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The “A” Word – 04 – Measurable progress over detailed goals & expectations
This is part four of the “A” Word, Emily Truax’s ongoing series of articles on Agile. For previous installments, click here, here or here. If you’re anything like me, you love lists. And if you love lists to the extent that I do, then we should join a support group. Whether it’s weekly to-dos, Kanban…
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The “A” Word – 03 – Creativity & Ingenuity over Tools & Techniques
After graduating with my design degree, I found myself in a pool with no water. Most opportunities I could find were out of my league or out of my area, while the ones that I qualified for were internships that paid in experience. Since I had chosen the design route to avoid the starving artist…
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Breeze just raised $10 million. Here’s what they have in store.
This is a guest post from Colin Nabity, CEO of insurtech startup Breeze. The original can be found here. The TL;DR on our recent financing round. Last month, we announced our $10 million Series A led by Link Ventures with participation from Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, M25, Fiat Ventures, and Invest Nebraska. You can read…
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How to jumpstart a career in digital design
You don’t have to be the proverbial computer nerd to launch a career in digital design, one of the five areas of tech uniquely suited for those with a more creative temperament.
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SPN Bookworthy: “How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy” by Jenny Odell
We think you should read more in 2021, and we can help. By giving you a rundown and key takeaways from what we feel are the most relevant books to founders and tech entrepreneurs, SPN’s Bookworthy series will help you decide which recent titles are worth your time and attention. Speaking of attention, the first…
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SPN Recommends: The Tools, by Phil Stutz and Barry Michels
This is the first installment of an ongoing series of recommendations geared toward the tech and startup community. SPN is not receiving payment or endorsement for any of these recommendations (not yet, anyway). We simply consider them worth checking out. Written by a duo of Los Angeles-based therapists whose clients include several recognizable actors, musicians,…
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Karen Borchert on Flywheel: Building something big, in the middle of somewhere small
This guest post written by Karen Borchert, COO of Flywheel, originally appeared in Medium. This March, I was planning to give a speech at SaaStr US, about how our company, Flywheel, built something big, right in the middle of Omaha, Nebraska. This week is my last week at Flywheel, and while the pandemic prevented me from…
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Op-ed: Our digital recovery: how Iowa’s businesses will bounce back
This is an op-ed by Brian Waller, president of the Technology Association of Iowa, a statewide, member-based organization uniting Iowa’s technology community by connecting leaders, developing talent, driving public policy and fostering diversity and inclusion. Such cross-sector partnerships play a role in building the tech workforce and closing the skills gap that Midwestern businesses face…
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Startup studio Beeso embraces do-or-die approach
Early on a Thursday, Beeso Studio founder John Bunting is typing a quick email while apologizing for not having his webcam on. This interview, by his estimate, is already his fourth or fifth meeting of the day. Bunting has been busy working out a deal that involves hiring a new team by the following Monday,…
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Noni Williams: In push to fight unconscious bias with technology, do not fear failure, fear complacency
This thinkpiece by Noni Williams forms part three of SPN’s three-part series investigating unconscious bias in the hiring process (be sure to read part one and part two). Williams is a Data Analyst at Kiewit with a passion for automation and the use of data to solve complex problems. Here, she analyzes the advantages and…