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  • Meet the Omaha Startup Week community leaders

    Meet the Omaha Startup Week community leaders

    Omaha Startup Week Powered by Cox Business is a five-day celebration from May 1-5 of the local community and its entrepreneurial identity. SPN is turning the spotlight on the community leaders who are helping organize content for the week and continuously supporting the Silicon Prairie. Marketing Innovation Melissa Dohmen Senior PR Strategist, Bailey Lauerman Why…

  • QA on community with 3 Omaha Startup Week featured speakers

    QA on community with 3 Omaha Startup Week featured speakers

    Omaha Startup Week Powered by Cox Business is a five-day celebration from May 1-5 of the local community and its entrepreneurial identity. SPN sat down with three of Startup Week’s speakers and community leaders from around the country to talk more about building networks and our own community here in the Silicon Prairie. Sarah Bird,…

  • FindBob is helping aging insurance and financial industries establish succession plans

    FindBob is helping aging insurance and financial industries establish succession plans

    If your insurance agent or financial advisor is older than you, chances are they’ll retire before you do. What happens to your assets if they’re no longer handling them? The Toronto startup FindBob, which recently completed the Global Insurance Accelerator in Des Moines, is trying to make it easier for agents and advisors to put…

  • SPN talks to Proxibid co-founders about disrupting an industry [Video]

    SPN talks to Proxibid co-founders about disrupting an industry [Video]

    Enter your email below to watch the interview SPN recently sat down with Proxibid co-founders Ken Maxwell, Andy Liakos and Joe Petsick to talk about Proxibid’s rise to the top of the online marketplace. Proxibid will be presenting their story at the Startup Story Social on April 27. Proxibid began when the co-founders saw an…

  • Sentrys wants to simplify and safeguard access to device data

    Sentrys wants to simplify and safeguard access to device data

    Does the owner of a smart phone/car/watch/TV own the data being pumped out by the device, or does the manufacturer? When you click “I agree” without reading a user agreement, you may be giving others way more personal information than you think. Sentrys, a data privacy company going through the Global Insurance Accelerator, is working…

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

    Meet the Proxibid founders at the Startup Story Social [VIDEO]

    Looking for insights from successful founders? Need some inspiration to get started on your own project? Join us on April 27 for our next Startup Story Social, a free event highlighting a Silicon Prairie startup champion every month. This event is a great way for startup scene newbies and beginners to meet current startup founders, investors…

  • Founder and CEO of Clarifai Matt Zeiler added to Big Omaha speaker line-up

    Founder and CEO of Clarifai Matt Zeiler added to Big Omaha speaker line-up

    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…

  • Silicon Prairie Awards 2017: Things to know

    Silicon Prairie Awards 2017: Things to know

    The Silicon Prairie Awards are right around the corner on May 2. Here’s what you need to know ahead of the event! Table Reservations Seating at the SPAwards is available on a first-come basis. Reserving your table for six ensures you get great seating for your team, squad, tribe or crew to cheer on the…

  • Brit + Co VP of Strategy Baldwin Cunningham to speak at Big Omaha

    Brit + Co VP of Strategy Baldwin Cunningham to speak at Big Omaha

    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…

  • MotionsCloud wants to speed up insurance claims process with help from GIA

    MotionsCloud wants to speed up insurance claims process with help from GIA

    It can take weeks for property and casualty insurers to process claims. For consumers who need that money to start rebuilding their life after a loss, every second leads to increased dissatisfaction. German company MotionsCloud is working to reduce that time to approximately three hours with the help of the Global Insurance Accelerator (GIA) in…