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Jamie Wong’s challenge: “Build the world you want to live in”
On a spring break trip to Morocco while studying abroad, Jamie Wong, co-founder and CEO of Vayable, discovered her love for travel and desire to have unique experiences. When she spoke yesterday morning at the inaugural Big Kansas City, Wong used her experiences traveling to more than 35 different countries to stress the importance of…
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A Big Kansas City thank you to Polsinelli, NIC, Arsalon & SendGrid
The following sponsors each stepped up to become a major sponsor of Big Kansas City and we’re excited to not only recognize them for their commitment here but also throughout the event. Please share let them know you appreciate their commitment to entrepreneurship and innovation in the Silicon Prairie. …
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Adam Wilson: Open products take away limitations
“The first Sphero sucked,” Adam Wilson said Wednesday during his presentation at our Big Kansas City event. Prototype your minimal viable product The co-founder and chief software architect of Boulder-based startup Sphero nevertheless encouraged attendees to prototype their ideas. “What’s your minimal viable product?” He asked. For Sphero, a spherical robotic gaming system that fits…
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Hear the story behind the Big Kansas City brand and venue (Video)
Before Big Kansas City kicked off this morning, Des Moines entrepreneur Christopher New and our own Jeff Slobotski co-hosted a video show to highlight the people and places of our inaugural event. George Brooks and Kelly Tomlinson of CremaLab, our Big Kansas City design and development partner, shared insight into the brand they created …
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Join us at our Big Kansas City Closing Party tonight at 8
Badge or badge-less, you’re invited to help us wrap up Big Kansas City at 8 tonight at 2000 Grand. After two days of talks from more than a dozen speakers, this party serves as a great time to reflect upon what you’ve been inspired to do, what key takeaways you discovered or what you’re looking…
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Watch the Big Kansas City live stream
Didn’t land with us at Big Kansas City today? Don’t worry. We’re providing a free live stream from Hangar 9 starting at 9:30 a.m. Thanks to our 2013 Big Series streaming media partner, Quadrant5. Here’s today’s schedule: 9:30 Jeff Slobotski and Regan Carrizales, Silicon Prairie News; 9:35 Jason Zone Fisher; 9:40 Amy Jo Martin, Digital…
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Kick off Big Kansas City day 2 with AM Reboot at 8 a.m. (Live stream)
To get a jump on the action at our inaugural Big Kansas City event today, join Des Moines entrepreneur Christopher New and our co-founder Jeff Slobotski for AM Reboot, a morning podcast for geeks. Today’s hour-long live video show focuses on the people, places and events of Big Kansas City. AM Reboot is the flagship…