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Former CEO of Google-acquired Zave to lead KC-area entrepreneur center
Less than two years ago, George Hansen helped put the Kansas City region on the tech map when Google acquired Zave Networks—where he was president and CEO—for an undisclosed sum. Now he’s hoping to do the same for a host of other high-growth companies. The Enterprise Center of Johnson County (ECJC), a nonprofit venture development…
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Google introduces Zavers by Google, a product born in Kansas City
Google today unveiled Zavers by Google, a digital coupon product created by former Kansas City, Kan. startup Zave Networks. The internet giant’s announcement today showcases the same product offered by Zave when Google acquired it in 2011. Zavers promises to enable retailers and manufacturers the ability to reward loyal customers with …
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At Tech ESP event, Langford shares lessons learned with Zave Networks
Thad Langford, the former CEO of Zave Networks and current entrepreneur in residence at OpenAir Equity Partners, spoke on Tuesday at the Technology Entrepreneur Speaker Program (Tech ESP). Tech ESP is a speaker series held in Kansas City that aims to highlight Silicon Prairie entrepreneurs, their stories and their successes. Langford (left) talked about experiences,…
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PrairieCast: Live at 2 p.m. Tuesday with Chris Snider and Thad Langford
Tune in Tuesday at 2 p.m. for Episode 74 of PrairieCast streaming live from Des Moines. Guests this week are Chris Snider, a multimedia journalism instructor at Drake University, and Thad Langford, the former president of Zave Networks and current executive in residence at OpenAir Equity Partners. …
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Prairie Moves: Heath Gerlock, Moblico and Swappa
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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Prairie Moves: Slash Web Studios, Syncbak, Sojern and more
What is Prairie Moves? 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…
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Google: For now, Zave Networks team will continue to work in KC
Following up on a Zave Networks announcement late Friday afternoon that the Kansas City-based digital coupon and incentives platform had been acquired by Google, we’ve received email confirmation from a Google spokesperson that said they’re “thrilled to welcome the Zave Networks team to Google.” Also in the email correspondence, it was confirmed that for now,…
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Google acquires Zave Networks, will join internet giant’s Commerce team
Late Friday afternoon, Zave Networks, a company founded in 2006 and devoted to digitizing coupons and loyalty reward programs, announced on its homepage that it had been acquired by Google. “When we had the opportunity to join Google,” Team Zave Networks stated on zavenetworks.com, “we felt it was the perfect fit for our company and…
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Prairie Moves: Number Laundry, T8 Webware, MindMixer 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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With aggressive growth in crosshairs, Zave Networks raises $10.6 million
Announcing a notable addition to our “Kansas City companies we’ll keep a closer eye on” file: Zave Networks, which recently raised $10.6 million, according to an SEC Form D filing on Aug. 9. Zave Networks, founded in 2006 and based in Kansas City, Kan., is a digital promotions and information management company that links online…