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  • Here’s what the 7 corporations presented at KC Reverse Pitch

    Last Thursday seven corporate leaders put on their best sales presentations for the Kansas City entrepreneurial community as part of Reverse Pitch, put on by KCnext. Taking the stage at the KC Chamber Board Room in Union Station were Cisco, Adknowledge, Pinsight Media+, BATS, Assurant, Perceptive Software and Black & Veatch.

  • KCnext announces Reverse Pitch slate, Innovation Expo startups

    KCnext announces Reverse Pitch slate, Innovation Expo startups

    Get ready to listen and take lots of notes. KCnext is about to bring back the Reverse Pitch. After a successful spin last year, the tech council has rounded up even more corporations to pitch business ideas that entrepreneurs can partner with them on. Eight companies will present on Thursday, Nov. 20, at Union Station…

  • MindMixer leaving Nebraska to unify team, hire 85 more in Kansas City

    MindMixer is closing its Nebraska offices and moving to Kansas City. The online civic engagement platform is moving nearly all of its operations by the end of the summer. MindMixer established an office in North Omaha’s Mastercraft three years ago, and a KC office followed about six months later …

  • Companies shed light on needs at Reverse Pitch, hope for collaboration

    A couple weeks ago, some of Kansas City’s biggest companies, its hometown university and favorite football team took the stage at KCnext’s Reverse Pitch to woo entrepreneurs and startups with offers to collaborate. The year before, many of them had been on the same stage, selling their companies. This time, they were selling opportunities. Now…

  • Take a peek at the pitches for today’s KCnext Reverse Pitch, streamed here

    Today, the tables are turned for startups and small businesses. They get to be on the receiving end of pitches from Kansas City-area corporations as part of KCnext’s Reverse Pitch from 3–5 p.m. at the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Board Room in Union Station. Five companies will pitch specific product ideas to entrepreneurs…

  • KCnext elects SPN’s Regan Carrizales, two others to board of directors

    Regional tech council KCnext on Tuesday announced the addition of three members to its board of directors, including Silicon Prairie News community builder Regan Carrizales. Kevin McGinnis, senior vice president of product platforms at Sprint, and Kyle Mallot, vice president at DST Systems, also joined the board, which includes Greg Kratofil, a Polsinelli attorney who’s…

  • Events: Lunch & Learn, KCnext networking event and Nebraska UX

    Every Monday, look for our events post to keep you in the loop on the happenings of the week. From meetups and conferences to workshops and pitch sessions, if it’s happening in the Silicon Prairie, you’ll find it here. For more, visit our events page for a calendar of upcoming events from us and others…

  • Watch Dwolla and Chirpify founders, Fed VP talk at KCnext event (Video)

    To complement our previous coverage of GO – The Future of Mobile Payments, we present video from the event, which was hosted July 9 in Kansas City, Mo. by KCnext- The Technology Council of Greater Kansas City. At the event, Chirpify founder and CEO Chris Teso, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City senior vice president…

  • Panelists focus on simplicity, security in meeting of mobile payments minds

    The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City is on the verge of its 100th year of operation, having first opened its doors for business in 1914. Chirpify, by contrast, checks in well shy of the century mark. The Portland-based Twitter commerce platform launched just four months ago. But on Monday at the Kauffman Center for…

  • Watch ‘The Future of Mobile Payments’ at 2 p.m. (Live Stream)

    Tune in at 2 p.m. for the live stream of KCnext’s “Future of Mobile Payments” event, showcasing the CEOs of startups Dwolla and Chirpify along with a senior vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. The event begins with individual presentations, and around 3 p.m., journalist Ben Paynter will join the speakers…