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  • Lyft, Uber face regulatory hurdles as Nebraska launch approaches

    Uber and Lyft, two ride sharing services, will face an uphill legal battle as they try to enter the Omaha market. The Public Service Commission, the state agency that regulates transportation services like taxis and limos, sent cease-and-desist orders to both San Francisco-based companies Monday…

  • Is Uber coming to Omaha?

    It looks like Uber, the black car service you can reserve from your smartphone, may be coming to Omaha. While Omaha isn’t listed on the official site yet, an @Uber_Omaha Twitter account appeared on Friday. The description mimics that of the @Uber_Indy and appears to be run by the same person…

  • From hustle to hiring, Ryan Graves discusses keys to scaling Uber (Video)

    Ryan Graves can trace his career at Uber back to one tweet. Well, one tweet and a whole lot of hustle. Graves, Uber’s Global GM and VP of Operations, spoke Oct. 11 at Thinc Iowa 2012 about helping build Uber, the San Francisco-based startup that provides on-demand car service through a mobile app, and he…

  • Ryan Graves: It starts with hustle

    Ryan Graves knows and values hustle. His path to become a vice president at Uber began with a Twitter reply to the startup’s co-founder. His arrival at Thinc Iowa on Wednesday, he said, marked the end of his first vacation in four years. As the final speaker of the second-year event, Graves shared personal stories…

  • Big Omaha Video Series: Travis Kalanick of Uber

    Today, we’re pleased to share with the you the thirteenth video in our Big Omaha 2011 Video Series, brought to you by CoSentry. In the video above, Travis Kalanick, co-founder and CEO of Uber, shares his background and lessons learned from his experiences in startups, angel investing and mentoring. He walks us through his various…

  • Big Omaha 2011: Friday speakers in the spotlight

    Haven’t had time to study up on all of this year’s Big Omaha speakers? Not to worry; we can help you cram. We’ve combed the world wide interwebs to come up with a couple of stories, interviews, videos or otherwise noteworthy nuggets on each of our Big Omaha presenters so that you can brush up…