Our inaugural Big Kansas City event is in the history books, but don’t think you won’t be able to relive the two days of inspiration and education delivered by our speakers. We’re excited today to release videos of the 16 entrepreneurs and innovators who took the stage March 27-28 in Hangar 9 at the National Airline History Museum. From the welcome message by Sprint CEO Dan Hesse to the startup advice shared by Stamped co-founder Bart Stein, these videos are packed with stories of success and struggle and filled with examples of entrepreneurship and innovation.
Check out the video above to watch them all — experience the event start to finish — or click on an image or name below to watch an individual speaker’s videos. Thanks to our video series sponsor, NIC, Inc.
Thanks to our sponsor
Big Kansas City is a two-and-a-half-day event that aims to inspire, educate and celebrate the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the heart of the Midwest. Produced by Silicon Prairie News, it’s part of the Big Series, the nation’s most ambitious events on innovation and entrepreneurship.
The Big Kansas City 2013 Video Series presented by NIC, Inc.
- Dan Hesse, Sprint – “Sprint CEO opens Big Kansas City by reaching out to startups“
- Alexis Ohanian, reddit – “Reddit co-founder wants you to start working on your idea“
- Adam Wilson, Sphero – “Adam Wilson: Open products take away limitations“
- Jamie Wong, Vayable – “Jamie Wong’s challenge: ‘Build the world you want to live in’ “
- Scott Harrison, charity: water – “On way to solving water crisis, Scott Harrison works to build a brand“
- Dan Martell, clarity.fm – “Clarity founder Dan Martell credits his success to motivation, hustle“
- Dhani Jones, BowTie Cause – “With dance moves, Dhani Jones talks big ideas, fashion for a cause“
- Ryan Downs, Proxibid – “Ryan Downs’ six elements of the Midwest’s entrepreneurial ecosystem“
- Extended Speaker Q&A Panel – “Education, mistakes and community are focus of speaker Q&A session“
- Amy Jo Martin, Digital Royalty – “Amy Jo Martin: “Sell to people what you believe’ “
- Thom Ruhe, Kauffman Foundation – “Kauffman Foundation’s Thom Ruhe calls community “a form of currency“
- Mike Macadaan, Science Inc. – “Mike Macadaan on redesigning MySpace, helping startups at Science“
- Micah Baldwin, Graphic.ly – “Micah Baldwin urges entrepreneurs to optimize themselves“
- Rachel Brooks, Citizen Made – “Rachel Brooks believes experiences are your ‘most important asset’ “
- Abhi Nemani, Code for America – “Code for America chief of staff sees ‘civic startup ecosystem’ emerging“
- Bart Stein, Stamped/Yahoo! – “Bart Stein’s five startup lessons from the company he sold to Yahoo!“
Credits: Video by Quadrant5. Snippet photo by Kenny Johnson Photography.
The Big Kansas City Video Series is presented by NIC, Inc.
NIC Inc. is the nation’s leading provider of official government portals, online services, and secure payment processing solutions. The company’s innovative eGovernment services help reduce costs and increase efficiencies for government agencies, citizens, and businesses across the country.