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Lessons from Silicon Kiwi: How Silicon Prairie can encourage women leadership in agtech
By Lindy Nelson, founder and executive director of the Agri Women’s Development Trust For the first time in its 118 year history, a woman became the national president of industry group Federated Farmers of New Zealand. For New Zealand, this reflected the growing diversity of the country’s agricultural industry leaders. However, as pointed out by…
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David Dugger shares his passion for tech education with high school students
Instructor and tech professional David Dugger has a first-hand understanding of the frustrations and challenges faced by his students at the AIM Brain Exchange in downtown Omaha. Afterall, it was less than a year ago that he was living in a storage room with $70 to his name and a dead end part-time job with…
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Why Women in Tech Matter Even More in the Midwest
Ugh. Another depressing article about the lack of women in tech? It’s true – gender equality is a hot button issue right now. Google “women in tech” and you’ll get thousands of articles with depressing stats on women in STEM and hundreds more offering tales of sexual harassment and gender inequality in Silicon Valley. If…
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Slack Chat: Shonna Dorsey, Brent Comstock on JumpstartLabs for tech talent training
This summer BCom Solutions and Interface Web School announced the launch of JumpstartLabs, an education program designed to help unemployed and underemployed adults get tech skills training that will lead to their next job and a new career. JSL serves participants in Nebraska’s CONNECT program, a federally funded grant that helps unemployed workers transition into IT careers. …
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Tech Omaha gives local developers an opportunity to network
Developers, technologists and other Big Omaha attendees filled the Slowdown last night for the semi-annual Tech Omaha event. A few years ago, Tech Omaha originated as a simple calendar of tech events. Now a group of individuals including Do Space Executive Director, Rebecca Stavick and Racenote’s technical crew chief, Kevin Berry are trying to revamp it.…
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Interface Web School bucking trend for women in tech with fall enrollment
( Guest post by Shonna Dorsey) OMAHA—On a national level, women enroll in college at a rate of 68 percent versus 63 percent of men, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, women only make up 26 percent of the U.S. tech workforce. Plenty of attention has been given to this topic with various…
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Black Girls Code is out to change the face of the tech industry
KANSAS CITY—Kimberly Bryant founded Black Girls Code in 2011 to introduce programming to girls of color, hoping to create a more diverse next generation in tech.
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Laura Weidman Powers responds to the “greatest opportunity in tech”
Laura Weidman Powers, founder of CODE2040, took the stage at KANEKO this morning to tell Big Omaha attendees about how her team is filling the gap between a growing minority population and a growing need for talent in the tech industry. How the U.S. economy and demography trends are changing “Software is eating jobs,” Powers…
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Always wanted to work at a Techstars startup? Seven KC teams are hiring
Your ticket to an exclusive club just arrived. Seven of the 10 startups in the Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator powered by Techstars, located in Kansas City, are looking to hire …
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Four investors back Briefcase’s mission to find careers for grads
It’s no secret the first months after graduation typically are a grind for college students eager to land a career that puts their degree to good use …