Roger Fransecky

  • In memoriam: Roger Fransecky, friend of the startup community

    It’s with a heavy heart that we want to share the news of the passing of one of our dear friends and inspiration to many, Roger Fransecky. He passed away last Friday. Roger was the founder and CEO of The Apogee Group, a global management, consulting and leadership development organization which he founded in 1995.…

  • Big Omaha Video Series: Roger Fransecky of The Apogee Group

    After debuting our Big Omaha 2010 Video Series on Tuesday with Scott Harrison’s moving presentation, we’re excited to bring you our second video which features visionary and business leader Roger Fransecky of The Apogee Group. Fransecky’s insight, vision and leadership challenge served as a motivating presentation to open our first day of talks on Friday,…

  • Big Omaha: Two minutes with David Hauser of Grasshopper

    Fresh off moderating a panel of entrepreneurs at Big Omaha, I spoke with David Hauser about his impressions of the event and the Midwest. David, a Boston resident, is the co-founder of Grasshopper, Chargify and Grasshopper Labs. He was in Omaha for the first time to participate not only as a moderator but to open…

  • Big Omaha: Morning sessions live blog

    8:32 a.m. The doors are open, the breakfast table is stocked and the mic’s gettin’ tested… Big Omaha 2010 is underway! Jeff and Dusty should be taking the stage in roughly 30 minutes for the day’s opening speech. We’ll check back in with you then! | 9:11 Jeff and Dusty are on stage. Here we…

  • Roger Fransecky shares thoughts on entrepreneurship & Big Omaha

    From time to time I come across individuals who are a true inspiration to the mission and goals of what we are building around the entrepreneurial and creative community in Omaha and the greater Midwest. Roger Fransecky is one of those individuals. I first came across Roger through his contributions to Apogee Group’s newsletter, which,…