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Lincoln startup connects hunters, anglers with available outdoor sites
For an experienced entrepreneur like Eric Dinger, finding a field he is passionate about is almost as important as building a business. Now with his newly launched Lincoln-based startup Powderhook—an online marketplace that allows individuals to find places to hunt and fish—Dinger is doing both …
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Take a peek at the pitches for today’s KCnext Reverse Pitch, streamed here
Today, the tables are turned for startups and small businesses. They get to be on the receiving end of pitches from Kansas City-area corporations as part of KCnext’s Reverse Pitch from 3–5 p.m. at the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Board Room in Union Station. Five companies will pitch specific product ideas to entrepreneurs…
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Silbermann, Branson to host Google hangout today at 11 a.m. CST
Pinterest founder Ben Silbermann—who grew up in Des Moines—and Virgin Group founder Richard Branson will host a live Google hangout today at 11 a.m. CST. The conversation will focus on Silbermann and Branson’s experiences as entrepreneurs and how they have both scaled their companies into global businesses. The hangout is part of Google for Entrepreneurs‘ “Hangouts for Entrepreneurs” series, which…
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Launch KC celebrates one-year anniversary with event Thursday
As Launch KC celebrates its one-year anniversary, the tech and entrepreneurial communities are invited to spend an evening celebrating the program’s first year. The initiative launched last year and aimed to attract tech entrepreneurs and companies to the Crossroads Arts District and greater downtown Kansas City. Kansas City, Mo. mayor Sly James—one of the intiative’s key supporters—will…
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EyeVerify knocks out Get in the Ring win, Travefy grabs second
Two Silicon Prairie startups entered the Get in the Ring finals Monday night along with six other companies. They ended the night tops in the country. EyeVerify CEO Toby Rush, presenting in the smartphone biometrics startup’s hometown of Kansas City, had the crowd behind him from the first bell, winning the overall competition and fan…
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Far Reach teams up with mortgage forecasting company for new startup
Earlier this month, two Iowa companies teamed up to create Mortgage MarketSmart, a new software startup that helps financial professionals analyze and assess mortgage …
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Beard rating site, Lego mosaic service tie at Startup Weekend DSM
Two teams—BeardOrNot.co and Brickit—tied for first place Sunday during Startup Weekend Des Moines’ final pitches. Seven teams competed in the weekend-long competition with more than…
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Creighton’s 3 Day Startup wraps Sunday with practice investor pitch
While Startup Weekends took place the past few days in Des Moines and Kansas City, a different sort of business-building event was hosted this weekend in Omaha. Twenty-seven students from Creighton University, the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln spent the weekend at 3 Day Startup, developing a business idea and executing on…
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EyeVerify gets in the ring tonight, starting with a tailgate at Kauffman
Kansas City biometrics startup EyeVerify has made it a long way—one of eight finalists from a pool of 283 entrants—in the U.S. version of Get in the Ring, but the company still needs one final push. To prep for the big night, the Kansas City Startup Village has put together a tailgate that runs from…
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Iowa startup helps companies build culture through employee reviews
For most managers and supervisors, performance reviews can be an arduous and unpleasant process. In 2008, when Ben Abbas and his brother Sean purchased Baird Mounting Systems during the height of the recession, they felt the strain of reviewing the company’s employees and didn’t see any tangible outcomes coming from the traditional process …
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