The Next Web

JULY 13, 2012

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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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 5, 2012

Starting from some 1,000 registrants from 25 countries in 2003, the competition has spawned many a young technology entrepreneur. Microsoft Imagine Cup certainly has grown over the years, inspiring an entire generation of technology-savvy youths – with 1.65

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Rob Go

OCTOBER 14, 2012

Some of our most interesting companies have originated in places like Estonia (GrabCAD), Croatia (Farmeron) and Omaha (SkyVu), although all have either moved or have a significant presence in a major tech hub like SF, Boston, or NY. Net net, I think things have gotten much better for entrepreneurs, which is a good thing for us overall.

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New Hampshire Croatia Omaha Portfolio 50

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 19, 2017

Known as the “Oracle of Omaha,” Buffett is one of the world’s richest men and a respected financial leader. We looked closely at 5 highly successful introverted leaders, seeking lessons and actionable advice that you can implement today. Warren Buffett.

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United States Cofounder Omaha Portugal 54

Growthink Blog

JUNE 3, 2014

Let us not forget that the most famous and lauded investor of them all hails from Omaha. And more to the point, the great entrepreneurs, the builders of businesses, those that actually create wealth… …have always percolated at the edges and NOT in financial centers. Now, there are alternatives.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 17, 2010

Our sponsors continue to support the conference as well as deserving entrepreneurs. Our sponsors continue to support the conference as well as deserving entrepreneurs. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable (for Ha.

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Seeing Both Sides

OCTOBER 6, 2010

The latest printing, the sixth edition, contains a foreward from the Oracle of Omaha himself as well as a preface from hedge fund investor Seth Klarman of The Baupost Group , regarded by many to be one of the modern masters in the art of value investing. If a portfolio company goes bad, there is typically barely any salvage value.

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Omaha Due Diligence Silicon Valley Stock 35

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 2, 2015

From Chattanooga to Omaha to Las Vegas, many cities in the US – and around the world – are building startup communities. Fletcher could always be found meeting student entrepreneurs and would regularly seek out and offer other promising students internships at growing Boulder startups.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Obvious examples include SxSW in Austin or Big Omaha in, well, I’ll let you guess. As you have more exits in your startup community and more second-time entrepreneurs the growth of a local startup community becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Venture Capital. I was instantly intrigued.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 11, 2011

In many of these cases, the funds or the accelerators want to put in $100,000 to $500,000 in select ventures but are having a hard time finding mature entrepreneurs to support. Announce one or two $100,000 prizes that only those entrepreneurs who have gone through and completed at least 60 hours of 1M/1M curriculum would be eligible for.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 23, 2011

Strengthening ties between entrepreneurs is one of our most important values. We struggle with this issue every year, because we strongly encourage everyone who can to participate with their local entrepreneurship community. That said, there comes a point where that's not possible for everyone.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 20, 2011

Fast-paced, thought-provoking and social, this Ignite features presentations from in-the-trenches entrepreneurs ready to share their lessons learned. For some of my thoughts on Lean Startup Machine, see A month is fifteen weekends and The real entrepreneurs of New York City. Also: booze.

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Czech Republic Costa Rica Brazil Romania 114

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 1, 2010

We should have a really nice crowd of entrepreneurs, designers, and funders there and expect a great discussion. What does that mean for today’s would-be entrepreneurs? Threadless, 37Signals, FeedBurner, BIG Omaha conference, and SXSW itself are proof that technology life exists away from the coasts. How much is too much?

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

The entrepreneurs had made $150k in revenue running classes for four months at a gym in New York, selling out the classes at $35/class. it also means less dilution, something that entrepreneurs should be very mindful of. I imagine the entrepreneurs were pretty confused about how to reconcile the positive feedback with the no-bids.

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Pre-Money Valuation Post-Money Valuation Valuation Dilution 163

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 18, 2012

Good reminder about What Matters (to entrepreneurs) – [link]. Big Omaha 2012 – 4 years in, it’s still the best conference you’ve never attended – [link]. In war for talent, ‘brogrammers’ will be losers – [link]. Think Twice Before Starting a Company – [link]. HOLD EVERYTHING. Robert Downey Jr.’s

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