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RareWire was built on a strong relationship, split responsibilites
(Guest post by Matt Angell) Kirk Hasenzahl and I started RareWire in 2010 with a mission of simplifying and improving the app creation process. We developed a simple language that makes it easy for designers, web developers and front-end programmers to build truly native mobile apps. In the past three and a half years, we…
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RareWire, Neighbor.ly leaders part of KC’s 30-member Challenge Cabinet
The first Kansas City, Mo., Mayor’s Challenge Cabinet has been stocked with 30 young professionals from a variety of industries in public and private sectors. Mayor Sly James opened applications for his advisory panel Jan. 30 and recognized the appointees—narrowed from 160 applicants—at his State of the City Address on March 19. The Cabinet is…
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KCPT spotlights tech company cluster in Crossroads District (Video)
Kansas City Public Television’s “The Local Show” recently put its cameras on the city’s startup community, featuring a neighborhood that’s become a popular spot for tech companies. “While tech companies have been popping up all across the metro, there’s a noticible cluster developing in the vicinity …
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Startup Sales: Give it away
(Guest post by Kirk Hasenzahl.) There are a number of tremendous ideas and new startups in the Silicon Prairie these days. It is an exciting time to be a startup around here. In all my worldly travels as a startup founder (2 years worth), it amazes me that many of the most incredible ideas I…
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Boulevard Beer Finder among apps built with RareWire software
From beer and magazines to religion and tipping, apps in a variety of categories have been built using the App Creation Studio, the product of Kansas City, Mo. startup RareWire. Since its launch last October, co-founder Kirk Hasenzahl said more than 2,200 accounts have been created on the platform, and currently more than 1,000 apps…
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RareWire celebrates App Creation Studio launch, eyes platform’s growth
“What’s the best way to celebrate the public launch of the RareWire App Creation Studio? By being featured in Forbes Magazine, Mashable, and of course, by throwing a ridiculous party.” So said the invitation to RareWire’s celebratory launch party, held Nov. 16 at The Guild in the Crossroads district of Kansas City, Mo. RareWire, a…
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Mayor unveils Launch KC, effort to attract and develop tech business
They didn’t shout it, per se, but Kansas City leaders took a rooftop Monday to announce news about Launch KC, a new effort to attract tech entrepreneurs and companies to the Crossroads Arts District and Greater Downtown Kansas City. Kansas City, Mo. mayor Sly James and Mayors’ Bistate Innovations Team co-chairman Mike Burke led a…
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Kauffman’s 1 Million Cups out to help startups grow with each cup of joe
Sparking the growth of the Kansas City entrepreneurial community, one cup of coffee at a time, is the goal behind 1 Million Cups, a new education program from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. “The Kauffman Foundation’s entrepreneurship team developed 1 Million Cups as a way to engage Kansas City’s entrepreneurs on a weekly basis, educate…
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RareWire realizing ‘grand vision’ of platform for building native apps
RareWire is nearly ready to introduce its “secret weapon” to a broader audience. The Kansas City, Mo.-based mobile app creation studio and software provider, founded in March 2010 by former Saepio colleagues Matt Angell (below left) and Kirk Hasenzahl (left), saw the potential with the launch of the iPad for a platform that would make…
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RareWire to move from Kansas to Missouri, create 40 new jobs
The Missouri Department of Economic Development announced in a press release Monday that RareWire is …