Startup Profile

  • SPN interviews Bejamin Vu and Melissa Ledger of SkyVu Pictures

    It has been a few weeks since Omaha-based SkyVu Pictures released their iPhone game, Battle Bears, and things seem to be going well even still. After covering the story of their iPhone game, I had the chance to visit them at their new offices. SkyVu actually has three teams: one based in Omaha, lead by…

  • SPN interviews Mitch Jackson of Sioux Falls’ Queen City Bakery

    When you walk into Queen City Bakery you’re suddenly transported into a crowded city bakery in Manhattan, New York. For owner, Mitch Jackson, that’s exactly what he wanted. Jackson started the bakery with his wife, Kristine Moberg, about 15 months ago in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Prior to the bakery, Jackson was working as a business…

  • SPN interviews Grant Stanley and Tadd Wood of Contemporary Analysis

    When I asked Grant Stanley, co-founder of Contemporary Analysis, what his parents thought about him starting a business right out of college, he replied, “My parents do not like that I’m an entrepreneur, yet they molded me for that.” At age 10, Grant could be found selling produce at Hy-Vee in order to save up the…