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KC mayors talk about becoming ‘governmental entrepreneurs’ (Video)
Following the Kansas City mayors’ remarks at Startup Weekend Kansas City on September 12, the two took time for an interview with us about what brought them out to event and, as Kansas City, Mo. Mayor Sly James discussed in his talk, what it means to be “governmental entrepreneurs.” “When a business moves to a…
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Watch the 13 Startup Weekend KC final pitches (full video)
As we wrap up our coverage of the fourth Starutp Weekend Kansas City – look for a couple more interviews to come by week’s end – we’re excited to release the full video of the final Sunday pitches. The pitches, judged by Kathy Walker of OPENAIR Equity Partners, Joel Wiggins of ECJC, Carrie Royce of…
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Prairie Moves: Sojern, Annie Sorensen, Wade Arnold 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…
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Kansas City mayors speak at Startup Weekend KC (full video)
Over lunch on Saturday at Startup Weekend Kansas City, Kansas City, Kan. Mayor Joe Reardon and Kansas City, Mo. Mayor Sly James stopped to meet some of the participants, deliver remarks on entrepreneurship, innovation and Google Fiber in Kansas City as well as open themselves up to a 20-minute Q&A. We’ve captured their 10-minute remarks…
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Horsebot3k wins Startup Weekend KC. Here’s how to give it a try
Horsebot3k, an Amazon review analyzer, took home the top prize at the fourth Startup Weekend Kansas City, a 54-hour event in which more than 100 participants formed teams and attempted to take an idea from concept stage to a prototype with a business model and then pitch it on Sunday evening. Bold Predictions, an app…
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Startup Weekend KC: The winners
Final presentations have wrapped up and the top spot at Startup Weekend Kansas City goes to Horsebot3k.
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Tune in here: Startup Weekend KC final pitches live-streaming at 4:45
Kicking off at 4 p.m., tune in here to watch the 12 Startup Weekend Kansas City teams pitch their ideas to a panel of five judges. Each team will have five minutes to pitch what they’ve come up with and built over 54 hours. Expect to see demos of new products, logos of new companies…
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It’s on! The 12 teams of Startup Weekend KC
The coffee has been poured and the laptops are heating up, the second day of Startup Weekend Kansas City is well underway with 12 teams building out the ideas pitched Friday night. Following the pitches, the more than 30 individuals that pitched ideas held up or their idea on a poster board for a voting…
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Events: TEDxLincoln, TechBrew, Startup Weekend KC and more
Every Monday, look for our events post to keep you in the loop on the happenings of the week. From meetups and conferences to workshops and pitch sessions, if it’s happening …
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Startup Weekend KC returns Nov. 11-13 for Global Entrepreneurship Week
Kansas City will be one of 21 cities participating in Startup Weekend Nov.11-13. The 54-hour event, during which participants build ideas into web or mobile applications that could form the basis of credible businesses, returns to the city as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Startup Weekend, now an…