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  • Turn your socializing into networking

    (This is a guest post by Jeff Beals.) Three-quarters of all jobs are never advertised! They are part of the “hidden job market,” and they go to people who are promoted from within, know the right persons or have jobs specially created for their unique skills. In order to get one of these hidden jobs,…

  • Not a techie? Not a problem. Finding the ‘write’ fit at the Startup Job Crawl

    (This is a guest post by Riane Menardi.) In early November, I had no idea that the Midwest had a startup presence — heck, I think I had to look up what exactly a “startup” was after I saw a tweet about the Startup Job Crawl. I was clueless, but intrigued about this four-hour, tech-industry…

  • Why our community needs Startup Spouses

    (This is a commentary by Willis Jackson.) When I first started out on my entrepreneurial journey, it was almost impossible to find people to talk to. I spent three to five hours a night combing through Google search results for three consecutive weeks because I was determined to get connected with people that could understand…

  • Meet the CoMo community. A startup tour of Columbia, Missouri

    I love Columbia, Mo. It’s vibrant and artsy. It’s highly educated. It’s full of opportunity and has the No. 4 ranked basketball team in the country (sorry … couldn’t resist). A few months ago, the community inspired me to write an article, “5 Advantages Of Small Town Entrepreneurial Living,” about why I choose to live…

  • Corporate for now, entrepreneur for life

    (This is a guest post by Joe Hruska.) I am an entrepreneur at heart and have been as long as I can remember. My earliest entrepreneurial memory was a difficult decision on whether to raise the price of the coloring book pages I sold to my classmates from a nickel to a dime. (I decided…

  • Startup Nebraska: Now is the time to get involved

    The Startup Nebraska effort is launching on Friday. What does this mean? It means that now is the time to get involved. The event is a launch but not a completed …

  • Guest Post: Four goals for Omaha Chamber’s entrepreneurship director

    (The following is a guest post by Dusty Reynolds of the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce.) Happy 2012! While it’s still up for debate whether it’s “two thousand twelve” or “twenty-twelve,” it’s always enjoyable to start fresh and look to the future. This is the time of the year where procrastinators (like myself) realize that…

  • Guest Post: What new piracy legislation would mean for Silicon Prairie startups

    (This is a guest post by Drew Larson and Adam Gregg, attorneys at the BrownWinick Law Firm.) It is an undeniable fact that technology has revolutionized the way we live and do business. In fact, a good number of you reading this right now operate a website, have online business operations, or even own a…

  • Guest Post: Confessions of a tech journalist: my advice to startups pitching the media

    (This is guest post by Sean Blanda.) At Technically Philly we are in a unique position. Because we have such a specific niche, we are often the first interaction a local company has with the press. Many times we are dealing with first-time entrepreneurs who are responsible for their own marketing and media outreach. Typically,…

  • Guest Post: Des Moines has a technology corridor. Now what?

    (The following is a guest post by Chris Draper of Meidh Corporation) The newly minted “Silicon Sixth Avenue” is exactly what our city, county and state have been clamouring for: a high density of young, technology enabled risk takers. With nationally renowned start-ups bookending a Silicon Valley-style incubator, this new technology corridor is …