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Sprint Accelerator welcomes seven startups to KC, launches 2017 program
To help foster connection and collaboration across the Silicon Prairie, SPN will be cross-syndicating news stories from other cities and startup communities. This article was originally published on Startland News. By Megan LeVota The Sprint Accelerator announced Monday the seven startups from around the country that it welcomed into its fourth annual program, which also…
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1Week KC is becoming a rally point for entrepreneurs across the region
As 1Week KC kicks off its fourth year today, it’s clear the event is gaining attention beyond the city limits. “We’ve seen a lot of entrepreneurs come from across the Silicon Prairie network over the last few years,” said Nathan Kurtz, Senior Program Officer at the Kauffman Foundation. The week-long event brings together many familiar startup…
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Big Kansas City Pop Up Events: Sprint Accelerator Reverse Pitch
Just a month ago, SPN received a nomination for the Silicon Prairie Awards stating, “the Sprint Accelerator was the center of the KC tech community this year, period.” So what better way to kick off Big Kansas City then a trip to the place that brought us together over the year. Presented by the Kansas…
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Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator powered by Techstars opens up apps
The Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator is ready for its second lap. The Techstars program today opened up applications for its 2015 class.
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Sprint’s Mentor Network connects founders with corporate executives
It’s no secret that Sprint is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs and startups succeed in Kansas City. First, with the establishment of the Sprint Accelerator powered by Techstars, and now through the creation of The Mentor Network…
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Lean Lab doesn’t have KC schools’ cure-all, but it’s ready for a demo day
Almost 70 percent of Kansas City students aren’t reading or performing math at grade level. How things got there is up for debate, but just about everyone agrees there isn’t a quick fix. That doesn’t mean there isn’t room for lots of small, meaningful solutions. Katie Boody and Carrie Markel, co-founders of The Lean Lab,…
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Three of the Techstars co-founders to attend Sprint accelerator demo day
Last week Techstars co-founder David Cohen blogged about one of his impending trips—this time, to Kansas City. Cohen, along with fellow co-founders Brad Feld and David Brown, will attend the Demo Day for the 10 companies partaking in the inaugural class…
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Sprint, Techstars CEOs to speak at accelerator’s first demo day
Sprint CEO Dan Hesse and Techstars CEO David Cohen will deliver remarks at the Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator powered by Techstars Demo Day, June 12. Each mobile health startup will present after their three-month journey of intense learning, creating, mentoring and collaborating. Teams participating in the Accelerator are developing solutions that encompass hardware, software platforms, transformative…