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  • Kansas City developer’s DIY project turns light bulb on for each new user

    Numbers, analytics and reports can statically tick away on an entrepreneur’s computer with the hope that they will provide insight on a startup’s growth and trajectory. But what if the milestones motivating startups were dynamic? Rodrigo Neri, co-founder of Kansas City education app-maker Instin, recounted …

  • On heels of myHomework success, Instin makes app for teachers

    Less than a year ago, Rodrigo Neri and his colleagues Keith Entzeroth and Ryan Niemeyer were working 9-to-5 corporate jobs and building mobile apps at night. But in May, the trio quit their jobs to begin building a startup, as well. Their startup, Instin, is a Kansas City, Mo. company focused on educational management apps.…

  • Making the jump: How we did it

    (This is a guest post by Rodrigo Neri.) Today marks the last day at my corporate day job. That’s right people, I’m making the jump. I’m leaving my safe and comfy job to work on the startup I cofounded called Instin! But hold on, it wasn’t that easy, for the past 15 months I’ve been…