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Apply for NEXT pre-accelerator program, starting this month in KC
Accelerators are popping everywhere around the Silicon Prairie and nationwide, but there isn’t much out there to make sure entrepreneurs are well-equipped to get accepted or start on day one. NEXT, a pre-accelerator program backed by Startup Weekend, Google for Entrepreneurs, Techstars and the Global Accelerator Network, comes to Kansas City later this month to…
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After global win last year, Space Apps Challenge returns to Kansas City
NASA’s International Space Apps Challenge is landing in Kansas City April 11-13 again this year, back at digital marketing agency Ingenology. Registration is still open for web developers, designers, content developers and anyone else interested in building solutions for space exploration, education or other NASA-related missions. To kick it off, the agency—at 1810 Cherry—will host…
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RareWire creates documentary series about the creation of Spine
In October Kansas City-based app creation studio RareWire announced its first in-house app, Spine, a social platform to help users tell “micro-stories.” Now, with the help of filmmaker Adam Carpentier, RareWire walks you through the process of creating the app with a 10-part documentary series …
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Legislators, experts dissect Nebraska’s entrepreneurial ecosystem
Entrepreneurial experts from the Kauffman Foundation and Pew Charitable Trusts say Nebraska is in pretty good standing when it comes to state policy that fosters entrepreneurship. But there’s always room for improvement, said Dane Stangler, vice president of research and policy at the Foundation. “Overall, Nebraska is doing well (compared to other states where we’ve…