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20 must-attend tech conferences for female entrepreneurs in 2014

The Next Web

Big Omaha. I attended Big Omaha last year and was thrilled with the speakers and attendees I met. Entrepreneur Insider Analysis and Opinion Entrepreneurship Profiles and Interviews startup yec.co Deepti Sharma Kapur , Food to Eat. . Some standout speakers included CindyGallop and Catherine Rohr of DefyVentures.

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Insurtech startup Spot brings in $17.5M equity, debt to fill insurance gaps for accidental injuries

TechCrunch

million in debt in a round of seed funding led by GreatPoint Ventures, with participation from Montage Ventures, Mutual of Omaha, MS&AD and Silverton Partners. Spot has grown 800% in policies from last year and 300% in partnerships, including bringing on Mutual of Omaha.

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Meet 15 companies that are turning ads and marketing into cultural moments

Fast Company Tech

One person excited about the new sports division is Omaha Productions founder and NFL Hall of Famer Peyton Manning, whos worked with Superconnector on a partnership between Bud Light and the next season of Omahas Netflix show Quarterback. The team over at Superconnector has been great partners, says Manning.

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From the Kids’ Table to the Adults’ Table: Taking Relationships Seriously in a World of Networks

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: Last week I published an interview with Lean Start Up author, Eric Ries, that talked about how the lean start up ideas apply to the nonprofit sector. As we see it, the Omaha community is relationships.”. Flickr Photo by Banana Custard.

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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. ”We’ll help them interview,” Alongi said.

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The ACLU is suing Los Angeles over its controversial scooter tracking system

The Verge

Cities such as Columbus, Ohio; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Omaha, Nebraska; San Jose, California; Seattle, Washington; Austin, Texas; and Louisville, Kentucky are demanding scooter companies agree to share data through MDS as a condition for operating on their streets. “The It’s growing into a bigger problem beyond LA.

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A conversation with Andreessen Horowitz’s fintech leads

TechCrunch

Reporter’s note: The interview with Angela and Anish interview took place weeks prior to publication, and I learned after publication that a recent analysis reportedly revealed that of the firm’s fintech portfolio of 42 companies, only four had female co-founders. Read more here.