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Scale Omaha is thrilled to partner with Nebraska Startup Academy to continue fostering connections and tellling entrepreneurial stories in Nebraska! Every third Thursday of each month, we sit down with a successful founder or investor to dive into their unique insights on building in Nebraska. We look forward to share our stories with a wider audience through the NSA platform. Check out the article linked in the comments ?? Details about December’s event coming soon (hint: it involves free food, drink, and holiday cheer ????????????)

?? Exciting Partnership Announcement! ?? The Nebraska Startup Academy is excited to announce a new collaboration with Scale Omaha, focused on supercharging innovation and entrepreneurship across Nebraska! By combining the Nebraska Startup Academy’s robust curriculum and resources with Scale Omaha’s deep community connections and hands-on support, we’re set to provide emerging founders with access to mentorship, education, and networking opportunities. This partnership aims to empower founders across all sectors to learn from and get connected to other founders, creating a thriving ecosystem for Nebraska’s entrepreneurs. Stay tuned to learn more about how we’re working together to fuel growth and opportunity for our local startups! ?? [Link to post in the comments] ??

See you all tonight! ?? 6-8pm ?? Modus Coworking 1901 Howard Street

We'll be back in December with our annual holiday party with Modus Coworking!!!

We're excited to announce our Silicon Prairie Startup Week speaker, Sam Wageman. Sam is an exceptional local founder who has scaled Fusion Medical Staffing (Work With Fusion), a tech-enable workplace solution for traveling medical professionals and healthcare businesses. This session offers a unique window into Fusion’s journey from its 2009 founding in Omaha to becoming an Inc. 5000 regular and a beloved workplace in healthcare staffing. Looking forward to seeing you all there Thursday, November 14th at 6:00 PM at Modus Coworking downtown Omaha! Silicon Prairie Startup Week is brought to you by Silicon Prairie News. Scale Omaha is proudly supported by Greater Omaha Chamber #SiliconPrairieStartupWeek #omaha #startups

Lots of learnings and connections tonight Modus Coworking ft. Andy Liakos!????

So many great conversations + new connections at last night's Scale Omaha Social! It's great to see the startup community come together to share wins (and challenges) ?? Mark your calendar for next month's event ??: ??: https://lnkd.in/gUknXVFB

Join us for an inspiring conversation with Andy Liakos, co-founder of Proxibid, as he shares the remarkable journey of turning a "crazy idea" into an e-commerce powerhouse. Despite being told their vision was "not possible" due to technological limitations the team grew the online auction house to processing $6 billion worth of merchandise annually. Register for free here and invite your friends: https://lnkd.in/gVSFHTFE Scale Omaha is a 501(c)(3) non-profit supported by community donations and sponsorship from Greater Omaha Chamber.

Join us over at The Green Room this month for a laid-back happy hour! Come network with old friends and make new connections while enjoying a drink on us!

Early stage startup founders and new employees often have tons of questions around equity and shares. Gabriel Riekhof specialize in working with tech startups and other businesses through?Husch Blackwell. The nationwide law firm with deep understanding of specific industries, including tech startups. Gabriel will be discussing and answering questions on a variety of common equity questions like how to approach co-founder equity, option pools for employees, how to structure equity and vesting schedules, and what are standard amounts. Join us if you're interested in startups and have every wondering about how to approach equity at a startup.