Events Preview: Learn to code, Startup Grind

October 8, 2015  |  Andrea Essner

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There are a boatload of entrepreneurial events hosted in Kansas City on a weekly basis. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, investor, supporter or curious Kansas Citian, we’d recommend these upcoming events for you.


WEEKLY EVENT PREVIEW

Coding & Cocktails
When: October 10 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Sprint Accelerator
Women are invited to attend sessions to get an introduction to website building in a fun, laid-back atmosphere. No coding experience necessary.  

Code for America Hack Night
When: October 12 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: Sprint Accelerator
Whether or not you know how to code, you can help by joining us to work on civic hackery to create a better Kansas City and surrounding cities.

Startup Grind: Keith Molzer
When: October 14 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Village Square Coworking Studio
Keith is General Partner of Flyover Capital, a Kansas City based venture fund that invests in seed-stage growth companies in the Midwest. Come engage in a conversation with him!

KC Roundtable Breakfast
When: October 15 @ 7:30 am – 9:00 am
Where: Eggtc.
KC Roundtable is in existence to provide 20 and 30-something Kansas City entrepreneurs with a group of peers to support and collaborate on each others’ businesses.

Think Big Thursdays: Collisions & Coffee
When: October 15 @ 8:30 am – 9:45 am
Where: Think Big Coworking
This week’s format is Wise Words which features speakers sharing their tips and knowledge from which we can all gain value.

GUILDit
When: October 15 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Where: Kemper Art Museum
GUILDit is a gathering that helps craft a stronger Kansas City creative economy, one art entrepreneur at a time.

Summer in the Sand – Pitching to Investors
When: October 16 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Where: Sprint Accelerator
Hear from angel investors on what they look for when making capital investment decisions.

Village Fall Fest & Pipeline Tail End Tailgate
When: October 16 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: Village Square Coworking Studio
Come on by anytime for fall fun, food and drink. Good times will be had by all! Event is free, but you MUST RSVP. 


ONGOING EVENTS
Don’t miss out on the events that happen every week at the same time, in the same place.

1 Million Cups @ Kauffman FoundationLawrence & KC Live Stream
Wednesdays from 9:00 am – 10:00 am

Coworking Wednesdays @ Sprint Accelerator
Wednesdays from 9:00 am – 4:30 pm

Hammerspace Open House @ Hammerspace
Thursdays from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm


LOOKING AHEAD

Compute Midwest
When: October 22 – 23
Where: Municipal Arena
Over a thousand remarkable people from around the globe will converge in Kansas City to explore the technologies transforming tomorrow.

Midwest.io
When: November 9-10
Where: Downtown Marriott
Midwest.io is a two-day conference in the heart of the US, bringing together developers for an eclectic collection of talks covering the latest trends, best practices, and research in the field of computing.

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