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  • Chris Cooley shares how SpiderOak’s distributed team works

    Chris Cooley shares how SpiderOak’s distributed team works

    SpiderOak started with the intention of being a distributed team. Our core product is built around encryption and the pool of talent that understands it. Cryptonerds, as they refer to themselves, tend to be deeply involved in their trade but the pool is very small. As a developer-heavy organization, it just made sense to start…

  • Snowden-endorsed SpiderOak doesn’t want the key to your private info

    Snowden-endorsed SpiderOak doesn’t want the key to your private info

    A mention from Edward Snowden never hurts when it comes to recruiting new users, especially when you’re a company that focuses on privacy when it comes to storing data. For SpiderOak, a seven-year-old company headquartered in Northbrook, Ill., with offices in Kansas City, a nod from Snowden has meant a lot more. In an exclusive…

  • Local entrepreneurs give inaugural Big Kansas City a lift

    Midwestern hospitality takes many forms, like a home-cooked meal or a “What can I get you?” Our inaugural Big Kansas City event last month was welcomed into the community by a group of entrepreneurs who wanted to get the local Big Series event off to a rousing start. Weeks before the event, Claude Aldridge (right),…