14. quot;Omaha is looking at what is has —
a different culture of innovation, ... a
creative class — and trying to build
a community that will support anyone
who has a good idea and the
stomach to try to start something.quot;
quot;They live and breathe the Web
2.0 movement, are excited by it,
and want to jump in.quot;
15. Barcamp Omaha
• 30+ attendee-led sessions
• 100+ attendees
• 15+ sponsors
• Great opportunity for
networking / sharing ideas
with our “creative class”
• Building Community!
26. Market-driven
innovation
• National partners
• Identifying key “pain points” amongst companies,
and pairing seasoned entrepreneurs with then to
solve those problems
28. Wrapping up
• “Siloed” but lots of people out there
• Number one priority is to keep building community
+ events, Facebook, Twitter, blogging, interviews, stories...
+ without community, the other endeavors are difficult (or
impossible) to foster
• Work with city leaders and other entrepreneurs to
build infrastructure around this community
• Begin to launch companies, highlight existing
companies, showcase cool things
