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Matt Watson buys developer-focused blog, bets on big growth
Nearly a decade ago, Matt Watson was asked by a friend to be the first blogger of Geeks With Blogs, a site that aimed to provide developers a free and open blogging platform. Watson’s friend, Jeff Julian, created Geeks With Blogs after being booted from a similar site following a disagreement with another blogger. Today,…
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LockPath plans to add 100 jobs in five years, move to new office
Three months after LockPath closed a $6 million Series B round and shed light on plans to double its staff in the immediate future, the Overland Park, Kan.-based company’s longer-term plans are coming into focus. LockPath, which makes governance, risk and compliance (GRC) software, expects to add a total of about 100 new employees in…
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With Tappecue, KC startup aims to help grillers keep tabs on meat
In a city known for its barbecue, one startup is out to make the the process of preparing that grilled meat a little easier. Kansas City-based Innovating Solutions recently introduced Tappecue, a gadget that lets people use web-connected devices to remotely monitor what they’re grilling. The company …
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Apple’s Passbook provides passport for MeNetwork growth
MeNetwork, a mobile marketing platform for merchants, has seen a surge of downloads thanks to being one of 70 apps integrated with Apple’s Passbook app (left) on its arrival in September. “In the last 10 days, we’ve seen over 80,000 downloads of our app,” MeNetwork co-founder Craig Page said less than two weeks after the…
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Litan looks at “Better Capitalism” in Kauffman Sketchbook (Video)
Among many of the major innovations that characterize modern life — cars, computers and air conditioning, for instance — Robert Litan sees a common thread. “They were all introduced in the marketplace by an entrepreneur, by a new firm,” Litan says. “We need an economy that generates these new firms.” In a video released last…