People & Places
1 Million Cups with Barr Corporate Health and GoodDog2Go
Kansas City is one of many cities across the country that hosts weekly 1 Million Cups events Wednesday mornings. This week entrepreneurs braved the rain and filled the auditorium inside the Kauffman Foundation to see Barr Corporate Wellness and GoodDog2Go present.
Mentorship valued for mobile health care startups
The atmosphere at Techstars’ mobile health accelerator at the Sprint Accelerator is similar to other startup environments: some people are working intently with their headphones on, while others are goofing off. There are snack wrappers and cans of Redbull everywhere. Individual team members are off to the side filming testimonial for Sprint. A few people…
Profile: Melissa Roberts of Free State Strategy Group LLC
Melissa Roberts is a small business owner and advocate in Kansas City. She is fills multiple entrepreneurial facets within the community from advising to creating sustainable businesses in the metro.
1 Million Cups with Zoomin Market and Dark Horse Distillery
Kansas City is one of many cities across the country that hosts weekly 1 Million Cups events Wednesday mornings. This week entrepreneurs packed inside the Kauffman Foundation to see Zoomin Market and Dark Horse Distillery present.
Iowa-based FullStack expands to Kansas City
A new full-service startup development company has expanded into Kansas City. Iowa-based Fullstack celebrated the move at its launch party Wednesday evening at Snow & Co. in the Crossroads district. The event hosted entrepreneurs from the Kansas City Startup Village and the Sprint Accelerator.
Cracking the code: metro students learn to program
Computer science is a growing field. In fact, according to Code.org, it is growing so fast that the number of jobs available outnumbers the total number of computer science students in the country.
Profile: Mike Demarais of Handprint
Mike Demarais is an entrepreneur in the Kansas City Startup Village. His company, Handprint, aims to make 3-D printing more consumer friendly through software. Demarais recently relocated his company from Boston to Kansas City.
1 Million Cups with ImpeDx Diagnostics and notes to self
Kansas City is one of many cities that host weekly 1 Million Cups events Wednesday mornings. Despite the cold weather, people filed inside the Kauffman Foundation to see ImpeDx Diagnostics and notes to self present.
Profile: Nate Olson of the Kauffman Foundation
Nate Olson works for the Kauffman Foundation and is the co-creator of 1 Million Cups, where he manages the growth and direction of the program. 1 Million Cups is the quickly expanding morning meet up for entrepreneurs in cities across the nation.
1 Million Cups with Alvöru Clothing and Keefe Cravat
Every Wednesday morning cities across the United States host a 1 Million Cups event. In Kansas City, it is held inside the Kauffman Foundation. Despite the bitter cold, a crowd packed into the auditorium to see Alvöru Clothing and Keefe Cravat.