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Iowa State grad launches Kickstarter campaign for can-tossing cooler
Tailgating season is in full swing and Des Moines entrepreneur Derek Hoy has invented a way to make the sporting tradition even more fun. Through his recently launched Kickstarter campaign, Hoy hopes to raise $275,000 to begin production on the Cooler Cannon …
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KC inventor’s Shoot A Brew gets Leno love (Video)
The patented product of Derek Hoy, a Kansas City entrepreneur who spends his workweek at Garmin, made its way onto The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Friday. “This is what we call the Shoot A Brew, this is real,” Leno said during a segment titled “Products for a Better You.” “Let’s say, ah, you’re…