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November 21, 2011

  • Zaarly’s Fishback graces the cover of Entrepreneur Magazine

    In its final issue of 2011, Entrepreneur Magazine features Kansas City’s Bo Fishback of Zaarly on its cover for a story on “10 trends that will define opportunity next year.” Zaarly, a San Francisco-based startup that Fishback co-founded at Startup Weekend Los Angeles in April, is highlighted in the magazine’s second trend, collaborative commerce. “Collaborative…

  • KC mayors talk about becoming ‘governmental entrepreneurs’ (Video)

    Following the Kansas City mayors’ remarks at Startup Weekend Kansas City on September 12, the two took time for an interview with us about what brought them out to event and, as Kansas City, Mo. Mayor Sly James discussed in his talk, what it means to be “governmental entrepreneurs.” “When a business moves to a…

  • Library Gadget aims to keep users from being burned by overdue books

    If Scott Peterson’s family was always on top of its library books, the Des Moines-based software architect might have …

  • Joel Wiggins discusses KCnext – The Technology Council of Greater KC

    As we reported earlier this month, a couple of Kansas City-area technology initiatives have joined forces to form a new group that’s taking a more regional approach to representing Kansas City’s technology interests. That new group, called KCnext – The Technology Council of Greater Kansas City, is a fusion of the Software and Information Technology…

  • Events: Thinkers and Tinkerers, Startup Drinks and more

    Every Monday, look for our events post to keep you in the loop on the happenings of the week. From meetups and conferences to workshops and pitch sessions …