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Lessons learned from TechStars for a Day
After we learned Omahan Gabe Kangas was invited to participate in TechStars for a Day, we asked him to share his thoughts in a guest post on his return. | Alright, stay with me. I promise you’ll get something at the end. I don’t promise you’ll like it, though. I attended TechStars for a Day…
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The importance of Big Omaha to Central Nebraska
This is a guest post written by John Moorhead. | Are you going to Big Omaha? Do you live West of the “population line,” i.e. Omaha and Lincoln? If “yes” to both of these, listen up. Big Omaha is a great event, and I can’t wait to learn, network, and meet with other folks from…
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Roger Fransecky shares thoughts on entrepreneurship & Big Omaha
From time to time I come across individuals who are a true inspiration to the mission and goals of what we are building around the entrepreneurial and creative community in Omaha and the greater Midwest. Roger Fransecky is one of those individuals. I first came across Roger through his contributions to Apogee Group’s newsletter, which,…
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The Big Omaha experience
Photo by Malone & Company Photography. It’s very easy to get caught up in the names of people who are speaking at a conference like Big Omaha. Today, however, I want to take a step back, and describe the experience of the event. When we started planning the first Big Omaha over a year and…
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Startup Weekend organizer Shane Reiser reflects on recent events
This is a guest post written by Shane Reiser, organizer of Startup Weekend events in Des Moines, Omaha and other cities across the country. Omaha kicked off its first Startup Weekend this past Friday, March 19, at What Cheer. Just two weeks earlier Des Moines hosted its second Startup Weekend at Spindustry. Both events were…
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A chain of events made from fiber – last call to action
One day, I read that Google wanted to roll out fiber based Internet service. This means faster gaming, faster downloading and faster sending people stuff. I like that, so I nominated the Omaha-metro area at the Google Fiber for Communities page. You should too…
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Des Moines community addresses need for better capital pitches
Access to capital is an important element of any entrepreneurial ecosystem. Often, the path to that capital begins with a pitch where you have a limited amount of time to educate, persuade and convince an investor that your idea is worth their time and money. The ability to put together a cogent pitch is not…
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Building an entrepreneurial ecosystem: what does success look like?
This is a guest post written by Tom Chapman, director of innovation and entrepreneurship for the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce. The shared goal of many individuals who read this blog is to “create a robust, sustainable entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem.” But, what…
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Here comes 2010!
It’s crazy to be writing 2010! How’d we go from worrying about whether or not our lights would stay on at 12:01 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2000 to Jan. 1, 2010 already?! This past year has been one of amazing growth and development for Silicon Prairie News. Looking back at the growth over the past…