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More than 1 Millions Cups: Nate Olson’s adventure to find himself
It was July 8, Nate Olson’s first unemployed day. After almost four years at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Olson had decided to leave his post as the face of 1 Million Cups and found himself wandering his house wondering what was next. “I was like, ‘What do I do today? I guess I need…
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One Million Cups’ Nate Olson talks at TEDxCoMo, answers our questions
One million of anything is a lot. About a year ago, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation’s Nate Olson set out to reach that many cups of coffee within the Kansas City startup community when he helped created 1 Million Cups (1MC), a weekly program that provides two startups the opportunity to present their companies to an…
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Startup Community Revolution: Caffeinating Communities
(Guest post by Nate Olson) This morning was a whirlwind. At 11:00 a.m. CST I joined a Google Hangout with a coffee shop full of smiling entrepreneurs in Reno, Nev., who were launching their very first 1 Million Cups. As I saw the excitement in this room packed with 50 or so entrepreneurs, I was…
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More servings of TechBrew, 1 Million Cups on tap in Iowa
Starting this week, the Iowa tech community has two more opportunities to meet over a glass of beer of cup of coffee. Technology Association of Iowa’s regular informal gathering TechBrew kicks off Tuesday in Spencer, the fifth location of the three-year-old event. The following morning, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation’s weekly startup event 1 Million Cups…
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Kauffman’s 1 Million Cups out to help startups grow with each cup of joe
Sparking the growth of the Kansas City entrepreneurial community, one cup of coffee at a time, is the goal behind 1 Million Cups, a new education program from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. “The Kauffman Foundation’s entrepreneurship team developed 1 Million Cups as a way to engage Kansas City’s entrepreneurs on a weekly basis, educate…
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Startup@Kauffman events provide launchpad for One Week KC
The “Foundation for Entrepreneurship” on Monday helped lay the foundation for an entrepreneurship-focused week in Kansas City. The Kansas City, Mo.-based Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation hosted Startup@Kauffman, a day’s worth of entrepreneurial activities to kick off One Week KC, a nine-day series of 30-plus events designed to inspire, educate and connect Kansas City entrepreneurs. One…