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Heading to Big Omaha? Here’s what you should know
We can’t wait to see you at Big Omaha! Here’s a few of the essential things you need to know before you arrive. Opening Party Big Omaha kicks off tonight with the Opening Party at 8 p.m. at The Berry & Rye. Conference attendees can pick up their badges between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. as…
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Big Omaha is almost here! Here’s the list of speakers announced so far
This year’s Big Omaha is fast approaching! Tickets are still available, but you want to get them fast. The event begins Wednesday, May 4th and runs through Friday. Every year we see more and more people coming from outside of Omaha, and we hope you can be there, too! One of the things we love…
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Big Omaha early bird tickets are here!
Big Omaha is back! We are looking forward to seeing you once again at one of the nation’s most inspiring conferences on innovation and entrepreneurship. Early bird tickets go on sale today at 11 a.m. for $399. Early bird ticket buyers save $100 off a general ticket. Although the Big Omaha team was pretty tight lipped on…
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The Big List of Startup Events 2016 [Updated]
As we launch into a new year, we thought our readers would appreciate seeing our internal events calendar for 2016. Here’s our list of significant, annual regional startup events in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri that we are paying attention to this year. All posted dates are verified from official sources; TBA events are listed in…
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Big Omaha is looking for a Big Omaha Manager
Big Omaha, the region’s premiere annual event for entrepreneurs, has announced they are looking for a full-time manager to help make Big Omaha another smashing success this year. The manager will work with the Big Omaha Director, with a focus on design, marketing and volunteer coordination. For the rest of the year, the Manager will…
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Balaji Prabhakar at Big Omaha: “We know how people tip when the Knicks win”
In this jaw-dropping presentation Balaji Prabhakar, co-founder of Urban Engines and Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Stanford University, shows how he uses big data to understand why traffic jams form and how to engineer new solutions to get rid of them. He shares how, even in a 21st Century world of sensors and cell…
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Claire Lew at Big Omaha: “What goes unsaid hurts your company the most”
CEO of Know Your Company Claire Lew spoke at Big Omaha 2015 about the importance of getting feedback from your employees. She shares her own experience working for a startup in which she didn’t speak up about the concerns she had. She defines the two obstacles to offering feedback–fear and futility, with futility being an even stronger obstacle…
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Mike Macadaan at Big Omaha: “Whenever I laugh, that’s the idea that’s going to be successful”
Designer Mike Macadaan spoke at Big Omaha 2015 about how he developed the idea of the cord taco, had the idea stolen in China, got picked up by Apple, and sold a million cord tacos along the way. He shares his biggest insight from his professional experience: “Whenever someone shares an idea with me now and I laugh,…
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Jamie Tworkowski at Big Omaha: “Everybody in this room is living a story”
Jamie Tworkowski, Founder of To Write Love On Her Arms, explained the story behind his non-profit at Big Omaha 2015. He shared how he went from being a sales rep for Hurley making six figures in his 20s to travelling the world telling the story of a girl fighting depression and self-injury. “My hunch is that…
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Mike Johnston at Big Omaha: “Put a financial value on your happiness”
Mike Johnston, creator of MikesLessons.com, spoke at Big Omaha in 2015 about how he grew a random video upload on YouTube into a successful business. At the beginning of his talk he explains the importance of passion in building a business. “How much is your happiness worth? Put an actual dollar amount to it, like…