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June 21, 2020

HOT TAKE: HR Hiring Needs an Overhaul to Function for Startup Culture

We met for coffee at Catalyst, a space buzzing with energy from the dozens of tech startups and entrepreneurs working on the next big idea. Dillon de Rozairo sat across from me, animated, leaning in when he got excited. He’s young, sure, but he runs his own...

Our Values in Motion: 2025 Recap & 2026 Roadmap

When we gathered as a team last January, we couldn't have predicted how much change 2025 would bring. As I reflect on everything we accomplished together, I'm struck by how our work has rippled outward, touching not just the startups we support, but the broader...

Welcome to the Ecosystem, Steel Works Health Accelerator

Steel doesn't come from a single source. It's iron, carbon, and hard work—separate elements that must be combined under precise conditions to create something stronger than any component alone. That's exactly what Steel Works Health Accelerator is building. "Too many...

What Is … Seed Capital?

You are Probably Not Ready for Seed Capital  When founders think about seed capital, they think about what they need: early money to build their product, prove the concept, and get to market. Seed capital is validation. It's the funding that turns an idea into a real...

Building the Ideal Startup Team: Roles Every MedTech Company Needs

At UNeTech, we’ve had the privilege of walking alongside some of the most brilliant MedTech inventors in Nebraska—from devices like MicroWash, which reimagines diagnostic sample collection, to Precision Syringe, a tool designed to reduce medication waste and improve...

Welcome to the community, Open Range

Open range has a great logo. The tallgrass prairie isn't just Nebraska's landscape—it's a metaphor for what makes ecosystems thrive. Those dry leaves of grass, waving in the wind, serve as homes to insects and rodents, locked in constant warfare with the rivers and...

Why Coastal Investors Should Look to the Midwest

Midwest investment opportunities are overlooked. While venture capital has historically pooled along the coasts, recent years have revealed a quiet transformation in the center of the country. Today, the Nebraska startup ecosystem offers strong ties to industries...

From Intern to Leader: Emily Pratt’s Journey Through OVRP

At UNeTech, we’re proud to say we don’t just support innovation—we support innovators. One of the clearest examples of that mission in action is Emily Pratt, a creative technologist whose leadership journey through the Omaha Virtual Reality Pipeline (OVRP) has been as...

VisionSync: Made in Omaha

I politely asked the work crew to be quiet as they moved through the Crane Co-Working Lobby in the Catalyst space. My finger to my lips, I nodded to the interview occurring on the main floor. They smiled apologetically and hurried into the service hallway.  They knew...

HOT TAKE: Omaha founders need to ditch the modesty — but keep it real — to win big

Coffee, Catalyst, and a Hot Take  Thursday morning. Catalyst Building. Omaha’s shiny new baby in the Edge District. I’m clutching my caramel mocha from The Grove like it’s a life preserver, waiting for the UNeMed’s Morning Edition to kick off, when I spot Scott...
Meet the 2022 Opportunity Corps Cohort

Meet the 2022 Opportunity Corps Cohort

Bio Nebraska and the UNeTech Institute are excited to announce the 2022 cohort for Opportunity Corps, a professional development, entrepreneurship, and mentorship program for women in STEAM. These individuals will meet on Fri., Feb. 11, 2022, for a virtual workshop...

Grant Rejection Teaches Excellence Through Failure

Grant Rejection Teaches Excellence Through Failure

At UNeTech we write a lot of grants. Most of them we don’t get. Build Back Better was one of them. Speaking only for myself, it’s a bit of a disappointment. While there’s a remnant of my inner teenager that wants to pretend that I didn’t really want it anyways – I...

What is … The Valley of Death?

What is … The Valley of Death?

Of all of the startup jargon discussed in this series so far, the valley of death certainly feels the most ominous—and for good reason. The valley of death is a feared phase in the startup life cycle, typically occurring after the company launches a product but has...

Five Tips to Learn Before You Pitch

Five Tips to Learn Before You Pitch

As an entrepreneurial support organization, the UNeTech Institute team coaches and mentors entrepreneurs on a variety of skills --- business strategy, company branding, financial planning. Each of these skills is crucial to a new startup depending on where it is in...

What is … Commercialization?

What is … Commercialization?

Investopedia defines commercialization as “the process of bringing new products or services to market” with the understanding that the process of commercializing includes production, distribution marketing, sales, customer support, and much more. The process typically...

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