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Living in the area (Lincoln, NE), you can see that the tech startup scene is blooming. With the cost of living so low, plentiful access to engineering students
by jonpaul 14y ago
Living in the area (Lincoln, NE), you can see that the tech startup scene is blooming. With the cost of living so low, plentiful access to engineering students (UNL), and the rise of investment capital, the opportunity to build a successful startup in this area is growing quite quickly. I was once convinced that I had to move to the valley to be successful, but now I couldn't be more proud of this area, and am determined to build success here.
- joshowens 14y agoWe are experiencing a similar bloom in Cincinnati, it is quite exciting to watch! It is awesome to see it happen in other places too.
- 27182818284 14y agoI don't know about blooming, but things are happening in Nebraska.We haven't had an Instagram, Dropbox or anything like that appear, yet. Lincoln's in-progress push to reframe the city as the next Boulder or Austin should help too.
- aantix 14y agoWhat sorts of initiatives are you referring to?
- aantix 14y agoI use to live in Lincoln before moving to San Francisco.. What sorts of startup resources are you seeing that you feel will propel Lincoln forward? I can think of a handful of "startups" or technology based companies in Lincoln; Hudl, Penlink, Nanonation, i2rd, ... While it's great to have these companies, I would contend that the number of startups Lincoln has is probably in line with the rest of the country and nothing special. The world is changing; if the city is inviting to new businesses you _should_ see more software type businesses crop up. I just don't see Lincoln as anything special.
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- jonpaul 14y agoWhile you may be right about comparisons with other similar sized cities, I feel that I've seen quite the blooming of tech startups. Admittedly, I'm very biased as I live here. But with the arena project and all of the entertainment venues planned, Lincoln will look very different in 10 years. Here is a list of some tech/data startups in the area (Lincoln, not Omaha): http://www.macpractice.com/mp/ http://www.macpractice.com/mp/ http://gitpilot.com http://gitpilot.com http://www.socialassurance.com/ http://www.socialassurance.com/ http://archcrowd.com/ http://archcrowd.com/ http://www.firespring.com/ http://www.firespring.com/ http://www.getlockr.com/ http://www.getlockr.com/ http://www.cmsdm.com/ http://www.cmsdm.com/ http://www.dontpaniclabs.com/ http://www.dontpaniclabs.com/ http://www.icora.com/ http://www.icora.com/ http://www.ec3h.com/ http://www.ec3h.com/ http://www.beehiveindustries.com/ http://www.beehiveindustries.com/ http://eliteform.com/ http://eliteform.com/ http://the42.com/ http://the42.com/ http://www.archrival.com/ http://www.archrival.com/ How long have you been gone?
- latortuga 14y agoA few more to add to the list: http://www.roundus.com http://www.roundus.com http://www.turbineflats.org http://www.turbineflats.org (a building full of tech companies) http://www.alliedstrategy.com http://www.alliedstrategy.com
- timjahn 14y ago"http://www.turbineflats.org http://www.turbineflats.org (a building full of tech companies)" I feel like there are more "startup buildings" popping up all over the US. Turbine Flats in Lincoln. Mastercraft in Omaha. General Assembly in New York. 1871 in Chicago. American Underground in Durham. That's great. Gathering like minds is such a big step.
- 27182818284 14y agoYeah but at least two of those immediately jump out at me as "not startups" unless you count startup as "company that happens to do tech" which I don't.