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Feast on a cornucopia of video from Startup Weekend Kansas City
We’re hard-pressed to think of a Startup Weekend anywhere in the region that’s been documented as thoroughly with video as last weekend’s Startup Weekend Kansas City. And although we can’t claim credit for the video work — that credit belongs to SWKC’s organizers, the in-house video gurus at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and Shane…
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Startup Battle voting begins today, includes Des Moines and KC teams
GlamSnap and Wazoo both earned acclaim on a local level over the weekend, winning Startup Weekend Des Moines and Startup Weekend Kansas City, respectively. Now the Silicon Prairie’s two newest Startup Weekend winners are taking their act to a global …
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Zoo app Wazoo takes top prize at Startup Weekend Kansas City
Without proper planning or the right tools, a day at the zoo can become, well, a zoo. Long walks, overlooked attractions and missed events can leave a patron full of frustration. Just ask Kelly Tomlinson. Tomlinson, a Kansas City-based UI designer, recently listened to her roommate complain of all those issues upon returning from a…
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Watch the final pitches from Startup Weekend KC live at 4:45 p.m.
The sixth Startup Weekend Kansas City wraps up this evening with a closing pitch session that begins at about 4:45 …
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Meet the 17 teams of Startup Weekend Kansas City
Seventeen teams are in the final stretch of Startup Weekend Kansas City, working toward the event’s closing pitch session, which begins this afternoon at about 4:45 at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. This is the sixth Kansas City rendition of Startup Weekend, an event held all over the world that’s designed to give participants the…
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Tune in tonight at 7 for the opening of Startup Weekend Kansas City
Global Entpreneurship Week activities in Kansas City wrap up this weekend with Startup Weekend Kansas City, which runs tonight through Sunday at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (4801 Rockhill Road). For those who can’t make it to the Kauffman Foundation tonight, event organizers are providing a live stream of the evening’s events, beginning at 7…
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Kansas City to host sixth Startup Weekend event Nov. 16-18
The return of Startup Weekend Kansas City is less than a month away. Kansas City’s sixth Startup Weekend event will take place Nov. 16-18 at the Ewing Kauffman Foundation (4801 Rockhill Road), providing participants the experience of launching a business over the course of one weekend. As at other Startup Weekend events, things in Kansas…
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Startup Weekend KC’s Divshot picked as finalist for Crowdstart LA pitch
In the span of just more than two months, Divshot has progressed from a 60-second Startup Weekend pitch to the precipice of a $25,000 prize. Divshot, a Kansas City, Mo. startup, was selected from a pool …
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New video showcases Startup Weekend Kansas City
Time and again at the conclusion of Startup Weekend, teams express a similar sentiment regarding their uncertain futures: the biggest challenge, the say, will be maintaining momentum. More than a fortnight removed from the fifth Startup Weekend Kansas City, some teams are undoubtedly staring that challenge squarely in the face. …
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A photo recap of the SPN Meetup with Startup Weekend Kansas City
Startup Weekend Kansas City’s opening pitches took place Friday night, but the event’s opening pitchers — or pints, at least — were enjoyed Thursday at The Cashew, where Startup Weekend Kansas City (SWKC) sponsored the first Silicon Prairie News Meetup this year in Kansas City. Throughout the evening, an estimated 100 people made their way…