October 4, 2012

  • Get to know our Thinc Iowa 2012 Wednesday speakers

    All set for Thinc Iowa next week? Good. Now it’s time to do some homework on the several speakers that will be featured over the two-and-a-half-day conference. Luckily we’ve done most of the work for you by compiling a few links about each one below. …

  • Kauffman Labs to host “Running Lean” workshop Tuesday

    Most products fail, but they do so because their creators waste time building the wrong product, not because those creators don’t launch the product they set out to build. So goes the theory at the heart of Running Lean, a workshop that’s set to take place from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday at The Ewing Marion…

  • Battle Bears to break onto small screen as SkyVu announces TV deal

    SkyVu Entertainment today announced it has signed a development deal with Wildbrain Entertainment to bring the characters of its popular mobile game franchise Battle Bears to the small screen. Wildbrain, a DHX Media Ltd. Company behind shows that air on Nickelodeon, Disney and HBO, is licensing the Battle Bears brand to develop a TV series…

  • A belated thank you to September’s blog sponsors

    While we’re already a few days into October, we didn’t want to miss the chance to publicly say thank you to the sponsors that supported our blog in September. New sponsor starting this month: The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is dedicated to advancing entrepreneurship in America and improving the education of children and youth. They’re…

  • Columbia, Des Moines to host TEDxCity2.0 events Oct. 13

    Columbia, Mo. and Des Moines will join cities across the world on Oct. 13 in hosting local TEDxCity2.0 conferences focused on the future of urban spaces. Like other independently organized TED events, both the TEDxCoMo and TEDxDesMoines functions will feature a slate of talks from leaders and innovators with “ideas worth spreading.” But on Oct.…

  • Entrepreneur KC radio show debuts this afternoon

    Entrepreneur KC, a weekly radio show that aims to highlight the entrepreneurial community in Kansas City, airs its first episode this afternoon at 1. Hosted by Sara Davidson and former Missouri State Rep. Jason Grill, two marketing and media relations strategists, the hour-long show airs on KMBZ Business Channel 1660 AM in Kansas City, streams…

  • RAZ raises $800k for hires and marketing, announces partnership

    RAZ Mobile on Monday closed $800,000 in Series A funding from a lone, undisclosed investor, bringing total capital raised to date for the Overland Park, Kan. startup to just more than $1 million. RAZ, which helps nonprofits and other causes raise money through mobile web pages, plans to use the new capital to hire a…