November 25, 2013
Volano likes to be around the start-up community for a lot of good reasons and Omaha, though not without its challenges, has become an increasingly friendly place for entrepreneurs to pursue their ideas. As a software company, we are particularly interested in how technological innovation can solve problems and make money. Start-ups are often warned […]
November 4, 2013
We write frequently about the way in which technology alters and enhances the way we do business, communicate and conduct the countless, banal tasks that make up our daily lives. Last week I discovered a conversation between prominent contemporary writers on how technology has altered storytelling on the New York Times. This is a fun […]
October 25, 2013
We have recently learned a great deal about the world of franchising. Our mobile site review application Action Card will launch early next year and is in a productive beta test currently. I have several years of experience recruiting, setting up and managing franchises and it has been fun working with our beta testers and […]
October 7, 2013
“Ah but something is happening here and you don’t know what it is, do you, Mr. Jones?” – Bob Dylan, Ballad of a Thin Man I was recently explaining Twitter to my baby-boomer father in-law. I am a perennial late adopter of technology so it’s always a challenge to find people whom I can play […]
September 23, 2013
One of the great things about being involved in software development is belonging to a community that appreciates technological innovation. We attend cool events like Big Omaha, speak about software as a competitive advantage to local businesses, mentor young innovators in programs like Straight Shot and discuss the pros and cons of new and upcoming […]