Stefanie Monge

  • Newsletter, Oct. 30 – State Of Our Union

    Newsletter, Oct. 30 – State Of Our Union

    Last week our team participated in the State of Our Union event organized by The Atlantic magazine in partnership with the Flatwater Free Press. The event, hosted in Lincoln on Oct. 23, featured a series of discussions with local leaders, policy makers and journalists on topics of regional and national importance. Speakers covered several topics…

  • Newsletter, Oct. 23 – Brittany Mascio

    Newsletter, Oct. 23 – Brittany Mascio

    The first installment of the Ecosystem Project just dropped! This new multimedia series dives into the stories of the people and companies that influenced Nebraska’s startup ecosystem. Today, through a combination of archival content and new reporting we share the story of SPN’s first event coordinator, Brittany Mascio. Mascio started as an intern and eventually…

  • Upcoming events, Oct. 23

  • Newsletter, Oct. 16. – Kestrel Ridge Pellet Co.

    Newsletter, Oct. 16. – Kestrel Ridge Pellet Co.

    First generation Nebraska sheep producer Megan Landes-Murphy devised a method to turn low-quality sheep wool into high-quality natural fertilizer. She started Kestrel Ridge Pellet Co. in 2022, and as of today it’s the only business of its kind in the state. Most sheep in Nebraska are raised for their meat. Sheep have to be sheared…

  • Newsletter, Oct. 9 – SPSW Registration

    Newsletter, Oct. 9 – SPSW Registration

    ICYMI: Registration is live for Silicon Prairie Startup Week! Check out the event lineup for this multi-day, multi-location event series designed specifically for innovators and entrepreneurs in Nebraska. In the next few weeks we’ll share details of what you can expect from specific events. We’ll also introduce you to some of the speakers and facilitators…

  • Newsletter, Oct. 2 – OMAPOD and SPSW

    Newsletter, Oct. 2 – OMAPOD and SPSW

    Entrepreneur and writer Tony Bock is creator of the daily OMAPOD podcast and newsletter. Bock recently sat down with me, SPN Editor Stefanie Monge, to talk about the first-ever Silicon Prairie Startup Week. The 3-part series shares the backstory of why SPN and our partners saw an opportunity for a multi-city, multi-day event series to…

  • Newsletter, Sept. 25 – Role of Community

    Newsletter, Sept. 25 – Role of Community

    This week we’re launching the SPN Ecosystem Project to trace the impact and influence of different individuals and startups in Nebraska since the early 2000s. We start by exploring the role of community events in growing the ecosystem. In-person events have been crucial to connecting folks from different areas of the ecosystem to resources and…

  • Launching the SPN Ecosystem Project

    Launching the SPN Ecosystem Project

    This week we’re launching the SPN Ecosystem Project to trace the impact and influence of different individuals and startups in Nebraska since the early 2000s. We start by exploring the role of community events in growing the ecosystem. What Nebraska startup events have influenced or impacted you the most?

  • Chat with Founder Jennifer Lea

    Chat with Founder Jennifer Lea

    Nebraska founder Jennifer Lea is passionate about power tools. That passion is reflected in the two businesses she started in less than five years. Watch to learn what inspired Lea to become an entrepreneur and how she hopes to inspire confidence in other women.