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Prairie Moves: Inc. reveals Omaha’s ‘hidden’ startup scene
Lead Read: “Inside the Midwest’s Secretive and Scrappy Start-up Scene” – Inc. magazine’s Eric Markowitz gives an overview of Omaha and the surrounding region’s startup scene, interviewing established and early stage tech companies. Quotable: “It’s pretty neat they are also mentoring leaders from another country.” – Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad said on Thursday in reaction…
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Prairie Portrait: Josh Coleman of AgLocal
Silicon Prairie News: AgLocal wrapped up 12 weeks at the NewMe Accelerator last month. What were a few of the team’s main takeaways from that experience? | Josh Coleman: That access to networks of influence are key to startups and having the resources they provided are so valuable to young startups like ours. | SPN:…
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Prairie Moves: Tribune examines entrepreneurship in Columbia, Mo.
Lead Read: “Harvest time: growing movement in Columbia focuses on entrepreneurial cultivation” – The Columbia Daily Tribune looks at some of the programs, organizations and people that are building the enterpreneurial ecosystem in Columbia, Mo. Quotable: “I’m especially a fan of the Ka-Ching found in the PayPal notification.” – Wade Foster showcased the Campfire alerts…
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Prairie Portrait: Jason Arnold of NeighborWorks America
Silicon Prairie News: In your short time with NeighborWorks America, what have you witnessed as far as what entrepreneurship can mean to a community in terms of the creation of jobs and wealth? | Jason Arnold: NeighborWorks is a very well regarded organization in the field of Community Development. Historically, the conversation has been about…
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Sunday Video: All you need is love
During graduation season, we turn our Sunday Video Series to the notable commencement speeches happening on college campuses throughout the country — this one is a throwback with a timeless message. “Many people measure their success in the amount of minutes they get to speak with John Doerr,” said Rice University President David Leebron in…
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Weekly Startup Links: ‘Values vs. Vibe’ and more
Every day I comb through my Google Reader reading sites like Hacker News and others, and star articles that are especially interesting about startups, entrepreneurship and miscellany.
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Prairie Moves: Gary Kebbel to lead UNL’s mobile media initiative
Lead Read: “Kebbel accepts mobile media role, resigns as dean” – The University of Nebraska-Lincoln announced that Gary Kebbel will resign from his position as dean of Journalism and Mass Communications to lead a university-wide multidisciplinary initiative related to mobile media Quotable: “We are start-up people running an agency. For us, funding is a natural…
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Prairie Portrait: Tim Hermanson of Arch
Silicon Prairie News: Having presented Arch recently at events like i2iowa and Cornstalks, you’ve had a chance to fine-tune your pitch. So, for those who aren’t familiar with Arch, what’s the 30-second version of that pitch? | Tim Hermanson: Arch is a location-based, mobile app that leverages the flexibility and distribution of smartphones to let…
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The strategic and tactical roles of a founder
First things first, the role of a founder is to do things like this. Share their experience, learn from others’ experiences, and give back to communities that have helped shape and grow their companies. I believe founders have both strategic and tactical roles. Strategic roles are things like crafting the vision, creating and maintaining a…
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Prairie Portrait: Thomas Frank, senior at Iowa State University
Silicon Prairie News: Can you explain the mission of College Info Geek and why you decided to launch the site? | Thomas Frank: This answer has two parts, because my mission has drastically changed over time. In all honesty, I had no plans of launching my own site in the beginning. At the time, one…