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Gordon Whitten speaks on ‘Seven Secrets to Entrepreneurial Success’
Gordon Whitten, who founded Sojern and recently popped up in the news for teaming up another Omaha entrepreneur to launch VoterTide, spoke at Cornstalks on Thursday about his entrepreneurial career. Cornstalks is a monthly gathering hosted by the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce for individuals interested in high-growth entrepreneurship. “I started my first real business…
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Serial entrepreneur Gordon Whitten to speak Thursday at Cornstalks
Thursday, Gordon Whitten serial entrepreneur and C level exec, will present at Cornstalks, Omaha’s monthly gathering for individuals interested in high-growth entrepreneurship hosted by the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce. According to Whitten’s LinkedIn profile, he founded two technology companies and launched three consumer products as a vice president in a Fortune-500 company in …
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Hasebroock: “One of the greatest wealth transfers in Omaha history”
Tonight’s Cornstalks, a monthly gathering hosted by the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce for individuals interested in high growth entrepreneurship, was an insightful look into the mind of one of Omaha’s great entrepreneurs turned investor, Mark Hasebroock. Our editor, Michael Stacy, will have a recap in the coming days – stay tuned to learn about…
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Mark Hasebroock speaking at Cornstalks on Thursday
Thursday, Mark Hasebroock founder of Dundee Venture Capital and co-founder of Hayneedle, will present at Cornstalks, Omaha’s monthly gathering for individuals interested in high-growth entrepreneurship hosted by the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce. Networking starts at 6:30 p.m. at the downtown chamber office (1301 Harney) and Hasebroock’s presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. when the…
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Events: Startup Weekend, Startup Drinks, Googlization and more
Every Monday, look for our events post to keep you in the loop on the happenings of the week. From meetups and conferences to workshops and pitch sessions, if it’s happening on the Prairie, you’ll find it here. (Left: On Wednesday, Siva Vaidhyanathan will give a presentation in Kansas City examining the ways individuals have…
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Hudl’s John Wirtz: ‘We don’t … do anything unless we can be the best’
On the eve of kicking off the football season that will be his company’s biggest yet, Hudl COO John Wirtz presented at Cornstalks on Thursday night, sharing some pages from a playbook that’s helped Hudl build its field’s top-ranked team over the last five years. Hudl, based in Lincoln, makes web-based analysis and coaching tools…
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Hudl’s John Wirtz to speak Thursday at Tom Chapman’s last Cornstalks
As football teams across the country gear up for their seasons to start in the coming weeks, a man whose company is central to what so many of those teams hope to accomplish will update us on his own team’s outlook for the upcoming season. John Wirtz, the co-founder and COO of Hudl, will speak…
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Events: Angel Investing Overview, Dwolla meetup, Cornstalks and more
Buckle your seat belts for a wild ride this week. Eight events will have you bouncing back and forth between Omaha, Des Moines and the respective surrounding areas. To kick things off, Tuesday in Lincoln will feature the first of two VBA Silicon Prairie events on Angel Investing. Later that evening in Des Moines …