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  • 10 people to grab coffee with if you’re new to Lincoln’s startup community

    10 people to grab coffee with if you’re new to Lincoln’s startup community

    While the Silicon Prairie may span across several states, include vastly different types of companies and entrepreneurs with diverse backgrounds (and football rivalries), supportive communities are one factor that tie them all together. Whether you’re in Omaha or Des Moines, Kansas City or Cedar Rapids, you’ll find people who really care about helping their fellow…

  • Now you can see almost all athletes’ Twitter analytics with opendorse

    Ever wonder what LeBron James’ Twitter reach is like? Or maybe curious how often he curses in tweets, what his writing style is like or whether his follower engagement is more positive or negative? And if you want LeBron James to tweet about your product to his 13.3 million followers? Well, that’ll cost you about…

  • opendorse white-labels platform for NFL players to work with brands

    opendorse, the Lincoln-based social media startup that pairs athletes and brands for endorsement campaigns, has partnered with NFL Players Inc., the for-profit subsidiary of the NFL Players Association. The platform, which was white-labeled, has been in beta for a few months. The deal was finalized earlier this year and opens the door for all 2,000-plus…

  • opendorse partners with IZEA to expand paid sponsorships

    A new partnership between Lincoln-based athlete endorsement platform opendorse and Orlando-based social sponsorship company IZEA will expand social sponsorship campaigns across platforms, including Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr and YouTube. By joining IZEA’s Exchange ecosystem, opendorse can further monetize the social presence of its athlete clients and create a wider variety of paid sponsorship opportunities. Founded in 2006, IZEA is a…

  • Hurrdat secures investment, spins out endorsement platform opendorse

    Hurrdat is headed in a new direction. The nearly three-year-old social media agency founded by former Nebraska football players is splitting in two. Co-founder Adi Kunalic is sticking with the agency—now a team of 10 supporting around 50 brands—and co-founder Blake Lawrence is stepping out to spearhead opendorse, a product born at Hurrdat. “We got…

  • Applications for 2013 Pipeline fellowship class due Oct. 29 (Video)

    Just more than 10 days remain for Midwest entrepreneurs to apply for Pipeline’s 2013 class. Pipeline, the Kansas City, Kan.-based regional fellowship for high-growth entrepreneurs, will accept applications for next year’s class until 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 29. Entrepreneurs from from Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska are eligible for Pipeline, which accepts …

  • 19-year-old Lincolnite chosen for national entrepreneur apprenticeship

    In the past five weeks, former Hurrdat Social Media intern and recent Lincoln Southeast High School graduate Ethan Horne has moved to New York City, started working 40 hours a week and gained 11 new roommates. That’s because Horne, a 19-year-old from Lincoln, was recently accepted into the first class of E[nstitute], a national apprenticeship…

  • Hurrdat turns 2, reveals new brand opendorse

    Hurrdat Social Media celebrated its second birthday last week with an open house and the reveal of its new software company, opendorse, which is set to launch in early 2013. Opendorse was formerly known as The Hurrdat Athlete Engagement Program. Hurrdat, which is based in Lincoln, recently rebranded the software for scalability with the help…

  • Lincoln Startup Week opens with free beer, food, entrepreneurial insights

    Hurrdat Social Media CEO Blake Lawrence pretty much summed up the kickoff party for the inaugural Lincoln Startup Week when he told the crowd: “I’ve been waiting six years to be at a place where there’s free beer, free food, and everybody’s listening to me.” Hosted by The Big Plate and Innovation Connect at Blue…

  • Layeredi teams up with Hurrdat, hires ex-Tripleseat designer

    Layeredi, an Omaha mobile marketing startup co-founded by our own Dusty Davidson, has entered into a sales agreement with Hurrdat, a Lincoln social media marketing startup, that will allow the two companies to leverage each other’s strengths. …