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Startland News hits the road to SXSW
Load up the clown car — Startland is going down south. Kansas City’s source for entrepreneurial and tech news is venturing to arguably the nation’s top conference for innovative ideas: South-by-Southwest Interactive. The Startland team has a jam-packed schedule while at SXSW, mingling with techies, early-adopters and thousands of Austonians. Make sure you follow along on…
The WTF Series: Triple constraint
One of the hardest parts of software development is managing stakeholder expectations. Of course, everyone wants as much as they can get, as fast as possible, for the lowest price. Why wouldn’t you? The problem is that most programmers get frustrated when a stakeholder asks for too much too fast, and don’t know how…
Events Preview: Innovate with Lean Lab
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’s Innovation Workshop When: March 11 – 12 Where: Think Big Coworking Build the Future of KC Schools. Let The Lean…
Titans of Kansas City tech combine forces for talent creation
Kansas City isn’t unique in its high demand for talented techies. But perhaps what is setting the area apart is its collaborative approach to creating, recruiting and retaining tech talent in the Kansas City metro. Dozens of area tech companies engaged in a panel discussion Wednesday on practical steps that companies can take to win…
Schukman: Forge new corporate gigs with social intrapreneurship
Entrepreneurship is all the rage these days. You’ve probably noticed the rising trend of people throwing off the shackles of corporate America to launch their own ventures. Millennials especially are known to be a very entrepreneurial generation who weathered the Great Recession to start their own businesses in greater numbers than ever before seen. While…
Sprint Mentor Network offering a leg up to startup founders
From newbies to seasoned veterans, each and every entrepreneur can benefit from a mentor. That’s why the Sprint Accelerator is offering Kansas City-area innovators the opportunity to tap its growing Mentor Network program. Now welcoming its fourth class, the free program connects entrepreneurs and corporate executives as part of a six-month learning experience that aims…
Infographic: Impact of the Kansas Angel Investor Tax Credits
Facing a massive budgetary crisis, the State of Kansas may be placing the Kansas Angel Investor Tax Credit program on the chopping block. The popular program — tapped by more than 300 startups in its 11 years — has had a tremendous impact on the area startup community but is scheduled to sunset after 2016. Since…
Holt: Early-stage capital isn’t Kansas City’s biggest problem
Rack your brain and create a list of local tech businesses that have successfully raised early-stage capital in Kansas City. The list is actually quite extensive. Now try to list the tech firms that have raised later stage capital in Kansas City — defined as closing a round of $5 million or more. It’s going…
Kansas City’s Smart City taking shape with kiosks’ arrival
The first physical elements of Kansas City’s Smart City project have sprung up in downtown. On Monday morning, the City of Kansas City, Mo. installed two digital kiosks on the 1300 block of Grand Boulevard. The seven-foot-tall, touchscreen kiosks — only two of 25 total — will provide users details on city services and real-time information…
Students’ skills gap dings the 21st century workforce
Whether openly acknowledged or silently understood, there is a growing awareness in the education community that students are not prepared for the 21st century workforce. Millennials nearly triple the current national unemployment rate and more than half of 2015 college graduates have no — none, zilch, nada — career prospects on the foreseeable horizon. …
