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  • Silicon Prairie students make investment decisions

    Silicon Prairie students make investment decisions

    Dr. Dale Eesley is seeing his vision of a student-led investment fund become a reality as students learn the ropes of venture capital investing.  Dr. Eesley, Director of the Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Franchising at the University of Nebraska – Omaha (UNO), had heard about student-led venture firms for years.  Dr. Eesley had not really…

  • 5 Trends Transforming the World of Venture Capital

    5 Trends Transforming the World of Venture Capital

    As a designer with no formal business training, I could be the last person qualified to write about the world of venture capital. However, over the last several years of working with dozens of startups seeking seed funding and scale-ups pitching for Series A, I’ve taken it upon myself to learn the language. (along with…

  • How does the Silicon Prairie become more attractive for venture capital?

    (Left: Sarah Lacy of TechCrunch interviews David Hornik of August Capital.) After reading a post by our friends at Silicon Florist looking at the same issue in Portland – “How does Portland become more attractive for venture capital investment?” – it inspired me to ask the same question of the Silicon Prairie community. Silicon Florist…

  • Building an entrepreneurial ecosystem: what does success look like?

    This is a guest post written by Tom Chapman, director of innovation and entrepreneurship for the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce. The shared goal of many individuals who read this blog is to “create a robust, sustainable entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem.” But, what…

  • MVF: Lynn Gellerman of Adena Ventures speaks at Networking Dinner

    Last Thursday, Lynn Gellerman, founding partner of Adena Ventures and a partner in Woodland Venture Management, spoke to an audience of about 60 Midlands Venture Forum members and non-members. His speech, titled “Venture Capital in Underserved Areas,” began with him calling to mind his Nebraska connections: his hometown is Columbus, his undergraduate alma mater is…

  • MVF & SPN partnership

    Silicon Prairie News is excited to announce its partnership with Midlands Venture Forum to film and report on future events. SPN will cover its first MVF event this Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at the Scott Conference Center, when MVF hosts its Networking Dinner, titled “Venture Capital in Underserved Areas.” Nebraska native Lynn Gellermann, founding partner of Adena…

  • Midlands Venture Forum event Thursday

    The MVF is hosting an event this Thursday with what looks to be a solid slate of VC’s.  Here’s the link to register as well as additional information: Midlands Venture Forum Networking Dinner “Perspectives on Venture Capital” – An overview of venture capital in the Midwest and perspectives on the process from both sides of…

  • New Omaha company Sojern gives airlines new way to make money

    Check out this amazing new company out of Omaha… Flying to New York? How about making a reservation at your favorite restaurant before you print your boarding pass? Sojern Inc., a new company that has struck a deal with Northwest Airlines and five other major carriers, will sell ads synced to travelers’ itineraries. (Two Palo…