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AgLocal makes push for coasts, keeps customer service at home
After more than a year in development and a seed round of $1.5 million, AgLocal last week launched into private beta with 20 notable New York City chefs. The Kansas City area startup aims to improve its restaurant industry offering as it recruits top-tier chefs from the coasts—San Francisco is next—to test …
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Eddie Huang seeks a greater purpose in his pursuit of paper (Video)
The speaker who strolled on stage at Big Omaha 2012 to the cash-infused chorus of Kayne West song was, unsurprisingly, unapologetic about his own acquisition of liquid capital. “People are always like, ‘It’s not about money; it’s not about money,” Eddie Huang said during his May 11 talk at Big Omaha. “It is about money.…
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Eddie Huang: “I’m about getting paper, but I need a ‘why’”
Edie Huang, writer, chef, entrepreneur and TV personality, took stage on day two of Big Omaha 2012 to speak to the crowd at KANEKO. His presentation, laden with photos of celebrities and quirky commentary, brought laughs and motivation to attendees. From the age of 6, Huang has been a businessman. When his mother gave him…
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Read up on the Big Omaha 2012 Friday speakers
Already pick out your clothes in anticipation of Big Omaha? Now, it’s time for you to do your homework on the speaker lineup. Lucky for you, we’ve done the hard part and put together a series of links on the latest news and videos of each of the speakers in hopes of building your enthusiasm…
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Get to know the Big Omaha 2012 Thursday speakers
Already pick out your clothes in anticipation of Big Omaha? Now, it’s time for you to do your homework on the speaker lineup. Lucky for you, we’ve done the hard part and put together a series of links on the latest news and videos of each of the speakers in hopes of building your enthusiasm…
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Help us welcome a founder, a chef and a journalist to Big Omaha
We’re super excited to introduce to you to two more Big Omaha 2012 presenters and our emcee. Please help us welcome Sahil Lavingia, the founder of one of Silicon Valley’s most buzzed about startups, Gumroad, and Eddie Huang, the dynamic young chef and budding media personality behind …