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Millwork Conversations w/ NTC Executive Director Shonna Dorsey
Omaha startup community veteran and NTC executive director Shonna Dorsey discusses her career path and passion for tech workforce development in Nebraska at Millwork Conversations.
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Catching Up with Tech Innovator Doug Durham of Don’t Panic Labs and Nebraska Global
Every year, the AIM Tech Celebration awards ceremony recognizes individuals, organizations, teams, students and educators furthering the cause of technology in the community. Doug Durham is one of those people. In 2016, Durham won a Tech Celebration award in the Tech Innovator category for his work as CEO of software development company Don’t Panic Labs…
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Hatchfund and CHOPSO partner to create and distribute Asian-English video content
Omaha-based AIM Hatchfund, a public charity and grant-making organization for artists, has partnered with video streaming service CHOPSO to promote the creation and distribution of English-language Asian video content. CHOPSO, a new streaming destination for worldwide English-language Asian content, launches November 2. “AIM Hatchfund hosts an online community where artists can post projects for funding…
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Big Omaha 2015: A veteran’s perspective
As a Big Omaha veteran who attended all six conferences thus far, I had big questions driving downtown Thursday morning. Would KANEKO look the same? Would there be any mention of Big Omaha’s history? Would the speakers be engaging? Would I know any of the attendees? And, perhaps most important of all, would the snacks…
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Big Omaha’s Community Sponsorships are more than just tickets
Although Big Omaha has always attracted an audience from the greater Midwest and beyond, the Omaha community makes up a large portion of attendees. When the event’s organizers looked at the makeup of this group, they had a realization.
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AIM starts new meetup, discussion series in Omaha called Tech Talks
Mike Kolker sees the need for a new event in Omaha. The relationship manager for the AIM Institute, a nonprofit passionate about connecting people with technology, and with each other, says the event is simple: meet, talk, connect. He calls the semi-regular informal meetups AIM Tech Talks, which include short, impromptu presentations and conversations provided by…
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AIM launches CoderDojos for kids, teens at Hudl in Lincoln
AIM CoderDojo is landing in Lincoln. CoderDojo is an unstructured, open-source coding club where mentors introduce young people to programming in a fun, engaging way …
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Silicon Florist founder shares “ideas about ideas” with Speak Easy crowd
Rick Turoczy is the editor and founder of Silicon Florist, a 20-year veteran of the startup industry and co-founder of the Portland Incubator Experiment (PIE). I guess you could say we liken him to the Jeff Slobotski of Portland. Last week Turoczy brought a fresh perspective on what makes entrepreneurs successful to the more than…
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Straight Shot, AIM to hold speaker series though September
First, Straight Shot introduced seven startups to the Omaha community. Now, the Dundee Venture Capital startup …
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AIM opens nomination period for its annual technology awards
AIM Institute, an Omaha nonprofit with a mission to empower communities, organizations and individuals through technology, recently opened nominations for its annual Technology Celebration and Awards event April 16. Among the seven categories, startups in recent years have made appearances in the Technology Innovator of the Year and Technology Company of the Year categories. Sports…