Posts Tagged ‘Techweek KC’
Pure Pitch Rally palms $20K to KC startups
Kansas City already has the right lineup for its own tech rally, Karen Fenaroli said. “We have the investors, we have the start-up talent,” Fenaroli, founder of Fenaroli & Associates and organizer of Pure Pitch Rally, said. A pitch competition next month attempts to connect the two, offering winning entrepreneurs an opportunity to nab $1,000…
Read MoreBig Bang leverages smart city success, LaunchKC momentum
Editor’s note: This content is sponsored by LaunchKC but independently produced by Startland News. As Kansas City becomes a hotbed for smart city tech, one local startup is providing a spine for streamlined communication among the devices cities will leverage. Kansas City-based Big Bang’s Internet of Things software aims to work as the “central nervous…
Read MoreKCUR and Startland chat Techweek, Kansas City entrepreneurship
Startland News editor-in-chief Bobby Burch hopped on KCUR’s Central Standard to discuss Techweek Kansas City and challenges facing area startups. Listen to the conversation below. Special thanks to KCUR for sharing its content!
Read MoreLook into serial entrepreneur Jeff Hoffman’s toolkit of inspiration
“What if you applied the skills of entrepreneurship to everything that you do?” serial entrepreneur Jeff Hoffman asked a crowd at Union Station on Thursday. As Hoffman took the stage as Techweek Kansas City’s keynote speaker, he did just that. Applying the skill of “adaptability,” he decided to nix his slide deck and improvise. A…
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