Camp Alpaca is a two-week paid summer internship in Omaha where educators gather to create practical, culture-focused tools for schools. Developed by education startup Alpaca, the program centers teacher voices, creative confidence and collaborative resource design.| Silicon Prairie News
Rick Knudtson’s journey from learning WordPress development at BrightMix to cofounding Flywheel and Workshop demonstrates how a dedicated local founder can ignite transformation in an entire tech ecosystem. Through strong partnerships and a commitment to community, he has elevated Omaha as a hub where startups can thrive.| Silicon Prairie News
The Omaha-based EdTech startup closed a seed round to advance its employee engagement tools for educators. The company evolved from sending care packages to teachers to now providing software solutions, including a pulse survey product, to encourage career retention.| Silicon Prairie News
The Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC) is an international conference dedicated to connecting educators with the latest EdTech solutions. Omaha startup Alpaca won three awards at the conference, including the Top EdTech Product Award.| Silicon Prairie News
Alpaca Founder and CEO Karen Borchert shared insight into her journey from nonprofit leader to tech executive to startup founder at Millwork Conversations.| Silicon Prairie News
This guest post written by Karen Borchert, COO of Flywheel, originally appeared in Medium. This March, I was planning to give a speech at SaaStr US, about| Silicon Prairie News
Raise your hand if “sales” is your least favorite part of having a startup. Do sales meetings stress you out? Do you hate putting together proposals? Are| Silicon Prairie News
