Hidden Startup Gems in Nebraska: University Assets Founders Can Use (Even If You’re Not a Student)
A founder once told me, “I wish I’d known this two years ago.” She had spent tens of thousands of dollars trying to prototype a hardware product—renting equipment, hiring contractors and paying for small production runs. Then she discovered that some of what she...
More Than Logos: What the UNeMed Startup Wall Really Celebrates
What kind of party involves 240 inventors, investors, entrepreneurs and patent lawyers? UNeMed’s startup wall party, of course! I didn’t know what to expect from a startup wall party, and I left with a rare andat precious gift. It started with faces I haven’t seen in...
Why Venture Capital Isn’t Coming Back: Understanding the New Normal for Startup Funding
Despite optimistic headline numbers regarding VC funding in 2025—which saw US deal value reach $339 billion —the venture capital market in 2026 is leaving several startup founders feeling anything but. In 2025, capital deployment was overwhelmingly concentrated, with...
I Had Never Been the PI on a Federal Grant. Five Weeks Later, We Hit Submit.
About five weeks ago, my colleague Tess McKinney walked into the UNeTech office with an opportunity. She found a funding announcement from the U.S. Department of State that immediately made all of us stop and say, "This is really cool." The program was unlike anything...
Can You Patent an AI Discovery? The Question is Whether You Invented It.
You design a diagnostic tool with three key elements: a biomarker panel you identified, a data collection protocol you developed, a risk threshold you optimized through testing. Then you feed it to Claude: "What's missing?" Claude suggests a fourth element: a...
Hidden Startup Gems in Nebraska: Get Free Help Before You Spend Money
When founders fail it’s not because they don’t work hard enough or because they have the wrong ideas. They fail because they spend money before they gather information.