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Linseed Capital buys central Omaha building to house its companies
Angel investment group Linseed Capital has a new home in Central Omaha at 719 S. 75th Street. James and Karen Linder bought the almost 10,000-square-foot building and an adjoining home next door in August.
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Omaha Young Professionals seeks STEAM innovators to showcase work
OMAHA— The Omaha Young Professionals group is looking for entrepreneurs, artists, engineers and scientists to show off their innovations at its STEAM Innovator Fair March 5…
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Valvora Innovation Station a “suggestion box on steroids” for corps
OMAHA—There are 46,000 employees at Union Pacific, making it one of the larger employers in the Midwest. And with that, comes a lot of hierarchy out of pure necessity. But hierarchy can make it difficult for lower level employees to get an idea heard and executed quickly…
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Powderhook’s Eric Dinger: How I balance my startup and my marriage
Balancing the demands of a marriage, family and startup can be tough. My wife, Stephanie, has been an integral part of any success we’ve had at Powderhook. She doesn’t have a title, tasks or projects, yet her role is essential. We’ve been in business a little over a year, and our marriage is stronger than…
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AIM to auction CEO and other C-level executives’ time for charity
OMAHA— Bidding is open for the first annual AIM’s C-Level Auction. A chance to get time with high-level execs is is up for grabs.
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The Midwest’s designers and makers will convene for Recess in Lincoln
A new conference aims to bring together designers and makers in Lincoln Nov. 7-8. “Recess is a conference that recognizes the importance of learning through play. We believe that taking a break is paramount for creative growth,” the site says.
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The evolution of an accelerator: how Straight Shot is growing for year three
About the author: David Arnold is managing director of Straight Shot, a 90-day accelerator that aims to help software as a service and e-commerce startups. The conclusion of the 90-day mentorship process for an accelerator like Straight Shot marks a shift not only for participating founders but also for those who are tasked with running…
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FNBO Code One Hackathon winners create budget tool, win $7,500
OMAHA—After 48 hours, one crafty team of developers went home last weekend with $7,500 for winning Code One, First National Bank of Omaha’s hackathon. The challenge: “Create innovative solutions to help our customers prosper financially by building tools to support financial planning, awareness and analysis.”
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How many on the Prairie use Bitcoin? One man tries to deduce the answer
(Guest post by Edward Weniger) During an informational seminar we recently hosted, an attendee posed the question “How many people are involved in bitcoin in the state of Nebraska?”
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Coders aim to make public data useful at first Hack Lincoln weekend
LINCOLN— Lincolnites with an eye toward making public data more useful will get a chance to work with a number of state and local data sets in October. Open Nebraska, a “civic hacking” group, is hosting its first weekend hackathon in Lincoln Oct. 17-19. Hack Lincoln begins Friday at 6 p.m. and continues through Sunday…