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  • 10 people to grab coffee with if you’re new to KC’s startup community

    While the Silicon Prairie may span across several states, include vastly different types of companies and entrepreneurs with diverse backgrounds (and football rivalries), supportive communities are one factor that tie them all together. Whether you’re in Omaha or Des Moines, Kansas City or Cedar Rapids, you’ll find people who really care about helping their fellow…

  • MindMixer leaving Nebraska to unify team, hire 85 more in Kansas City

    MindMixer is closing its Nebraska offices and moving to Kansas City. The online civic engagement platform is moving nearly all of its operations by the end of the summer. MindMixer established an office in North Omaha’s Mastercraft three years ago, and a KC office followed about six months later …

  • Patent, immigration reform top of mind for tech advocates at D.C. event

    (Guest post by Ryan Weber) A few weeks ago, it was my privilege to represent Kansas City’s tech industry at the TechVoice DC Fly-In. TechVoice is a policy advocacy organization powered by CompTIA and TECNA (Tech Councils of North America). KCnext is a member of TECNA, and I serve on the executive committee. Our membership…

  • Companies shed light on needs at Reverse Pitch, hope for collaboration

    A couple weeks ago, some of Kansas City’s biggest companies, its hometown university and favorite football team took the stage at KCnext’s Reverse Pitch to woo entrepreneurs and startups with offers to collaborate. The year before, many of them had been on the same stage, selling their companies. This time, they were selling opportunities. Now…

  • Q&A: KCnext president Ryan Weber talks July 9 mobile payments event

    As we reported last month, KCnext – The Technology Council of Greater Kansas City is hosting an event on July 9 to look at the future of mobile payments. Called GO | The Future of Mobile Payments, the event will …

  • Prairie Moves: VoterTide Alerts, SmartyPig, AgLocal and more

    Published Tuesdays and Fridays, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please email editor@siliconprairienews.com. And if…

  • Ryan Weber off to busy start at helm of KCnext

    It’s been less than two months since Ryan Weber took the helm of KCnext – The Technology Council of Greater Kansas City, and the agenda is full. KCnext aims to promote the area’s tech sector by supporting its community and the tech industry as a whole through publicity, education and building employment opportunities. As we…

  • Prairie Moves: Macy Koch, Blake Pinneke, Lake Surf Co. and more

    Published Tuesdays and Thursdays (two days late this week), Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post,…

  • Prairie Moves: Mike Hays, Rachel McClung, Allrecipes.com and more

    Published Tuesdays and Thursdays, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please email editor@siliconprairienews.com. And if…

  • KCnext tabs Ryan Weber as president, names 10-person board

    Ryan Weber will serve as the first president of the newly formed KCnext – The Technology Council of Greater Kansas City, the organization announced today. As we reported last month, KCnext formed from two Kansas City-area technology initiatives joining forces to take a more regional approach to representing Kansas City’s technology interests. KCnext is a…