Karen Linder

Startup Weekend Omaha speakers announced

Startup Weekend Omaha, now just two weeks away (Sept. 16-18), has begun to round out its roster of organizers, judges and speakers. The latter of which we have the privilege to announce here. Kicking off the …

September 2, 2011
Citing tax credits, Nebraska Angels tab Kansas co. for latest investment

The Nebraska Angels, a consortium of individual angel investors, have made their first substantial investment in a non-Nebraska company. Yesterday, the group announced its participation alongside Kansas and California investment groups in a $1.8 million investment in Nitride Solutions, a Wichita, Kan.-based tech company. Though terms of the deal were not disclosed, Nebraska Angels board…

June 30, 2011
The cake has been served: Photos & more from our Ice Cream Social

Many thanks to those of you who came out last Friday to celebrate our second birthday with us, and a special thanks to the entire Silicon Prairie News community – from those of you who visit our site, subscribe to our RSS feed, follow us on Twitter or Facebook, or support us through sponsorships and…

August 10, 2010
Get to know our Big Omaha sponsors. They rock.

Big Omaha year two is about to go down. Big Omaha year one was a success. How did all this come to be? When the short story is told, it starts in the summer of 2008 when Jeff Slobotski challenged himself and Silicon Prairie News co-founder Dusty Davidson to set a date, find a venue…

May 13, 2010