Ben Pankonin

  • Anyone can turn a problem-solving startup into a passion

    (Guest post by Ben Pankonin) There’s this common thought that startups develop out of a certain personal belief that the problem you are solving impacts you greatly and causes a deep emotional reaction engaging every fiber of your being to solve it. At least for me, I always thought that was the way it was…

  • Social Assurance launches new platform, partners with Fiserv

    It’s been a busy couple of weeks for Nebraska-based Social Assurance. In August the company launched a new version of its …

  • Pankonin, Secoske team up to simplify social media compliance

    Because of strict regulations, businesses in the financial industry can’t tweet just anything. Messages have to be approved by compliance officers. Only now with all these different social media avenues, compliance officers have a lot more to review. “We get asked, ‘Can you make it easier?’ ” said Ben Pankonin, co-founder, along with Matt Secoske…

  • Cornstalks returns Tuesday with Ben Pankonin and Matt Secoske

    Cornstalks will return Tuesday, Jan. 31 at CAMP Coworking in North downtown Omaha with a networking reception at 6:30 p.m. and speakers’ program beginning at 7:30. For its first meeting since November, the event hosted by the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce …