November 21, 2012

  • Welcome to Adknowledge, one of SPN’s Kansas City Launch Partners

    Today we’re excited to introduce our third sponsor among an amazing group of businesses whose support is making …

  • Take a trip “inside the startup studio” with Thinc Iowa Q&A (Video)

    At the conclusion of the opening day of Thinc Iowa 2012, attendees took a trip “inside the startup studio.” Or so the discussion was dubbed by Antonio Neves, the THINQACTION founder and Thinc Iowa emcee, who moderated the 40-minute question-and answer session on Oct. 10. Neves was joined on stage by a quartet of entrepreneurs:…

  • NovelDay event Nov. 29 to encourage KC to “think novel, take risks”

    NovelDay, a first-year event designed to spur Kansas City entrepreneurs, innovators and investors to “think novel and take risks” will take place Nov. 29 from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Burns & McDonnell (9400 Ward Parkway). The schedule for the day features a variety of programming, highlighted by keynotes …

  • Nebraska initiative seeks “Big Ideas” to transform the state

    Forging Nebraska’s Future, an independent, long-term planning initiative, has put out a call for ideas that aim “to move our state forward and to create a better Nebraska for the next generation.” Individuals who would like to submit or “second” an idea can do so through Dec. 15 at NebraskaIdeas.com, a website built on the…

  • Startup Battle voting begins today, includes Des Moines and KC teams

    GlamSnap and Wazoo both earned acclaim on a local level over the weekend, winning Startup Weekend Des Moines and Startup Weekend Kansas City, respectively. Now the Silicon Prairie’s two newest Startup Weekend winners are taking their act to a global …

  • On Senate floor, Moran gives nod to two Kansas startups (Video)

    Sen. Jerry Moran used the occasion of Global Entrepreneurship Week last week as an opportunity to take the floor of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday and make another pitch for Startup Act 2.0, a bill he co-sponsored to “address critical needs facing entrepreneurs today.” The senator from Kansas opened his pitch, as he has done…