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SPN Top 10: Corporate Innovators that the region should know are here
In doing research for the Annual Report, Silicon Prairie News compiled corporate and university patent holders in each MSA. This led us to the discovery that there were a ton of innovative companies in the Midwest. Unfortunately, many in our region don’t know that these companies are doing so much research and are so innovative.…
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Pipeline: The Midwest’s secret weapon
In 2006, KTEC (Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation) created the Pipeline program and recruited Joni Cobb to organize and run the nascent company. The goal of the organization was to build a sustainable, long-term entrepreneurial training and mentoring network. Entering its 13th year, Pipeline’s success is measurable. The entrepreneurs that have graduated from Pipeline have created…
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Applications for Pipeline Entrepreneurs 2019 Fellowship class open Saturday
Pipeline will open applications for the 2019 Entrepreneurial Fellowship on September 1, 2018. Entrepreneurs interested in the program have until October 22 to submit their application. Pipeline is a top organization of the Midwest’s most successful, high-performance entrepreneurs. The organization boasts over 120 entrepreneurs who employ over 2,300 people in Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska and…
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Wichita’s e2e incubator hires Josh Oeding as new CEO
Wichita’s e2e Accelerator recently announced the hiring of Josh Oeding as its new CEO. e2e, which stands for “entrepreneur-to-entrepreneur,” is a community-driven organization that incubates, accelerates and invests in growth-oriented companies with the overall mission to accelerate the Wichita area entrepreneurial ecosystem. “There’s been a lot of progress in building the entrepreneurial ecosystem over the past…
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Alyss wins $120K pitch competition, brings A.I. to HR departments
Last month’s Inside/Outside Innovation Summit in Lincoln encouraged collisions, collaborations, and discussions between startups, corporations and communities. It was also a chance for one startup to win $120,000 from Nelnet, Allo Communications, Spreetail, Assurity, and Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development in the Startup Investment Pitch Competition. Taylor Stevenson’s winning pitch for Wichita-based Alyss Analytics took…
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Lincoln-based SitStay announces acquisition and move to Wichita
Lincoln-based SitStay was one of the first online pet supply retailers when it was founded in 1996. The company maintained its spot in Lincoln’s e-commerce ecosystem for 22 years (154 in dog-years) before announcing the next phase of the company’s journey. SitStay was acquired by pet product manufacturer Buddy Brands earlier this month. SitStay is…
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Pipeline celebrates Entrepreneurial Expression at the 11th annual Innovators gala
Over 600 people gathered on Thursday at the Midland Theatre in Kansas City to celebrate the 11th annual Pipeline Innovators Awards with this year’s fellows, award winners and startup community champions. Friends and family from across the country came together for the annual event that highlights the accomplishments of Pipeline Entrepreneurs, the region’s most successful…
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SPN’s most read stories of 2017
SPN is honored to have spent another year celebrating the makers and doers of the Silicon Prairie. Through sharing the region’s news, events and updates with our audience, we continue our mission to grow, connect and inspire the tech innovation communities of Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas. Every article was a favorite of our writers and…
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What I’ve learned in three years as a Silicon Prairie entrepreneur
Community Series brought to you by Commerce Village To be fair, I have no idea what it’s like to be a Silicon Valley entrepreneur. My wife and I spent most of our twenties living in Phoenix, Arizona, and I was recruited by a few employers in the Bay Area. But, since life with three kids…
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SPN releases new podcast series featuring inspiring entrepreneurs
Silicon Prairie News released a new podcast series today that features interviews with the Big Omaha 2017 speakers. Brian Lee, the managing director for Big Omaha and Silicon Prairie News, sat down with the speakers to talk with them about this year’s conference theme. “Our theme this year was overcoming obstacles,” said Lee. “Each speaker…