Events Preview: Most Likely to Succeed Screening
August 25, 2016 | Andrea Essner
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 Marketing Series: Brand Resiliency
When: August 31 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Where: Sprint Accelerator
Creating a brand isn’t easy, but creating a brand that stands the test of time and pivot is even more difficult. Join Tom Morse-Brown for an interactive workshop that will help you understand branding.
KC Roundtable Breakfast
When: September 1 @ 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.
Most Likely to Succeed Screening
When: September 1 @ 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Sprint Accelerator
Most Likely to Succeed, an education documentary, shows how much potential there is for students when they are given an engaging educational experience. We want to put the call out to the startup community and invite you all to view this must-see film.
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 Foundation, Lawrence & 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
LOOKING AHEAD
Techweek
When: September 12 – 18
Where: TBD
Early bird tickets still available. Join in the celebration of innovation that is coming out of the burgeoning tech hub of Kansas City!
Lean Lab Innovation Workshop
When: September 16 – 18
Where: Sprint Accelerator
In this 2.5 day workshop powered by 4.0 Schools, learn how to take popular innovation frameworks, Lean Startup, and design thinking, and use them to create innovative solutions for your classroom, school, and community.
Make 48
When: October 28 – 30
Where: Kansas City Art Institute
Teams apply and compete to develop a new commercial product idea in a 48 hour invent-a-thon weekend. 48 hours to plan, prototype and pitch an idea for prizes and licensing potential.
To see the full calendar, click here.
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