in order to measure where we are individually so that we might progress as a united region. As part of the AIM Institute, an innovative…

  • Early bird tickets now available for AIM Infotec coming April 1-2, 2019

    Early bird tickets now available for AIM Infotec coming April 1-2, 2019

    A few things are certain in this world, but one thing is. And that’s the fact that change is constant––especially in the world of technology. That’s why AIM Infotec is here to help you stay ahead of the curve. Early bird tickets are now available for AIM Infotec, coming to the Embassy Suites La Vista…

  • The first ever Pipeline Innovators daytime event brought entrepreneurs, mentors and community builders to the stage

    The first ever Pipeline Innovators daytime event brought entrepreneurs, mentors and community builders to the stage

    Last week’s Innovators Remix from Pipeline brought some of the best and brightest entrepreneurs and community builders to Omaha for an inspirational daytime event unlike any other. The first ever Pipeline Innovators daytime event included pitches from graduating Pipeline Fellows, talks from seasoned Pipeline entrepreneurs and national advisors, entertainment, networking and more. Hundreds from around…

  • Omaha’s Do Space awards three women innovators with fellowships to promote women in tech

    Omaha’s Do Space awards three women innovators with fellowships to promote women in tech

    Omaha-based Do Space recently announced the three recipients of their 2019 Women Innovators Fellowships. The fellows will work to promote the advancement of women technologists and tech entrepreneurs in Omaha The women will develop projects that will address local challenges facing women in technology and tech entrepreneurship. Each project will provide real benefit to Omaha’s…

  • Pipeline announces entrepreneurial award winners and 2019 Fellows

    Pipeline announces entrepreneurial award winners and 2019 Fellows

    The Pipeline entrepreneurial fellowship program revealed the recipients of its 2018 Pipeline awards on Friday night and also unveiled its 2019 class of Pipeline Fellows at The Innovators event, held for the first time in Omaha. In the 12 years since Pipeline’s founding, the program for high-performing entrepreneurs has grown to be one of the largest…

  • Pipeline Innovators Remix brings energy to Nebraska for the first time

    Pipeline Innovators Remix brings energy to Nebraska for the first time

    Pipeline Innovators is back on January 24 and 25 with a brand new location and a brand new look. This week’s Innovators Remix is bringing all the expected celebration and excitement to downtown Omaha, but with a twist that Pipeline President and CEO Joni Cobb describes as noise––noise in the very best way. “The first…

  • This Silicon Valley entrepreneur wants to save you from making the same VC mistakes he did

    This Silicon Valley entrepreneur wants to save you from making the same VC mistakes he did

    RateMyInvestor founder and CEO Austin Stofer was promised investment by a venture capitalist. But after months spent jumping through hoops and reworking financials, he was left without a check. “After sidelining other opportunities to focus on this one investor, I got five minutes to pitch,” Stofer explained. “The investor’s eyes were on his phone the…

  • We The People supports creator-led startups by bringing crowdfunded products to market

    We The People supports creator-led startups by bringing crowdfunded products to market

    We The People (WTP), the world’s only multichannel crowdfunding retail chain and community, wants to fulfill its vision of being a hub of resources for creators looking to get their crowdfunded ideas off the ground and providing them with access to international markets. WTP opened its first U.S.-based pop-up store in St. Louis in November…

  • SPN Top 10: Our most popular articles of 2018

    SPN Top 10: Our most popular articles of 2018

    Here’s our run down of the most talked about, shared, viewed, and clicked SPN articles of 2018. Gazella checks in, shares new vision of their future in wifi marketing SPN checked in with Gazella founder and CEO Eric Burns at the start of the year to catch up on all the ways the Omaha-based startup…