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Big Kansas City Pop Up Events: KC Convergence
Who says Big Kansas City has to start at the Opening Party? Two hours before you arrive at Missouri Bank’s downtown branch, Triple I, VML and UP Global are coming together to share cocktails and conversation at the VML Global Headquarters. KC Convergence, a Big Kansas City Pop Up event, has been coined as the…
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Digital Sandbox KC announces second round of funding, launch event
KANSAS CITY—It’s been more than six months since Digital Sandbox KC awarded the last of its initial funds to a group of local startups. But now, the group that provides proof-of-concept support to entrepreneurs is back in action thanks to funds from a number of local players.
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CultureMesh builds cultural networks for those a long way from home
OMAHA—America has been known as the melting pot of creeds and cultures since the early 1900s. After more than a century, the nickname remains relevant today. The number of international students at U.S. universities has skyrocketed the past 10 years. A record 819,644 international students attended undergrad and post-grad schools in 2013, according to a…
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Big KC: No internship needed, Kimber Lockhart sold Increo then grew Box
Most college juniors are happy with an unpaid internship related to their major. Free work for real-world experience is the status quo, and students will gladly gain that experience to jumpstart their career with the hopes of the big payoff long down the road.
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John Jackovin: Home, San Francisco, three weeks and done
(Guest post by John Jackovin) After nine weeks of Techstars the end is very near and we have our work cut out for us. I am writing this from my kitchen table in Des Moines, Iowa, not from my rented kitchen table in Boulder, Colorado. I flew back late Wednesday and got to spend the…