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Brand Lab to pair talent, businesses to create local brand this weekend
Hackathons typically attempt to build something within 24 hours. That concept inspired a small group to build a new partnership in Kansas City. Brand Lab is a one-day event that attempts to create a new local brand—design, packaging, marketing, website—by pairing local talent with local businesses. Participants will get to work on a case study…
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Rails developer, technical co-founder, product designer and 47 more
Every Friday, Silicon Prairie News presents opportunities in the region’s tech, startup and creative community. From a contract job to a co-founder role, these positions …
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How to hack a gigabit city
This weekend, about 100 hackers, developers and visionaries will gather in the City of Fountains for Hacking the Gigabit City, an event aimed at creating and developing the advanced uses for the ultra-high-speed connectivity that Google Fiber is bringing to Kansas City. Our local organizations—the Kauffman Foundation and KC Digital Drive—have partnered with the national…
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Working Together: Sometimes lightning strikes
(Guest post by June and Bobby George.) It’s difficult to describe how we work together. It’s more of an intuition, or a posture, than anything else. Nonetheless, we thought we’d share a few thoughts on the process, how we envision our collaboration, charting out the strengths just as much as the weaknesses. We’ll also sprinkle…
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Thank you March sponsors!
If the snow and wind of the last few days is any indication, this month is on its way out like a lion in the Silicon Prairie. That’s no problem for these eleven sponsors who have continued to support the efforts of …
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Kansas among Missouri startup’s data-driven Final Four picks
Thousands of NCAA tourney brackets may already be busted, and with them, dreams of office supremacy. But for Matt Fischer, the madness is a prime opportunity for SportsFormulator.com to gain credibility. He quit his job last year to launch the Columbia, Mo., startup, which provides …
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Bandwidth Pool puts internet providers in the same boat for buyers
We take internet access for granted, but a reliable connection is crucial to the success of many businesses. Of course, a stable network with breakneck speeds isn’t cheap—especially for larger companies. Ben Anderson thinks he can save office-based buyers bags of cash—and a lot of grief—with his new venture, Bandwidth Pool. …