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What’s Iowa’s investment landscape like right now? We took a look
No matter who you talk to, it’s a common narrative across the state: it’s hard to find funding in Iowa. But more and more, the old adage is seeming less and less true.
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Interface Web School bucking trend for women in tech with fall enrollment
( Guest post by Shonna Dorsey) OMAHA—On a national level, women enroll in college at a rate of 68 percent versus 63 percent of men, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, women only make up 26 percent of the U.S. tech workforce. Plenty of attention has been given to this topic with various…
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Nebraskan develops Entrepreneurial StrengthsFinder test for Gallup
Next week, a group of students from around Omaha will convene at Gallup before embarking on 3 Day Startup, a weekend program to form teams and create startups. At Gallup, they’ll take the new Gallup Entrepreneurial Strengths Finder, a series of tests that helps individuals and teams understand their strengths, weaknesses and what traits they…
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More than 1 Millions Cups: Nate Olson’s adventure to find himself
It was July 8, Nate Olson’s first unemployed day. After almost four years at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Olson had decided to leave his post as the face of 1 Million Cups and found himself wandering his house wondering what was next. “I was like, ‘What do I do today? I guess I need…
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With a fresh start, Julian Young is empowering Omaha’s underserved
OMAHA— Julian Young had a rough path. At 8-years-old he saw his first bag of drugs. His family dealt drugs, he says. And he grew into the business growing a sizable drug trade himself by the time he was 17. “I was locating a niche market, doing everything from customer development to product expansion,” Young…
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Omaha creatives make “I Voted Today” website to get out the vote
OMAHA—You’ve seen them before—simple fill-in-the-blank one page websites made just for the fun of it. ILiveInOmaha.com allows Omahans to share what’s great about their city. LifeIsRight.com does the same for Lincoln as part of a Chamber of Commerce campaign. But the latest one, IVoted.Today hopes to have a tangible purpose: get the vote out.
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Latest version makes EyeVerify’s scanning software even simpler
KANSAS CITY—On Monday Kansas City-based EyeVerify announced users will be able to look ahead—literally—with its latest software update to EyePrint ID…
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Startup all grown up: BuilderTREND moves into two story office
OMAHA—BuilderTREND, a construction software startup that began in 2006, has grown up. The company moved into a new two story office earlier this fall and held an open house for the public Thursday where more than 300 people toured its new digs.
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Ben McDougal: Watching my first Techstars Demo Day in Boulder
(Guest post by Ben McDougal) Fresh off the Rise of the Rest event in Des Moines, my alarm clock buzzed at 4:05 a.m. and it was time to go. With a single backpack and the clothes on my back, I arrived in Colorado as the sunrise splashed against the mountains. After a short ride, plenty…
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Eric Schweikardt: Let’s stop using the word “robotics” and call it technology
I don’t really like that word anymore. Robotics is just technology, it’s just progress. Cars and dishwashers are robots. We don’t need to use the word “robotics” anymore; we can just call it technology.