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Applications to live in Brad Feld’s FiberHouse due Monday
Entrepreneurs have less than a week to apply for free rent and work space in a Kansas City, Kan. house purchased by Boulder, Colo. investor and author Brad Feld. Those with an idea that maximizes the value of Google Fiber have until Monday to vie for a spot …
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Slate columnist finds Google Fiber’s potential yet to be tapped
Slate’s Farhad Manjoo visited Kansas City in January to explore Google Fiber’s capabilities and came away resigned, not knowing how to take advantage of the gigabit speeds. He toured the Google Fiber Space and talked with two entrepreneurs in Homes for Hackers …
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Creighton, Kansas Instagrammers are “March Madness Must-Follows”
This isn’t startup news, but since this week marks the start of March Madness, why not a post about two of the region’s best college basketball players on social media? Mashable on Monday named Creighton University’s Doug McDermott and University of Kansas’ Ben McLemore to its “10 March Madness Stars to Follow on Instagram.” “We’ve…
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Brad Feld to kick off Nebraska entrepreneurship event April 12
The Nebraska Summit on Entrepreneurship returns to the Omaha metro April 12 with a new name, brand and speaker lineup. The conference is now called Intersect and in addition to its local slate of speakers, the organizers are also bringing in three presenters from outside of the region. Venture capitalist, author and TechStars co-founder Brad…
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Four Big Kansas City parties to add to your planner
Part of what makes Big Kansas City more than your average conference is the comprehensive experience that it will provide March 26-28. During the daytime, you’ll engage with the stories, advice and tactical lessons from our talented and eclectic mix of startup founders, designers and leaders on stage. However, when we leave Hangar 9, one…
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CNN@SXSW captures Silicon Prairie, Kansas Sen. Moran in Austin (Video)
CNN last Saturday premiered its roundup of more than a week’s worth of coverage of this year’s South by Southwest Interactive in Austin, Texas. “The annual SXSW festival is where the tools developed in Silicon Valley and elsewhere are turned into the culture of today,” said CNN producer Josh Rubin, the host of the 30-minute…