February 4, 2013

  • Welcome our speaker manager, Caleb Ulffers

    We’re thrilled today to announce Caleb Ulffers as the newest member of the Silicon Prairie News team, filling the position of speaker manager. Caleb’s role will consist of working with our presenters for The Big Series events in March, May and October. His year-round work is vital to developing and maintaining relationships with each of…

  • Meet the three Code for America fellows assigned to Kansas City

    A former nonprofit worker, experience designer and software engineer make up the team assigned to the two Kansas Cities for Code for America, a year-long program that aims to help city governments use the web to increase efficiency, transparency …

  • KC Startup Crawl to board shuttles, stop at six venues Friday

    The opportunity to meet nearly 50 companies and organizations in Kansas City’s startup community is a just free shuttle ride away. From 4-10 p.m. Friday, the first Kansas City Startup Crawl aims to introduce participants to area entrepreneurs, startups, accelerators and service providers. “It’s like a pub crawl, but instead of bars, it’s a looping…

  • “ShoeMoney” switches focus, sets sights on building software startup

    After eight years of building and selling companies in the affiliate and performance marketing realm, Jeremy “ShoeMoney” Schoemaker (left) of ShoeMoney Capital is ready to stick it out with his next venture, a software startup. Schoemaker, a Lincoln, Neb.-based entrepreneur, is best known for his blog dedicated to his experiences in the performance marketing space,…

  • Design+Tech, Hatchlings party, KC Roundtable and 12 more events

    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, if it’s happening in the Silicon Prairie, you’ll find it here. For more, visit our events page. (Left: Hatchlings will host a party Wednesday for its fifth…