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Kansas City-based storytelling startup Creelio is closing its doors after three years of helping executives write custom content. Founded in 2013, Creelio was born out of a 2012 Startup Weekend competition and led by Julie Edge and Steve Stava. The six-person firm company co-wrote blogs and content with more than 60 area executives, helping them…
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Most startups fail. But that doesn’t mean that lessons from their demise must fade away with them. Zen and the Art of Failure — set for May 19 at Village Square Coworking Studio — will explore the topic of failure via three local founders’ startup experiences and how they grew as a result. Matthew Marcus, executive director…
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The Mozilla Gigabit Community Fund awarded three Kansas City organizations a total of nearly $60,000 in grants to build gigabit-enabled tech projects. Mozilla gifted the funds to PlanIt Impact, Pennez and the KC Social Innovation Center, which will allow the groups to implement 16-week pilot testing from May 16 to Sept. 4. Mozilla also…
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So you’ve got gigabit-fast — roughly 1,000 megabits-per-second — internet speeds. Now what? That’s a question the Kansas City-hosted Gigabit City Summit will help communities from across the U.S. answer. The summit — organized by KC Digital Drive and set for May 16 through 18 — is back for round two thanks to popular demand after…
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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 Second Fridays @ Village Square When: May 13 @ 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm Where: Village Square Coworking Studio Second Fridays is…
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