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With a fashion accessory, Trellie aims to keep women better connected
According to Trellie, a new Kansas City, Kan. startup, more than 80 percent of women carry their phones in their purse and more than 50 percent of those women miss calls daily because they can’t hear their phone ring. What if, the startup’s founders thought, a purse could help with communication instead of hinder it?…
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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…
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At Tech ESP event, Langford shares lessons learned with Zave Networks
Thad Langford, the former CEO of Zave Networks and current entrepreneur in residence at OpenAir Equity Partners, spoke on Tuesday at the Technology Entrepreneur Speaker Program (Tech ESP). Tech ESP is a speaker series held in Kansas City that aims to highlight Silicon Prairie entrepreneurs, their stories and their successes. Langford (left) talked about experiences,…
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Thad Langford to speak at Tech ESP event on May 15
Thad Langford, who guided Zave Networks through its 2011 acquisition by Google and now is actively involved with several other Kansas City startups, will present May 15 at the next installment of Kansas City’s Technology Entrepreneur Speakers Program (Tech ESP). The event will take place from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Country Club Plaza offices of…
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As press piles up, AgLocal announces board, eyes investment
AgLocal, one of Kansas City’s most talked-about tech startups of 2012, has teamed with Thad Langford, the executive behind one of Kansas City’s most ballyhooed tech acquisitions of 2011. And — no surprise here — the startup continues to garner plenty of attention from investors and media outlets alike. More on that alliance and those…
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Kansas City’s Tech ESP sets all six dates, first three speakers for 2012
Kansas City’s Technology Entrepreneur Speakers Program is back for 2012, and the first three of the program’s six speakers for the year have been confirmed. Maria Flynn, the president and CEO of Orbis Biosciences, will present at the first …
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Thad Langford discusses decision to invest in Leap2 (Video)
Get Thad Langford going, and he’ll talk at length about the importance of entrepreneurs who have made successful exits investing in other startups. With his involvement in Leap2, Langford is walking the walk to back that talk. Langford, who is currently the executive in residence at OpenAir Equity Partners, was at the helm of Zave…
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PrairieCast video: foursquare in Des Moines, fiber in the Silicon Prairie
This week we had two PrairieCast rookies on the show, OpenAir Equity Partners’ executive-in-residence Thad Langford and Drake University social media strategy instructor Chris Snider. We discussed the successful efforts of Snider’s class to procure a badge for Des Moines on the popular social platform foursquare, Langford’s investment in Kansas City-based …
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Watch live: PrairieCast at 2 p.m. with Chris Snider and Thad Langford
Join us at 2 p.m. for Episode 74 of PrairieCast streaming live from Des Moines. Guests this week are Chris Snider, a multimedia journalism instructor at Drake University, and Thad Langford, the former president of Zave Networks and current executive in residence at OpenAir Equity Partners. …
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PrairieCast: Live at 2 p.m. Tuesday with Chris Snider and Thad Langford
Tune in Tuesday at 2 p.m. for Episode 74 of PrairieCast streaming live from Des Moines. Guests this week are Chris Snider, a multimedia journalism instructor at Drake University, and Thad Langford, the former president of Zave Networks and current executive in residence at OpenAir Equity Partners. …