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Startup Weekend Kansas City: CraftWig walks away with win
Behold the power of the T-shirt. It was fitting in a way that CraftWig, the only team to don matching T-shirts for Startup Weekend Kansas City final demonstrations on Sunday, walked away from the bizperc office space as the winner of SWKC. CraftWig, an online community for crafters that offers in-depth tutorials, shopping lists, price…
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Startup Weekend Kansas City: Live-streaming final demos at 6:30 p.m.
Join us around 6:30 p.m. for live-streaming of demo pitches from the eight teams at Startup Weekend Kansas City.
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Startup Weekend Kansas City: Lineup and judges set for tonight
Our editor, Michael Stacy, is both competing in and covering his first Startup Weekend at the moment and while he’s currently doing the former with his team, My …
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Startup Weekend Kansas City: Talk from Boxcar’s George, photos
Quoth great Kevin McCallister (because when isn’t a Home Alone quote at least marginally appropriate?): This is it. Don’t get scared now. Just a few hours stand between Startup Weekend Kansas City participants and their final presentations, which get underway at 6:30 p.m. here at the bizperc office space. Rest assured, “getting scared” won’t be…
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Startup Weekend Kansas City: Notes and photos from opening night
Day 2 of Startup Weekend Kansas City kicked off this morning on the heels of an energetic opening night. For starters, attendees on Friday enjoyed dinner, Boulevard beer and spectacular downtown views from the sixth floor of the bizperc office space. Co-organizer Adam Coomes served as emcee for the evening, and ice-breaking games got the…
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Startup Weekend Kansas City: A veteran’s view of 54 frenetic hours
Picture a weekend-long event in which you could meet new people, promote your idea and take that idea to the next level in just under 54 hours. I know, the thought of taking that idea to a social event and bringing it to fruition in a weekend seems insane, but this is exactly what happens…
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Google tabs Kansas City, Kan. for ultra high-speed network (Video)
The speed of startup progress in one of the Silicon Prairie’s hubs is about to become significantly swifter. Google announced today that it will build its ultra high-speed …
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Indie Ventures establishes Prairie presence with new Kansas City office
A West Coast-based venture capital firm with operations in San Francisco and Seattle has added a Silicon Prairie location to its stable. Indie Ventures, which focuses on funding and business development for digital media …
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Launch the next big thing April 15-17 at Startup Weekend Kansas City
If you want a chance to be a part of the next Zaarly or LaunchRock, you should sign up to attend Startup Weekend Kansas City. The event will break up developers …
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StartupBus Chicago visits Kauffman Labs in Kansas City (Video)
An idea that jokingly turned into a tech challenge back in March 2010, the Startup bus stopped in at Kauffman Labs in Kansas City while en route to South by Southwest Interactive. StartupBus, the idea that coined the word “Buspreneurs,” is an all-out 48-hour challenge to build a minimum viable product, but there’s a twist:…