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  • BarCamp Omaha is Saturday, get your ticket now before it’s too late

    With less than 60 tickets left, don’t miss out on an opportunity to be among 200 techies, creatives and entrepreneurs at BarCamp Omaha this Friday and Saturday at Nomad Lounge. The fourth annual BarCamp Omaha warms up with an opening party Friday night and continues with the all-day event on …

  • BarCamp Omaha happening September 10, tickets now on sale

    ‘Tis the season for BarCamps. Last week, we announced BarCamp ICR scheduled for August 13. This week, it’s an announcement for BarCamp Omaha. Now in its fourth year and third consecutive year at Nomad Lounge, BarCamp Omaha will kick things off with an opening party on Friday, September 9 and an all-day event on Saturday,…

  • Megan Hunt & Eric Downs present CAMP Coworking at Cornstalks

    Last month, CAMP Coworking owner Megan Hunt and future CAMP tenant Eric Downs spoke to about 20 startup-enthused individuals at Cornstalks, a monthly entrepreneur gathering hosted by the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce. Watch their presentation below and learn more about CAMP Coworking from our coverage last month…

  • Megan Hunt & Eric Downs set to open CAMP coworking space

    Being self-employed, Megan Hunt and Eric Downs began businesses within the comfort of their own homes. Hunt – a bridal designer, blogger and best friend – started her vintage felt and button design company Princess Lasertron out of a floor-to-ceiling windows apartment in a renovated high school. She then transported her business into an 8-foot-8…

  • Creative coworking space CAMP nearing completion

    With progress reports from the future tenants becoming more and more frequent – on princesslasertron.com and Twitter – we thought it was time to catch up with CAMP owner Megan Hunt, a.k.a. Princess Lasertron, for our first look at the creative coworking space. CAMP, located in North Downtown’s Mastercraft building, is expected to open in…

  • From blog to book: The story behind Nerdy Thirty

    Thanks to Nerdy Thirty by Wendy Townley for sponsoring Silicon Prairie News this week. This sponsored post was written by Wendy Townley. | I began blogging in 2003 as a way to have a little fun with my writing. The ability to put fingers to Macintosh and share my thoughts to the world with a…

  • Shout! Weekly releases its inaugural ’30 Under 30′ list

    Shout!, Omaha’s new alternative weekly newspaper, released its inaugural 30 Under 30 list yesterday. In the publication, the list’s authors, Chris Larkin and Lisa Martin, described the effort as “a way to present stories of the achievements and aspirations found in the up-and-coming segment of Omaha.” Congrats to all those recognized, and a special congrats…

  • SPN interviews Princess Lasertron, a.k.a. Megan Hunt

    Yes…we were finally able to connect with the Princess Lasertron at last night’s Omaha TweetUp! Princess Lasertron, aka Megan Hunt, talked with us about the many exciting things going on with her business including her new site launch and redesign by none other than Eric Downs of DownsDesign. The site was released a few days…

  • ShirtUp / Omaha Tweetup tomorrow

    The “un-conference” referred to above is, of course, BarCamp Omaha. The tees in the ad, as well as the ad itself, were designed by BarCamp team member Eric Downs of Downs Design. Tomorrow night, come give Eric and the rest of the BarCamp Omaha team (Matt, Megan, Dusty, and Jeff) a high five for a…

  • What makes your business card special?

    Inspired by this clip: American Psycho: Business Card Scene “New card, what do you think? […] Picked them up from the printers yesterday. […] That’s bone, and the letter is something called Silian Rail.” — Patrick Bateman I decided to ask some of the attendees at last Friday’s SPN First Birthday Party / BrightMix Ice…