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Aksarben Innovation Initiative is an Omaha collaboration for validation
A new startup program focused on executing a business model canvas and lean principles aims to help early-stage startups figure out if their idea is viable. The new 10-week entrepreneurial endeavor, Aksarban Innovation Initiative, is using the Lean LaunchPad to help five startups: MultiMechanics, Techno FYI, Discovery Collective, Innovative Wellness and another undisclosed company. They’re…
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Straight Shot accelerator moves to new North Downtown Omaha digs
Straight Shot accelerator is changing locations from Aksarben Village’s Scott Technology Center to The Wareham building in North Downtown Omaha, near the Creighton University campus. “The views from our new digs, which include gorgeous shots of TD Ameritrade Park, First National Bank’s tower and more, are surely going to make each of the seven companies thankful…
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Hayneedle co-founder to launch ecommerce, SaaS startup accelerator
A little more than 10 years ago, Mark Hasebroock teamed up with two other Omaha entrepreneurs to buy and turn Hammocks.com into a viable business. Today, that company is known as Hayneedle, and it’s one of the internet’s largest retailers. Hasebroock (left), who now manages a venture capital fund, has a new goal in the…
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Guest Post: Incubators are less important than the people in them
I have heard a lot of discussion regarding incubators recently. There are many advocates, but I would offer that more important than the physical space for an incubator are the people who will go inside of it. I wanted to write a longer post rather than simply commenting on the PIE article because I wanted…
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Pics from last week: Omaha 10-10-10, Big O! Show, TEDxOmaha & more
Part of the Omaha Silicon Prairie News team – Jeff, Dusty and I – made the rounds last week to three events in Omaha. Kicking off Monday morning with Omaha 10-10-10 and then closing it out on Saturday with TEDxOmaha. Learn about the events in our “Out & About” post and check out the pictures…
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UNO enriches innovation and entrepreneurship with new facility
With the second week of the fall semester in full swing, students at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) are already becoming exposed to resources other than the typical information-heavy textbooks and academic advice from their professors to further develop their education and overall college experience. This is true throughout the campus, as several…
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Happy #CoworkingDay!
This past Saturday, Brad Neuberg, the creator of coworking, tweeted the above declaration to celebrate the five-year anniversary of his original coworking site, Hat Factory. To help celebrate, we’ve compiled links and short descriptions of coworking sites located in Omaha, Lincoln, and Des Moines. Additionally…
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Prairie Moves: Catchfire Media hired two, Halo Institute covered and more
(Photo by BriYYZ on Flickr) The goal of Prairie Moves is to keep our readers informed about career moves, press coverage, and product development from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post,…
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Scott Technology Center expands data facility 4,500 square feet
One of the largest multi-tenant data center facilities in the Omaha area is about to wire up more space here in the Metro. The Scott Data Center, located at the Scott Technology Center, announced on June 8 the addition of 4,500 square feet of co-location space in order to meet the demands of technology-based companies.…
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Traci Hancock discusses mission and successes of Innovation Accelerator
The following article is part of a special insert in the June 3-9 issue of The Reader, a weekly newspaper focusing on the area’s culture. | For high-tech entrepreneurs, cutting-edge communicators and government grant recipients, making the right connections sometimes means the difference between explosive growth and standing still. Enter Innovation Accelerator, located at the…