Kevin McGinnis

  • And the winners of the 2014 Silicon Prairie Awards are…

    And the winners of the 2014 Silicon Prairie Awards are…

    After literally thousands of votes, the input of a handful of judges and a lot of creative social media campaigns, all of you dressed to the nines and joined us Thursday evening at Kansas City’s Midland Theatre to see who would be deemed the best of the Prairie. Now we’re excited to share with you…

  • Get to know the six finalists for Silicon Prairie Champion

    Get to know the six finalists for Silicon Prairie Champion

    While entrepreneurs are hard at work building, this individual or company selflessly gives time to advancing their startup community. And the finalists are…

  • 10 teams land at the Sprint Accelerator powered by Techstars

    Kansas City’s Crossroads District is about to become even more eclectic and bustling than usual. About six months after the initial announcement …

  • 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…

  • Sprint’s McGinnis says accelerator “another step” for KC as tech hub

    Last week, Sprint unveiled that its new accelerator will be located in Kansas City’s Crossroads District. CEO Dan Hesse and Kansas City, Mo., Mayor Sly James were on hand for the launch, and spoke to the potential of the mobile health accelerator, which will be “powered” by Techstars …

  • Techstars, Sprint execs share why KC accelerator will get top talent to stay

    Early this morning, Sprint announced its latest and largest entrepreneurial endeavor: Kansas City will be home to the Silicon Prairie’s first accelerator powered by Techstars …

  • Watch the featured SXSW V2V Silicon Prairie News panels (VIDEO)

    In August, SPN’s community leaders participated in SXSW V2V and this week the inaugural South by Southwest-produced event released its panelist videos. The experience brought together 1,500 thought leaders to “extend and re-imagine the legendary SXSW experience with an emphasis on the creative spark that drives entrepreneurial innovation.” …

  • Sprint partners with Pipeline, opens lines of communication to members

    Sprint has opened the lines of communication with Pipeline Entrepreneurial Fellowship as a top-level corporate partner. Announced today, the Kansas City neighbors will collaborate on new entrepreneurial programs in the region, share strategies and knowledge, create national relationships and …

  • Sprint acquires homegrown Handmark, OneLouder

    Sprint didn’t have to call long distance to acquire app developer Handmark and its social and mobile advertising subsidiary OneLouder. The 13-year-old company is based about 20 miles north of Sprint’s headquarters in Overland Park, Kan. The telecom giant today announced the move, one it says it made in an effort to boost its advertising…

  • 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…