SPN Team

  • VolunteerLocal connects event organizers with volunteers

    VolunteerLocal connects event organizers with volunteers

    Volunteers are often the backbone of large events and festivals. Fans who are willing to donate a few hours to check IDs and clean up the grounds can be rewarded with things like swag and free tickets. But keeping track of volunteers and making sure they’re assigned to the right tasks can be tricky. The…

  • SPN releases new podcast series featuring inspiring entrepreneurs

    SPN releases new podcast series featuring inspiring entrepreneurs

    Silicon Prairie News released a new podcast series today that features interviews with the Big Omaha 2017 speakers. Brian Lee, the managing director for Big Omaha and Silicon Prairie News, sat down with the speakers to talk with them about this year’s conference theme. “Our theme this year was overcoming obstacles,” said Lee. “Each speaker…

  • Mona Bijoor of King Circle Capital and JOOR to speak at Big Omaha 2017

    Mona Bijoor of King Circle Capital and JOOR to speak at Big Omaha 2017

    Big Omaha completed their 2017 speaker announcements this week with Mona Bijoor. Bijoor is a partner at investment and advisory firm, King Circle Capital where she focuses on opportunities that are transforming the health and wellness industry. She is also the founder of JOOR, the premier online global marketplace for wholesale buying that directly connects…

  • Big Omaha introduces lunchtime Startup Crawl to 2017 schedule

    Big Omaha introduces lunchtime Startup Crawl to 2017 schedule

    New to the Big Omaha 2017 schedule is the Startup Crawl sponsored by Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development. The Startup Crawls are lunchtime networking opportunities that introduce attendees to up-and-coming Silicon Prairie startups. Attendees will enjoy first-class cuisine from some of Omaha’s best chefs and finest restaurants while they move from table to table meeting…

  • InvestHer partner Cayla Weisberg to speak at Accelerate DSM

    InvestHer partner Cayla Weisberg to speak at Accelerate DSM

    Next week Square One DSM will host Accelerate DSM with 1 Million Cups and the Technology Association of Iowa. The event will feature keynote speeches by Torey Maerz, founder of Rocket Referrals, Ben Milne, CEO and founder of Dwolla, and Cayla Weisberg, a partner at InvestHER Ventures. InvestHer is the first and only venture capital…

  • Yahoo’s Margenett Moore-Roberts to speak at Big Omaha 2017

    Yahoo’s Margenett Moore-Roberts to speak at Big Omaha 2017

    Big Omaha features speakers from across the globe who bring a wide variety of experiences and knowledge to the Silicon Prairie. As Big Omaha announces their speakers, we’ll be featuring them on SPN so you can get to know them and find out how they’re helping to shape the startup ecosystem prior to the conference…

  • Re-Sure to offer insurance coverage for the riskier moments in life

    Re-Sure to offer insurance coverage for the riskier moments in life

    You may have insurance, but is it always covering you? Many insurance companies have exclusions for extreme sports like skydiving. You may be covered while you’re on the plane and after you’re safely on the ground, but for the five minutes you’re in the air, you’re lacking coverage. The Detroit startup Re-Sure, which recently finished…

  • 18 eCommerce Startup Pitfalls to Avoid

    18 eCommerce Startup Pitfalls to Avoid

    Visiture, a company focused on helping eCommerce businesses acquire more customers through using search engines such as Google, knows the common pitfalls that eCommerce startups run into. “We work with a lot of startups in the eCommerce space or startups serving the eCommerce space. We help them grow their businesses through acquiring customers,” Visiture Co-founder…

  • Mentari founder Shandra Woworuntu to speak at Big Omaha 2017

    Mentari founder Shandra Woworuntu to speak at Big Omaha 2017

    Big Omaha features speakers from across the globe who bring a wide variety of experiences and knowledge to the Silicon Prairie. As Big Omaha announces their speakers, we’ll be featuring them on SPN so you can get to know them and find out how they’re helping to shape the startup ecosystem prior to the conference…

  • Meet the Proxibid founders at tonight’s Startup Story Social [VIDEO]

    Meet the Proxibid founders at tonight’s Startup Story Social [VIDEO]

    We’re ready to rock the next SPN Startup Story Social – We’ll see you tonight from 6:30 – 8:30pm! Join us for our third installment of Startup Story Social, an event highlighting a Silicon Prairie startup champion every month. This is a great free event for newbies and beginners to the startup scene to meet startup founders,…