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  • Sunday Video: Alexis Ohanian on leadership and hiring

    This Sunday’s video comes from TechCrunch TV’s Founder Stories where Chris Dixon interviews Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit. It’s another great watch in the series, and Dixon does a good job of digging into Ohanian’s ideas around leadership and hiring in his time as a successful entrepreneur. Enjoy, and here’s to another exciting week ahead…

  • Weekly Startup Links: RocketWatcher, Jessica Mah 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.

  • View from the FishBowl: Can you introduce me to an angel?

    (This is a guest post by William Fisher, a partner at Treetop Ventures in Omaha) Interesting question! If you get this question, probably the first thing you need to do is determine the context in which it is asked. Some of my wife’s friends call her “angel girl;” definitely a story for a different time.…

  • A look back at Big Omaha 2011: Day 2 speakers and closing party photos

    Pulling up a front row seat at the request of Hauser, speaker Philip Kaplan joined attendees for optimal viewing in one of the best seats in the house. Below are a few of the best from our collection from Friday, May 13 (all taken by Malone & Company).

  • A look back at Big Omaha 2011: Day 1 speakers and concert photos

    “7 a.m. waking up in the morning” is not just a catchy line from the internet meme Rebecca Black, it just so happened to be the exact time volunteers woke up and started Day 2 of Big Omaha. Pictured left, volunteer Shawna Soltis prepares breakfast for more than 600 attendees who would soon flood the…

  • Harnessing the inspiration of Big Omaha

    As we near the fourth week since Big Omaha came to a close, I’ve been thinking of a lot of things over the past few weeks. As a community, we were collectively a part of creating something great this year, and I believe it’s more than an emotion. The desire to create, innovate and build…

  • A look back at Big Omaha 2011: Opening party photos

    Some say a picture is worth a thousand words, and they may very well be correct. As we continue to reminisce about this year’s Big Omaha, we find ourselves saying the same. With each of the photos taken by Malone & Company, it’s hard not to share your reflections and experiences from the conference. We’ve…

  • Prairie Moves: Scott Blaine, Secret Penguin, Zaarly and more

    Published every Tuesday, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please email info@siliconprairienews.com. And if you…

  • Sunday Video: Chris Sacca answers ‘What is success?’

    After taking a break these past two weeks, the Sunday Video Series is back with a timely video for the closing of graduation season. Delivered on May 16 at the Carlson School of Management – University of Minnesota, the video below is the commencement speech of notable Silicon Valley angel investor and entrepreneur Chris Sacca.…

  • Big Omaha – Showcasing the startup T-shirts of the Silicon Prairie

    It’s true what they all say: any more, it’s almost impossible to differentiate between Big Omaha and Paris Fashion Week — well, sans the Goyard-toting Kanye West, but we’re working on booking Yeezy for next year — because both events are all about who you’re wearing. The buzz around a Parisian runway — “Did you…