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5 Reasons Investors Should Keep Their Eyes On Omaha, Nebraska

YoungUpstarts

Here’s a word association game: what do you think of when you hear “Omaha, Nebraska”? Omaha is rising in prominence among entrepreneurs and investors, making a name for itself in a more broad and diverse range of industries than in previous years. And the staggering fortunes in Omaha aren’t just related to Berkshire Hathaway.

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27 Entrepreneurs Share Tips on Building an Ecommerce Business

Hearpreneur

These days, we have a strong e-commerce presence – focusing heavily on digital marketing and user experience, providing deals and promotions throughout the year on the Omaha Steaks website. Thanks to Todd Simon, Omaha Steaks ! #9-

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Weekend Video Fun From Big Omaha

Feld Thoughts

This weekend you can catch up on Halt and Catch Fire , Mr. Robot , or the talk I gave at Big Omaha in May. I had fun at Big Omaha. The post Weekend Video Fun From Big Omaha appeared first on Feld Thoughts. I then go on a riff on Startup Communities and Fundraising, where the phrase “Any rich people around here?

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Feeling Old(er) at Big Omaha

Feld Thoughts

I’m at the Big Omaha Conference today for the first time. They only food at the party was meaty stuff (other than some creamy artichoke dip) so I went for a walk around the part of downtown Omaha we were at (11th Street-ish) looking for dinner. I learned a little about the scene in Omaha, so that was useful to me.

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[Review] Warren Buffett’s Management Secrets

YoungUpstarts

Known as the “Oracle of Omaha”, Warren Buffett was once the richest man in the world. He brought her around his hometown in Omaha, Nebraska, bought her lunch at a fancy restaurant and introduced her to employees in the company. What’s amazing is that he also intends to give most of it away to charity.

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IT lessons from boring, old companies

deal architect

InformationWeek summarizes the IT brand challenge of a 150 year old railroad based in Omaha, Neb. When Union Pacific IT recruiters attend job fairs on college campuses nationwide, they typically look on enviously as long lines queue at the booths.

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Quick Left: An unlikely CEO leads this app development house that’s “a bit like therapy”

The Next Web

In fact, she’s so unlikely to talk about herself or her company that, while sitting with her for dinner during Big Omaha, the subject of Quick Left came up (not from her, mind you) and I said that I really needed to talk to someone from there to find out their story.

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