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  • Omaha’s JumpStart Challenge awards over $10,000 in prizes to winning concepts

    Omaha’s JumpStart Challenge awards over $10,000 in prizes to winning concepts

    Omaha’s first JumpStart Challenge of 2017 wrapped up on Tuesday with three participants winning over $10,000 in prizes. The 16 participants presented their concepts on stage at the Blue Barn Theater. The presentations featured solutions to three reverse pitch challenges from The City of Omaha, Metropolitan Area Planning Agency (MAPA), and Metropolitan Community College given…

  • Omaha’s JumpStart Challenge to award over $10,000 in prizes for business concepts

    Omaha’s JumpStart Challenge to award over $10,000 in prizes for business concepts

    Omaha’s first JumpStart Challenge of 2017 launched on Tuesday with a reverse pitch presentation from three local organizations. Each challenge has a specific set of goals focusing on business, culture and community. The problems presented are focusing around Omaha but have an industry-wide scope. The City of Omaha Challenge – How can City Hall better…

  • DigiWidgets takes home prize at Lincoln’s first Jumpstart Challenge

    DigiWidgets, a service that customizes sites, won Lincoln’s first Jumpstart Challenge Saturday. About 30 people attended the judging finale at Lincoln’s Hyatt Place Saturday where three teams pitched. The concept was created because many people have a hard time learning photoshop and customizing websites, said Jumpstart Challenge judge Brian Ardinger …

  • Lincoln’s Jumpstart Challenge will tackle real estate, insurance problems

    100+ people making it happen at the JumpStart Challenge pic.twitter.com/aQ2SohenRf — Brian Ardinger (@ardinger) February 22, 2014 More than 100 tech entrepreneurs gathered in Lincoln Saturday to find out the problems they will solve in the first JumpStart Challenge. The competition offers three challenges to tackle, including problems from HomeServices real estate, INSPRO Insurance and…

  • JumpStart pairs tech with industry to find answers to everyday problems

    In 2013, the Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development (LPED) paired with Lincoln techies and BryanLGH hospital to help find the best tech solution to everyday problems in healthcare, with NMotion alum Synerscan—now Nobl—finding success through the event. In 2014, JumpStart Challenge, a new program from LPED, aims to solve the same everyday challenges, but this time with four…