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Always wanted to work at a Techstars startup? Seven KC teams are hiring
Your ticket to an exclusive club just arrived. Seven of the 10 startups in the Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator powered by Techstars, located in Kansas City, are looking to hire …
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Thanks for coming out to our first Kansas City meetup of 2014
More than 150 members of the Kansas City startup community joined the Silicon Prairie News team this past Thursday for the city’s first meetup of 2014. It’s an exciting time for the community, as this month saw the first round of Mobile Health Techstars welcomed to the Sprint Accelerator. Held in the Sprint Accelerator’s new…
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Techstars, Sprint have 10 teams ready to alter the mobile health landscape
Ollo Mobile has been building its smart-care phone in Brisbane, Australia, for the past two years. Until now. They landed in Kansas City for the Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator powered by Techstars and didn’t book a return flight. Their wives will follow them soon, and though they don’t know if they’ll stay in KC or…
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10 teams land at the Sprint Accelerator powered by Techstars
Kansas City’s Crossroads District is about to become even more eclectic and bustling than usual. About six months after the initial announcement …
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Polsinelli partners with Sprint, Techstars as accelerator sponsor
Polsinelli announced Friday that its firm has partnered with the Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator, powered by Techstars, to not only provide sponsorship but also legal counsel for the startups in its inaugural class.…
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KCSV co-working day at the Sprint Accelerator may be just the beginning
Matthew Marcus—one of the Kansas City Startup Village’s leaders—points out how high the ceiling is at the Sprint Accelerator’s upstairs space in the Crossroads, relaying a study he heard about that correlates ceiling heights with styles of work. He says higher ceilings increase creativity while low ceilings allow for greater focus…
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See Sprint’s Crossroads accelerator space at its Jan. 15 open house
With fresh paint on the walls and furniture assembled, Kansas City’s newest accelerator is ready to open up its doors to the community. The Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator—announced in September—just closed applications for its inaugural class Jan. 6 …
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Sprint’s McGinnis says accelerator “another step” for KC as tech hub
Last week, Sprint unveiled that its new accelerator will be located in Kansas City’s Crossroads District. CEO Dan Hesse and Kansas City, Mo., Mayor Sly James were on hand for the launch, and spoke to the potential of the mobile health accelerator, which will be “powered” by Techstars …
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Sprint Accelerator unveiled in KC’s Crossroads District
Today Sprint opened the doors to the future home of its mobile health accelerator at 210 W. 19th Terrace in Kansas City’s Crossroads District. CEO Dan Hesse joined Kansas City, Mo., Mayor Sly James and Kevin McGinnis, vice president of development at Sprint, to discuss the space and what it means for the community…
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Techstars, Sprint execs share why KC accelerator will get top talent to stay
Early this morning, Sprint announced its latest and largest entrepreneurial endeavor: Kansas City will be home to the Silicon Prairie’s first accelerator powered by Techstars …