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Big Omaha emcee Antonio Neves proves it pays to connect
Antonio Neves, three-time emcee for Big Omaha, has spent a lot of time there through his work as an executive coach and business reporter, spending a lot of his time in entrepreneurial circles. He just never happened to come across the about.me team.
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Ryan Freitas’ talk in a 5-minute Tapestry recap
Don’t have 30 minutes to watch a Big Omaha speaker video? No problem. Our friends at Tapestry have compiled many of the highlights of our speaker talks into easily digestible, readable presentations. Be on the lookout over the next week, as we’ll be sharing a Tapestry for each of our speakers. It’s simple: tap to…
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A year after buying back about.me, Ryan Freitas talks ownership
To open Big Omaha Thursday morning, Ryan Freitas reflected on ownership by sharing his experience with the whole startup cycle: building, launching, selling and buying back. Yes, buying back. Freitas’ idea, about.me, the “starting point for your identity online”—was acquired by AOL in late 2010, just four days after launch. But getting acquired didn’t turn out…
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Ryan Freitas, co-founder of about.me, joining the Big Omaha speaker lineup
Over the past two weeks, we have announced a new speaker joining the Big Omaha lineup each Thursday. Today we’re excited to release the third speaker joining us at 2014’s Big Omaha before following up with one more next Thursday before tickets go on sale. We are thrilled to have Ryan Freitas, co-founder of about.me,…
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Rap Genius co-founder and five more to join Big Des Moines lineup
We’ve been hard at work putting together the first round of speakers for this year’s Big Des Moines. We leaked our first six speakers at the Silicon Prairie Awards and now, we’d like to formally introduce the individuals who will take the stage October 10-11 and share their stories, encouraging you in your entrepreneurial ventures.…