Spark Series

  • Author, entrepreneur Diana Kander to speak in Lincoln on Nov. 19

    Author, entrepreneur Diana Kander to speak in Lincoln on Nov. 19

    New York Times bestselling author Diana Kander will be in Lincoln Nov. 19 to give a talk about how writing a book is like starting a startup. The Spark Series talk is Wed. Nov. 19 at 9:00 at Catalyst, 350 Canopy St., Suite 130. It appears the talk is full, but a wait list has…

  • Nebraska Angels director spells out what brings investment

    Nebraska Angels director spells out what brings investment

    Laura Classen, executive director of the Nebraska Angels, put on a clinic Thursday, telling about 30 entrepreneurs and other attendees about how the Angels and angel investing works. The talk was a park of the Spark Series, a set of entrepreneurial talks at Union Bank and Trust’s Catalyst space in Lincoln.

  • Justin Wilcox preaches on Lean Startup movement in Lincoln

    Justin Wilcox learned the hard way how to fail fast.  He worked for Microsoft for five years, helping to create technology behind its Vista operating system before venturing out on his own with Nimbus, a health startup he created that lasted a year and a half. It took him 18 months to realize he built…