| Date | Title | Description |
| 23.12.2021 | Founders at Work: 160+ историй от основателей стартапов | В прошлом году я делал подборку с историями от рускоговорящих основателей из YCombinator, недавно я поднапрягся и поискал по интернету все истории основателей на англиском языке (текст, аудио и видео). Нашел истории 160+ стартапов, рассказа... |
| 03.10.2019 | Nebraska’s ‘Silicon Prairie’ Is Growing Into A Hub For Innovation | 61 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Despite its unfortunate tourism slogan, Nebraska is, in fact, for everyone. And it’s an especially attractive area for startups to plant their roots and bloom.
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| 03.10.2019 | Nebraska’s ‘Silicon Prairie’ Is Growing Into A Hub For Innovation | 48 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Despite its unfortunate tourism slogan, Nebraska is, in fact, for everyone. And it’s an especially attractive area for startups to plant their roots and bloom.
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| 05.09.2018 | Heartland Tech Weekly: Cities need to be more creative in building a tech-driven economy | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
I spent a few days last week attending a startup ... |
| 05.09.2018 | Heartland Tech Weekly: Cities need to be more creative in building a tech-driven economy | I spent a few days last week attending a startup conference in Nashville, Tennessee. There, I met with entrepreneurs, investors, and ecosystem builders mostly from Southeastern cities, but also from places like Minneapolis and Indianapolis.... |
| 20.06.2018 | Heartland Tech Weekly: Silicon Valley excess spreads outside the Bay Area | Typically, when a startup goes public after reaching a billion-dollar plus valuation, it’s considered a “win” for that community. But what happens when that billion-dollar company is no longer a unicorn?
Earlier this month, Domo, a Utah-bas... |
| 20.06.2018 | Heartland Tech Weekly: Silicon Valley excess spreads outside the Bay Area | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Typically, when a startup goes public after reach... |
| 07.03.2018 | Heartland Tech Weekly: The benefits to being outside the Bay Area are growing | This week, I’m in Reno, Nevada for VentureBeat’s Blueprint conference, where we’ve gathered more than 300 entrepreneurs, investors, and economic development officials to talk about the challenges and opportunities facing tech companies that... |
| 07.03.2018 | Heartland Tech Weekly: The benefits to being outside the Bay Area are growing | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
This week, I’m in Reno, Nevada for VentureBeat’s ... |
| 01.03.2018 | Iowa startup leaders: Building connections between cities is key to raising our profile | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
With Tuesday’s release of the 2018 Best States Ra... |
| 01.03.2018 | Iowa startup leaders: Building connections between cities is key to raising our profile | With Tuesday’s release of the 2018 Best States Ranking that places Iowa as the top state in the nation based on factors like broadband access, education, opportunity, and quality of life, the discussion has turned to how to utilize the stat... |
| 15.02.2018 | The Iowan Project wants to identify skilled tech workers who have left the state | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
A lot of young professionals dream of leaving the... |
| 15.02.2018 | The Iowan Project wants to identify skilled tech workers who have left the state | A lot of young professionals dream of leaving their hometowns after graduating high school or college in search of broader career opportunities or new lifestyles. It seems like an inevitable thing. However, it’s also a problem for states li... |
| 09.02.2018 | Nebraska considers blockchain and cryptocurrency legislation | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Four pieces of legislation concerning blockchain ... |
| 09.02.2018 | Nebraska considers blockchain and cryptocurrency legislation | Four pieces of legislation concerning blockchain technology have been introduced in the Nebraska legislature already this year, three of which were debated in committee this week.
Proponents of these bills say they will help to protect cons... |
| 15.01.2018 | Heartland startups need to become better storytellers | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Telling your startup’s story is important everywh... |
| 15.01.2018 | Heartland startups need to become better storytellers | Telling your startup’s story is important everywhere, but it’s especially important if your startup is located outside of a coastal hub. With fewer resources available, especially capital, you need to break out of the pack and get noticed. ... |
| 27.12.2017 | Heartland Tech Weekly: Our top stories from 2017 | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Happy Holidays! Given that it’s a slow news week,... |
| 27.12.2017 | Heartland Tech Weekly: Our top stories from 2017 | Happy Holidays! Given that it’s a slow news week, I’m going to take this week’s newsletter to highlight some of my favorite stories we’ve published in the Heartland Tech section this year, in addition to some of the best stories we publishe... |
| 08.12.2017 | How the U.S. government could increase seed capital in the Midwest | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Every founder, funder, and entrepreneurial suppor... |
| 08.12.2017 | How the U.S. government could increase seed capital in the Midwest | Every founder, funder, and entrepreneurial support organization in the Midwest says the exact same thing: There just isn’t enough early-stage capital. Even a city with a relatively well-developed (by non-Silicon Valley standards) venture ca... |
| 03.12.2017 | How Middle America can ensure Silicon Valley doesn’t hog the startup spotlight in 2018 | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Paying more attention to the reality of the worke... |
| 03.12.2017 | How Middle America can ensure Silicon Valley doesn’t hog the startup spotlight in 2018 | Paying more attention to the reality of the workers and businesses in so-called “Flyover Country” isn’t a fad. Mark Zuckerberg may no longer be writing about his travels across the U.S., but the work still continues to bring more attention ... |
| 26.11.2017 | Block-a-thon Midwest aims to make Middle America a cryptocurrency leader | Some of the brightest minds leading the Midwest blockchain movement gathered in Lincoln last week to make the case for the Midwest as a leader in the technology and to announce Block-a-thon coming April 2018.
“We’re all about planting seeds... |
| 26.11.2017 | Block-a-thon Midwest aims to make Middle America a cryptocurrency leader | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Some of the brightest minds leading the Midwest b... |
| 17.11.2017 | Sioux Falls Startup Weekend highlights the city’s tiny but growing tech sector | Sioux Falls Startup Weekend (SFSW) brought over 40 participants out to the Zeal Center for Entrepreneurship to take part in a 54-hour business building competition.
But SFSW is more than just a fun weekend for aspiring business owners to te... |
| 17.11.2017 | Sioux Falls Startup Weekend highlights the city’s tiny but growing tech sector | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Sioux Falls Startup Weekend (SFSW) brought over 4... |
| 07.10.2017 | Why a Hyperloop route between St. Louis and Kansas City isn’t that far-fetched | I live in the St. Louis area, so I’ve driven the flat stretch of Interstate 70 between St. Louis and Kansas City on several occasions. Along the way, there is a store called Ozark Land, where you can buy fireworks, ninja stars, retro candy,... |
| 07.10.2017 | Why a Hyperloop route between St. Louis and Kansas City isn’t that far-fetched | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
I live in the St. Louis area, so I’ve driven the ... |
| 02.10.2017 | 3 vital lessons I learned starting up in the Midwest | To be fair, I have no idea what it’s like to be a Silicon Valley entrepreneur. My wife and I spent most of our 20s living in Phoenix, Arizona, and I was recruited by a few employers in the Bay Area. But, since life with three kids under 10 ... |
| 02.10.2017 | 3 vital lessons I learned starting up in the Midwest | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
To be fair, I have no idea what it’s like to be a... |
| 22.09.2017 | Rural America needs partners, not pity | I’ve recently been traveling throughout the rural parts of the U.S. — from western Nebraska to Alaska, and about everywhere in between. The visits have been a mix of visiting BCom Solutions customers, speaking engagements at various institu... |
| 22.09.2017 | Rural America needs partners, not pity | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
I’ve recently been traveling throughout the rural... |
| 20.09.2017 | Smaller cities can build a robust startup ecosystem if they work together | Omaha, the largest city in Nebraska, sits on the state’s eastern border. Head west on I-80 for 45 minutes and you’ll hit Lincoln, Nebraska’s second largest city. Both cities have burgeoning tech-startup scenes, are raising capital and fundi... |
| 20.09.2017 | Smaller cities can build a robust startup ecosystem if they work together | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Omaha, the largest city in Nebraska, sits on the ... |
| 13.09.2017 | Rural Impact Hub wants to bring a startup mentality to Heartland communities | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
As Brent Comstock grew BCom Solutions, his Auburn... |
| 13.09.2017 | Rural Impact Hub wants to bring a startup mentality to Heartland communities | As Brent Comstock grew BCom Solutions, his Auburn, Nebraska-based digital marketing agency, two things became clear. One, that the business was reaching a point where it needed to expand outside of Auburn. And two, in order to expand, he ne... |
| 31.08.2017 | St. Louis forms $5 million seed fund to keep its startups in town | Paul Heirendt, a principal at True Bearing Advisors and co-founder of multiple startups, has first-hand experience with how hard it can be for entrepreneurs to find seed funding in St. Louis.
“Of the nine startups I’ve been involved with in... |
| 31.08.2017 | St. Louis forms $5 million seed fund to keep its startups in town | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Paul Heirendt, a principal at True Bearing Adviso... |
| 24.08.2017 | Iowa grant program helps med tech startups stay local | Iowa City-based IDx knows the importance of keeping tech talent in Iowa. The medical device company is entering into clinical trials for their AI technology that automates the detection of diabetic retinopathy in diabetes patients.
If the t... |
| 24.08.2017 | Iowa grant program helps med tech startups stay local | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Iowa City-based IDx knows the importance of keepi... |
| 12.08.2017 | Why citation tracking startup Memosnag left Silicon Valley for Nebraska | On Christmas Eve of 2015, Kim Perkins was helping to unpack a moving truck that had just brought her family from California to Omaha. Perkins and her husband, Lorenzo Staunovo Polacco, moved to the Midwest in the heart of winter to pursue t... |
| 12.08.2017 | Why citation tracking startup Memosnag left Silicon Valley for Nebraska | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
On Christmas Eve of 2015, Kim Perkins was helping... |
| 27.07.2017 | How Nebraska went from last to 25th state in VC deals | In a 2011 state-by-state ranking, Nebraska came in dead last in venture capital deals with exactly zero. By 2015, Nebraska had jumped to 25th nationally, with 13 deals totaling nearly $120 million, according to PriceWaterhouseCoopers’ annua... |
| 27.07.2017 | How Nebraska went from last to 25th state in VC deals | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
In a 2011 state-by-state ranking, Nebraska came i... |
| 06.07.2017 | Nebraska-based Hudl raises $30 million to add AI to its sports analytics | Sports tech company Hudl has announced that it has secured $30 million in funding through a round led by existing investors including Accel, Jeff and Tricia Raikes, and Nelnet. In a news release, Hudl said the investment signals continuing ... |
| 06.07.2017 | Nebraska-based Hudl raises $30 million to add AI to its sports analytics | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Sports tech company Hudl has announced that it has secured $30 million in funding through a round led by existing investors including A... |
| 02.04.2017 | Dear Midwest: Stop trying to compete with Silicon Valley | When it comes to launching the next on-demand, social, consumer-focused app — your Facebooks, Instagrams, and Snapchats of the world — Silicon Valley has no equal. But mankind cannot live on social media alone, and no one is more familiar w... |
| 02.04.2017 | Dear Midwest: Stop trying to compete with Silicon Valley | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
When it comes to launching the next on-demand, so... |
| 05.10.2016 | Notes From The Road: The Rise of the Rest Nebraska Tour Stop | On Monday, we kicked off the Rise of the Rest tour in Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska. We met with a lot of key people, from local representatives and state government officials to investors and startup founders during our whirlwind day.
While ... |
| 11.09.2015 | Uber CEO gets yelled at by members of Colbert's audience | With guests like Kalanick and Elon Musk, Colbert is already becoming appointment TV for techies
Just three episodes into his new late night talk show, and Stephen Colbert is already generating big headlines in the tech world.
The former Col... |
| 30.07.2015 | Dropbox глазами её технического директора: Как выживает стартап под давлением гигантов Статьи редакции | Издание Forbes посетило штаб-квартиру облачного сервиса Dropbox в Сан-Франциско, где пообщалось с сооснователем и техническим директором компании Арашем Фирдоуси, который обычно предпочитает не появляться в прессе.
Редактор Forbes выяснил, ... |
| 07.07.2015 | Live in my Kansas City Google Fiber house for free for a year | I’m running another competition for a startup to live for a year for free in my Kansas City FiberHouse.
When I bought my house in Kansas City in 2013, I announced my intentions clearly.
“I’m not going to be living in it. Instead, I’m going ... |
| 05.02.2014 | Ex-JobsOhio chief’s $250M Midwest venture fund eyes healthcare, tech, consumer startups | Kvamme and Olsen met while working for Silicon Valley venture firm Sequoia Capital in the mid-2000s. Kvamme came to Ohio in 2011 when Gov. John Kasich tapped him to lead the nonprofit economic development group JobsOhio. He resigned from hi... |
| 02.10.2013 | Why it's important to invite speakers from other cities to speak at your startup event | [caption id="attachment_204" align="alignnone" width="800"] Brad Feld, an entrepreneur, investor and author based in Boulder, speaks at an event in Des Moines.[/caption]
Made by Few, Everywhere Else, Thinc Iowa... |
| 16.07.2013 | 12 Essential Qualities of A Superstar Cofounder | The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world's most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, the YEC recently launched #StartupLab, a free vir... |
| 08.07.2013 | Can Leap2 really take on Google in search? ‘Probably not,’ but it’s still going to try | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Few U.S. startups are trying ... |
| 30.04.2013 | Leap2 Raises $1.6M For A More Social And Image-Centric Approach To Mobile Search | Search startup Leap2 is announcing that it has raised $1.6 million in new funding. It’s also releasing new versions of its iOS and Android apps.
Building a better search experience than the existing players is a pretty tall order. In Leap2’... |
| 23.04.2013 | CBS responds to Aereo threat with an investment in streaming video service Syncbak | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
CBS has had plenty to say about its future if TV ... |
| 23.04.2013 | CBS responds to Aereo threat with an investment in streaming video service Syncbak | CBS has had plenty to say about its future if TV startup Aereo is permitted to exist (like becoming a cable network for starters), and now the company is investing some of its resources into a streaming video startup that could help it stay... |
| 24.01.2013 | Google Fiber is “not a hobby”—so where next? | reader comments 105 with 89 posters participating
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Before the end of 2012, Google announced it was ready to expand its crazy-cheap, crazy-fast gigabit Internet service farth... |
| 16.10.2012 | Kansas City: In Flyover Country, Startups Fly Under the Radar | In a city of under half a million, just south of Iowa, the Kansas City startup community is quietly gaining momentum.
The local Think Big Accelerator is now mentoring its first class of six startups, zapping them with a shot of funding. The... |
| 11.09.2012 | Ron Conway And SF Mayor Ed Lee On Crucial Upcoming Tech Policy | Ron Conway and San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee sat down with TechCrunch to chat about two crucial upcoming policies for the technology industry. First among them was Proposition E, a ballot initiative to reverse an old payroll tax policy that ch... |
| 07.08.2012 | Куда ведет Google Fiber? | Anonymous 7 августа 2012, 13:04 Куда ведет Google Fiber?
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| 17.04.2012 | GoodCompany Group is seeking companies [VC Roundup] | Welcome to the VC Roundup, where we’ll parse through venture capital news related to Philadelphia-based private equity firms and the companies they fund. Subscribe to the roundup as an email newsletter. If you have any VC-related news to pa... |
| 16.04.2012 | Dwolla Prepares to Launch a New York City Office By Poaching Aviary’s Alex Taub | Mr. Taub
Dang, looks like we missed a couple prime candidate from our spring Poachables list.
Alex Taub, head of business development and partnerships at Aviary–and a familiar face to anyone in the New York startup scene–just announced that... |
| 14.04.2012 | Wait, Ashton Kutcher might actually be a smart investor | Ashton Kutcher is a well-known celebrity investor in Silicon Valley, but many see him as just a marketing ploy, an attention-grabbing name. However, Kutcher could be more than the dimples that move product off the shelves.
When Kutcher firs... |
| 11.04.2012 | Ashton Kutcher rumor confirmed: Actor invests $5m in Dwolla | Did you hear the rumor about Ashton Kutcher? It's true; the actor has contributed $5 million to Dwolla's Series B round that it announced in February, according to SiliconPrairieNews.com.
Kutcher and Dwolla CEO Ben Milne chatted about the p... |
| 11.03.2012 | SXSW panelists advise how to foster entrepreneurial communities | BY SUSAN LAHEY
Special contributor to Silicon Hills News |
| 06.03.2012 | Dwolla Being Sued by Bitcoiners for $2 M. | Left, Mr. Kenna, in a Next Web interview; right, Mr. Milne (flickr.com/7878069@N02)
The proprietors of a major Bitcoin exchange have filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of California alleging that racketeering, intentional misrepresent... |
| 07.02.2012 | Dwolla Announces Funding Led by Union Square Ventures | Mr. Milne.
Power to the prairie! That Union Square Ventures-led funding we reported on for investor darling Dwolla—the startup of the 700 name spreadsheet—is indeed happening. (Albeit for $5 million instead of the $10 million we expected.) ... |
| 07.02.2012 | First Round to Philly? ChoozOn raised $1.5 million [VC Roundup] | Welcome to the VC Roundup, where we’ll parse through venture capital news related to Philadelphia-based private equity firms and the companies they fund. Subscribe to the roundup as an email newsletter. If you have any VC-related news to pa... |
| 20.01.2012 | Union Square Ventures Leading Series B in Iowa-Based Dwolla for About $10 M. | Des Moines-based payments provider Dwolla, which enables seamless online payments for a quarter per transaction, has been a simmering hot new thing for a while. But recently the startup has had a flush of attention and VCs have been falling... |
| 25.10.2011 | Weinberg on DuckDuckGo funding: “traction trumps everything” [VC Roundup] | Welcome to the VC Roundup, where we’ll parse through venture capital news related to Philadelphia-based private equity firms and the companies they fund. Subscribe to the roundup as an email newsletter. If you have any VC-related news to pa... |
| 02.09.2009 | For Your Voting Pleasure: Ten Startup-Related Panels from the SxSW Panel Picker | When you think about South by Southwest Interactive, your memory may serve up warm recollections of open bars, awesome booth swag, and the occasional keynote worth remembering. But amid the festival atmosphere, thousands of would-be entrepr... |
| 09.05.2009 | BIGOmaha: The Little Conference That Could | Yesterday in the gorgeous Nebraska sunshine, about 300 techies, entrepreneurs, and creatives from all over the country gathered in a large but simple room to learn, listen, and make connections.
The one-day, one-track show was just a hashta... |
| - | Ex-JobsOhio chief’s $250M Midwest venture fund eyes healthcare, tech, consumer startups | He’s no longer head of JobsOhio, but Mark Kvamme is still at work trying to keep companies and jobs in the region. His early-stage venture firm, Drive Capital, said Tuesday it’s equipped with a $250 million first fund to deploy to Midwest s... |
