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  • Join us tonight for the Big Omaha Closing Party presented by Gist

    Whether you’re wrapped up in the conference hustle or participating remotely with our live coverage, the galactic journey of Big Omaha is flying through with rocket speed and we’re glad you’re along for the ride. And, with speaker sessions finishing in the late afternoon, you may think that the conference is over. But, Ke$ha knows,…

  • Big Omaha 2011: Day 2 live blog (afternoon edition)

    We’ve reached the homestretch of Big Omaha 2011, and we have a terrific trio to take us home. This afternoon, we’ll be treated to talks from Marc Ecko of Artists & Instigators, Travis Kalanick of Uber and Bo Fishback of Zaarly. For more on those three, see our post on what they’ve been up to…

  • Big Omaha 2011: Day 2 live blog (morning edition)

    More than half of Big Omaha 2011 is now in the rearview mirror — or, given the conference’s theme, the space shuttle equivalent thereof — but there’s plenty packed into the portion of the conference that remains. This morning, we’ll hear from another spectacular slate of speakers: Gary Vaynerchuk of VaynerMedia, Philip Kaplan, a San…

  • Big Omaha 2011: Friday speakers in the spotlight

    Haven’t had time to study up on all of this year’s Big Omaha speakers? Not to worry; we can help you cram. We’ve combed the world wide interwebs to come up with a couple of stories, interviews, videos or otherwise noteworthy nuggets on each of our Big Omaha presenters so that you can brush up…

  • Big Omaha – Sarah Lacy: ‘Every time you think you can’t do this in Omaha, think of these people’

    Sarah Lacy is a senior editor at TechCrunch, the world’s largest blog on tech entrepreneurship, and the author of the critically acclaimed “Once You’re Lucky, Twice You’re Good.” After more than a decade covering business in Silicon Valley, Lacy decided to follow the flow of capital into the developing world. She bootstrapped a two-year, 40-week…

  • Big Omaha – Erich Broksas: ‘Entrepreneurship is happening all over’

    The list of firms, foundations and other partners pulling together for the Startup America Partnership is impressive stuff, with Google, American Express, Microsoft, Cisco and others getting involved to help push forward job creation in the United States. The basis for the partnership is to serve as a linkage for start ups, ramp ups and…

  • Big Omaha – Dan Martell: ‘I realized it’s not about not failing. It’s about not dying.’

    Dan Martell lives and breathes entrepreneurship. In fact, Martell is pretty sure his parents believe he is un-hirable. Martell is the co-founder of Flowtown, a serial angel investor and on the board of Startup Weekend. As Dan says, “If you’re an entrepreneur, I’m your biggest fan.” He’s also very proud to be Canadian. The topic…

  • Big Omaha – Leila Janah: Providing ‘digital work’ to people living in poverty

    Samasource is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing “digital work” to people living in poverty. Leila Janah, CEO of Samasource, discussed her start as a social entrepreneur and told the story of how Samasource provides opportunity to those in developing nations. …

  • Big Omaha 2011: Day 1 live blog (afternoon edition)

    We’re baaacck. With a little lunch and networking under our belts, we’ve returned to our little nook in KANEKO and are posted up at the computer to bring you a live blog of the afternoon session at Big Omaha 2011. On deck this afternoon: talks from Dan Martell of Flowtown, Erich Broksas of the Startup…

  • Big Omaha – Ben Huh: ‘Things that excite us are things that would make other people cringe’

    The mission of the Cheezburger Network, according to its CEO, Ben Huh, is a straightforward one: “Make everyone in the world happy for five minutes a day.” In delivering the opening speech of Big Omaha 2011, Huh certainly achieved that aim himself, providing a blend of humor and motivation in telling his story. A handful…