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How Big Kansas City helped my bottled-up startup idea run free
As we prepare for Big Kansas City 2014, we asked 2013 attendee Lacey Ellis to share her conference experience and why she’ll be a return attendee. Ellis is the founder and CEO of LittleHoots, a fast, fun and easy way to capture all the wonderful things your children say with beautiful designer templates that bring…
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Method’s Eric Ryan makes good on Big Omaha promise to find long-lost soap
Like many entrepreneurs and visionaries who attend Big Omaha, Nate Allen was ready for an inspirational takeaway. As with past Big Omaha events, Allen—CTO of Kansas City-based software development firm Proof—was poised to glean seeds of wisdom from startup royalty such as Evan Williams and Kevin Rose. This year, however, he had an agenda.
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UNL CEO’s Quick Pitch is back for a third year
The UNL Center for Entrepreneurship will host its third-annual “3-2-1 Quick Pitch” event Nov. 6. Students from Nebraska high schools, two-year colleges and four-year colleges will compete in the business pitch competition in the Club Level Suites at Memorial Stadium.
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ClaimKit raises $560K round, with $360K from Mid-America Angels
A document management startup that helps surety claim professionals collect information for and manage investigations just received a dose of certainty. ClaimKit, led by co-founder and CEO Chris Cheatham, just closed $360,000 in syndicated investment from Mid-America Angels—with participation from Women’s Capital Connection—and $200,000 from SeedStep Angels in Oklahoma.