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Techstars, Sprint execs share why KC accelerator will get top talent to stay
Early this morning, Sprint announced its latest and largest entrepreneurial endeavor: Kansas City will be home to the Silicon Prairie’s first accelerator powered by Techstars …
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Hatchlings Match attracts 500K active users in month since launch
Just over a week ago, Hatchlings Match—a new game from the Des Moines-based Hatchlings team—reached 100K users. Seven days later, the game had surpassed 500K. “I’m also happy to announce that Hatchlings Match has officially passed Hatchlings 2 in terms of number of users,” Hatchlings founder Brad Dwyer wrote in a blog post Tuesday …
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KC Digital Drive launches new 1 Billion Bits series this Wednesday
Members of the Kansas City startup scene will soon have another regular meet-up to brew their ideas. 1 Billion Bits—a new speaker and event series created by KC Digital Drive—was created to help foster conversations between developers and the technical community about …
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Watch the featured SXSW V2V Silicon Prairie News panels (VIDEO)
In August, SPN’s community leaders participated in SXSW V2V and this week the inaugural South by Southwest-produced event released its panelist videos. The experience brought together 1,500 thought leaders to “extend and re-imagine the legendary SXSW experience with an emphasis on the creative spark that drives entrepreneurial innovation.” …
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Code for America, MindMixer want your ideas for Ideation Nation
Code for America co-executive director Abhi Nemani believes the country is ready to embrace the civic technology movement. Alongside Omaha-based online community engagement platform MindMixer, the nonprofit helping government work better through technology will instill that belief into Ideation Nation, a five-week rally that asks Americans, “How would you improve your community using technology?” …
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Sprint announces Kansas City accelerator powered by Techstars
Telecom giant Sprint this morning announced it is seeking early-stage mobile technologies companies from across the country for its Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator …