Watch the Big Kansas City 2013 Video Series presented by NIC, Inc.

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…

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.

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.

Dan Hesse, Sprint

Alexis Ohanian, reddit

Adam Wilson, Sphero

Jamie Wong, Vayable

Scott Harrison, charity: water

Dan Martell, clarity.fm

Dhani Jones, BowTie Cause

Ryan Downs, Proxibid

Extended Speaker Q&A

Amy Jo Martin, Digital Royalty

Thom Ruhe, Kauffman Foundation

Mike Macadaan, Science Inc.

Micah Baldwin, Graphic.ly

Rachel Brooks, Citizen Made

Abhi Nemani, Code for America

 

Bart Stein, Stamped/Yahoo!

 

The Big Kansas City 2013 Video Series presented by NIC, Inc.

 

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.

This story is part of the AIM Archive

This story is part of the AIM Institute Archive on Silicon Prairie News. AIM gifted SPN to the Nebraska Journalism Trust in January 2023. Learn more about SPN’s origin »

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