Events Preview: KCVR Hackathon

July 7, 2016  |  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

The Lean Lab Friday Pitch Event
When: July 8 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Where: Sprint Accelerator
Every Friday, each team from this year’s cohort will pitch their venture. They’re looking for community input and feedback in order to improve their ventures, and in turn, help create a better experience in education for urban core students.

 

Village Square Second Fridays
When: July 8 @ 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Where: Village Square Coworking Studio
BYOB. Second Fridays is a casual, fun gathering for the startup community to connect on a monthly basis with no agenda except good times.

Coding & Cocktails
When: July 9 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: The Nerdery
Join us for our monthly coding series, Coding & Cocktails. Women are invited to attend sessions to get an introduction to website building in a fun, laid-back atmosphere.

The Marketing Series: Public Relations for Marketers 
When: July 13 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Where: Sprint Accelerator
Presenter, Alex Greenwood, Principal with AGPR, has earned a reputation for success and ingenuity from his more than twenty years experience in public relations, journalism, marketing and broadcasting. 

July TechTalk
When: July 13 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: 4210 Shawnee Mission Pkwy #308A
Join Kansas City Women in Technology discovering how the Agile/SCRUM process could impact your workplace.

KC Roundtable Breakfast
When: July 14 @ 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.

KCVR Hackathon
When: July 15 – July 17
Where: Google Fiber
Join us for the KCVR Hackathon! The event is being sponsored by Oculus, Mozilla Foundation, and Pulse Design Group.


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

Code for America Hack Night @ Sprint Accelerator
Mondays from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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

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

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


To see the full calendar, click here.

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