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Second annual MECA Challenge kicks off Thursday with 40 students
KANSAS CITY—The second annual MECA Challenge kicks off Thursday with roughly 40 high school and college students headed to the Kansas City Startup Village to help solve real world business problems for local companies.
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Kansas City Startup Village draws 20+ students for summer internships
When it comes to summer internships, college students of all ages have a wide variety of options to choose from. You can go the more traditional route and apply to corporation—a Cerner, Sprint or Hallmark—for the chance to spend a few months making copies and fetching coffees. Or you can choose something different…
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Kansas City Startup Village community lures NexusHQ from NYC
NexusHQ, a software developer for the insurance and financial services industry, is a company built on cross-country cultures. Founders Kyle Ginavan and Mark Chai, combined their Kansas farm town and city slicker roots, respectively, to create what they believe is the first provider of an operating system tailored to insurance agencies.
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KCSV co-working day at the Sprint Accelerator may be just the beginning
Matthew Marcus—one of the Kansas City Startup Village’s leaders—points out how high the ceiling is at the Sprint Accelerator’s upstairs space in the Crossroads, relaying a study he heard about that correlates ceiling heights with styles of work. He says higher ceilings increase creativity while low ceilings allow for greater focus…