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Sprint CEO, former MySpace VP, NFL vet and more join Big Kansas City
We’re excited today to add Sprint CEO Dan Hesse, a designer with ties to Dollar Shave Club and MySpace, a former NFL linebacker and a world traveling CEO to our Big Kansas City speaker lineup. These four individuals join more than a dozen leaders in the entrepreneurial and creative space who will be accessible throughout…
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You’ll be in good company at Big Kansas City
Big Kansas City represents the bigger picture of entreprenuership. It’s both the culmination of happenings in Kansas City and an opportunity to be immersed in the regional and national entrepreneurial community. We’re excited today to introduce a few of the companies and organizations that are signed up to be a part of our inaugural event.…
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A call for artists to exhibit at our Big Series events
It’s our goal at Silicon Prairie News to produce events that deliver a comprehensive experience. From the moment our attendees walk in the door, we aim to present an environment conducive to learning, exploring, interacting and collaborating. The elements in the event space play an important role to achieve this atmosphere and with The Big…
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charity: water founder Scott Harrison to speak at Big Kansas City!
In less than six weeks, Hangar 9 will transform from an aircraft storage to our conference home, March 27-28. Today, we’re revealing three more speakers who will join us in this special space including Scott Harrison, one of our most memorable Big Series presenters. If you haven’t purchased your ticket, make sure to do so…
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Big Kansas City tickets available now, four more speakers announced
Individual tickets for Big Kansas City are now on sale. The ticket to our inaugural conference will provide access to the two-and-a-half day event, four official conference parties and an environment that acts as a catalyst for conversation and relationship building. The Big Kansas City general admission ticket is available for $449 and a special…
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Our Big Season Pass goes on sale at 11 a.m. tomorrow
Your first opportunity to purchase our Big Season Pass, a golden ticket to attend all three of The Big Series events, begins at 11 a.m. CST tomorrow. This pass provides an exclusive 20 percent discount and guarantees a seat to Big Kansas City, Big Omaha and Big Des Moines. Ticket details: The Big Series Pass…
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Big Kansas City: It’s finally here
In November, we announced a name and a date for our inaugural Kansas City event, but we teased much to be desired. Today, our conference becomes a reality as we reveal the vision and branding that will make the event truly come alive March 26-28. Big Kansas City joins Big Omaha and …
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Photos from our BIG party, the unveiling of Big Kansas City
More than 120 members of the Kansas City startup community joined us Tuesday in the Wine Vault at Coal Vines to be the first to learn the details of our promised “big announcement.” We kicked off the program with the introduction of three new sponsors that will help us support a full-time team in Kansas…
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We’re going big!
We have very exciting news to share with the Silicon Prairie community. But before we get into the news, I’d like to take a few moments to reflect on how we got to where we are today. If you rewind four years and five months, you arrive at the point when Silicon Prairie News went…