YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

After all, he’s not called the Oracle of Omaha for nothing when it comes to investing in companies, so if you’re able to build a business that attracts his attention, you’re probably – and we mean that in the most understated way – on to something. A Healthy Return on Equity.

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Rob Go

OCTOBER 14, 2012

NextView is our startup, and I often reflect on how things are going and what we could do better. 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.

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Growthink Blog

JUNE 3, 2014

Over the last three weeks, we have discussed the various factors that drive the 25% IRR return potential of the startup and emerging company investing class. Let us not forget that the most famous and lauded investor of them all hails from Omaha. So when results come back that are barely average, we should not be surprised.

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Hunter Walker

APRIL 17, 2013

Ok, Kansas City where we met with local startups, big companies, Kauffman Foundation leaders and other folks thinking deeply about Google Fiber. Their Big Omaha event is coming up May 8-10 and looks great.]' Just got back from spending a day IN THE FUTURE! As you can see from our speed test screenshot it’s for real.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 28, 2016

But even if you’re running a startup out of your basement in Omaha, this is a situation to which you should pay attention. For startups and small businesses, these shifts can have a major effect on the trajectory of your company. Lean Marketing: Public Relations strategies for small businesses and startups.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 17, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, April 17, 2010 Sneak preview, KISSmetrics (and more) Hear the CEO of KISSmetrics give a sneak preview of what hell be presenting at the Startup Lessons Learned conference on April 23 (were less than a week away!): The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup?

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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. Behind every successful startup community is a group of young people with their entire life ahead of them. An important part of doing this to attract, retain, and mentor more young people.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

I have never been more optimistic about the impact that the tech startup community is having on cities in America or about the role that cities outside of San Francisco / Silicon Valley can play in our future. Changes in the Startup Ecosystem. So the startup work moves to where the startup founders live and not vice versa.

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David Teten

JULY 6, 2011

A small number of offices across the country have slowly begun to endorse the idea of exercising while doing a white collar job (not before or after), e.g., walking on a treadmill while doing your job at Mutual of Omaha. We’re filling it with our own team , plus a couple of startups in our portfolio ( Parse.ly

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David Teten

MARCH 12, 2012

A small number of offices across the country have slowly begun to endorse the idea of exercising while doing your office job, e.g., walking on a treadmill while doing your job at Mutual of Omaha. We’re filling it with our own team , plus a couple of startups in our portfolio ( Parsely , Phone.com , some in stealth mode).

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 23, 2011

I have been getting emails and tweets all day from people upset that they cannot get into Startup Lessones Learned 2011 - either here in SF, where we're sold out, or in one of the more than 100 simulcast locations around the world, many of which are sold out, too. Watch live video from Startup Lessons Learned on Justin.tv

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 1, 2012

One of the most important things we do with The Lean Startup Conference is make a livestream of the plenary talks available for free to groups around the world, supporting entrepreneurship communities everywhere. The number of hosts has grown annually, and this year, we have 200+ groups joining us on Monday, December 3.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 15, 2011

Startup Lessons Learned 2011 is just around the corner: May 23, 2011 in SF. Speakers at Startup Lessons Learned 2011 Ignite: Lean Startup If you're planning to come into town for the conference, you should really check out Ignite: Lean Startup on Saturday, May 21. Don't be late, buy your ticket now.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 20, 2011

The next couple of days are going to be amazing, as the Lean Startup community converges on San Francisco. There are only a few tickets left to Startup Lessons Learned 2011 on Monday (May 23). Here's the official description and lineup: Join us for an evening of Lean Startup talks with a twist. Welcome to our fair city.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 11, 2011

This week, I've had several meetings with venture funds, incubators, corporate accelerators and other significant players in the startup eco-system. Tom from Omaha, Nebraska, shared an update about what is going on in that part of the world, as did other audience members from New York City, Israel, and Columbus, Ohio.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 1, 2010

Ross and I will be speaking at South by Southwest again this year and hope that you’ll join us there for our talk titled “ Third Coast: How to Be a Startup Outside of Silicon Valley.&# Threadless, 37Signals, FeedBurner, BIG Omaha conference, and SXSW itself are proof that technology life exists away from the coasts.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 29, 2017

David Cohen and I spent the week there together to learn more about the various startup communities in Australia, to spend some time with the team that is leading Techstars Defence in Adelaide , and to watch an amazing Federer / Wawrinka semi-final. I arrived home from Australia yesterday. This is not ok.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

eCreamery is a gourmet icrecream shop in Omaha, trying to expand online to create the category of “online icecream gifting” The company hand makes each batch of personally configured icecream, puts custom labels on each batch and mails them to the recipient. I’d love your thoughts and comments.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 18, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Work harder on yourself than you do on your startup – [link]. Startup Swingers: Swapping Founders to Generate Fresh Ideas – [link]. Examples – [link].

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