The Decisions of a Recent Graduate
As a recent graduate from the university, I can empathize with the many seniors who are starting to think about what the next chapter of their life is going to look like. A key component of this is the decision about where to apply and ultimately decide to work. There are so many things to…
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The Steve Jobs Influence
Being part of the tech industry, it’s hard to ignore the impact that Steve Jobs had on what we do today. It was really more than an impact; he helped create our industry. For us to have lived at the same time as this titan is pretty amazing when you think about it. We usually…
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What I Love About Nebraska Global and Don’t Panic Labs
There are many things I love about working at Nebraska Global/Don’t Panic Labs, but one of my favorites is how we don’t get caught up in hype, PR, and buzz. A little while ago, we completed our capital raise of $37.3 million. We actually overshot our target of $30 million and ended up turning down…
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Working for a Startup
We were recently fortunate enough to bring Tom Chapman on board with Nebraska Global. In addition to what he does here, he’s also a regular contributor for Silicon Prairie News in a series called Innovation Chamber. On Tuesday, he published a blog post called What is it Like to Work in a Startup? It’s a…
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Clarke’s Third Law
This summer we are hosting 23 interns at the Don’t Panic Labs office. These interns are placed into four separate teams, with each team tasked to develop a product based around a specific need. Megan Vokal, a member of the GeekSeeQ team, wrote this internal blog post based on her experiences in developing a product…
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Kill Your Darlings
This summer we are hosting 23 interns at the Don’t Panic Labs office. These interns are placed into four separate teams, with each team tasked to develop a product based around a specific need. Chris Johnson, a member of the Parking Carnac team, wrote this internal blog post based on his experiences in developing a…
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Our First Launch
One of our goals at Don’t Panic Labs is to help launch great companies for Nebraska Global by serving as a “people incubator”. On June 1, we celebrated the launch of our first product by our first company, ICORA (www.icora.com). But it wasn’t that long ago that this product was merely an idea that only…
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Careful, Interns Are Sharp
It’s shaping up to be a great summer here in Lincoln with our summer interns joining us soon. We’re pretty excited to see them flex their development muscle and to let them take a peek at just what goes on around here. We’ll post more details about the program later, but for now let’s look…
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