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Big Omaha: An attendee’s ‘personal diary’ of the event
Thanks to a media sponsorship from Andrew Warner of Mixergy, we had the pleasure of meeting Mixergy’s producer, Giang Biscan. After her experience at Big Omaha, she wrote about it on her blog, AsAble.com: My personal diary of #BigOmaha. Since publishing it on May 18, she’s given us permission to re-post it on Silicon Prairie…
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Public invited to Halo Institute open house
Reflecting on the creation of the Halo Institute, Jim Esch said that he and his business partner, Nick Hudson, had a feeling that there was quite a bit of talent in Omaha. If they could provide these aspiring entrepreneurs with work space and guidance, it would increase their chances of success. Born this past summer:…
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Startup Drinks this Thursday, Nov. 12
For any of you that may have missed out last time, the first-ever installment of Startup Drinks Omaha was a great time. Quite a few people showed up to talk about startup culture, network, and support one another on their various projects and ventures. This week, the format continues at Nomad Lounge (1023 Jones St)…
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WikiCity purchased by Omaha World-Herald Co.
Just a few short months ago in May we first introduced WikiCity to the SPN community. Since then, Pat Lazure and Rohit Keshwani have been busy working to continue building out WikiCity. WikiCity provides unique local content on places, events and people who would be of interest to those associated with any of its roughly…
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SPN interviews Pat Lazure and Rohit Keshwani of WikiCity
We had the opportunity to sit down with Pat Lazure and Rohit Keshwani of WikiCity who shared information about their current project, WikiCity. Founded in late 2008, WikiCity provides unique local content on places, events, and people who would be of interest to those associated with any of its 22,000 U.S. towns. It serves these…