Huffington Post meets Techweek, LaunchKC
By Jason Grill, The Huffington Post, Monday, May 11 Good collaborations and true “fits” are really a thing to behold in life and in business. One of those has been built […]
Entries by Mike Hurd
Party at the Platform: What’s hot this weekend
The Downtown Streetcar will be in party mode with its Party at the Platform event on Friday. The celebration marks a wild and fun weekend ahead in Downtown. Here’s the highlight […]
Call for applicants: LaunchKC seeks tech startups
LaunchKC, the global grants competition for tech startup business, begins its third week for accepting applications today. LaunchKC is grants competition for tech entrepreneurs to apply and compete for one […]
LaunchKC application window opens today
LaunchKC, the global grants competition for tech startup business, begins accepting applications today, Tuesday, March 31. LaunchKC is a business model grants competition for tech entrepreneurs to apply and compete for one […]
LaunchKC ignites tech scene at SxSW Interactive
LaunchKC, the Kansas City-based grants competition for tech startup businesses, and Techweek stepped into the global spotlight last week at the SxSW Interactive conference and forum in Austin, TX. The […]
LaunchKC to ignite national scene at SxSW
LaunchKC, the Kansas City-based grants competition for tech startup businesses, will step into the national spotlight on Monday, March 16 at the SxSW Interactive conference and forum in Austin, TX. […]
Star columnist: Downtown is “a new Mecca”
Downtown hot spots like the Power & Light District have developed into some of the leading attractions for the Kansas City region. Perched where I sit in Johnson County, I […]
Return of the Royals & What’s Up in Downtown
The American League Champion Kansas City Royals make their first official 2015 public debut this weekend in Downtown. Make plans now for the Royals Fan Fest on Friday and Saturday […]
Gigabit Summit attracts tech leaders to KC
“Kansas City has been a lot of hubs over the years: cattle hub, railroad hub, greeting card hub, college hoops hub. And now … tech hub? “We’re not there yet, but […]
Lunch Bunch to dine in Crossroads on Wednesday
Downtown’s new Lunch Bunch has its sights set on dining in the Crossroads Arts District this Wednesday. And, you are invited to join in the tasty fun. The mission is […]
KC lands prestigious Techweek conference
A fashion show for wearable technology, like this one from a previous Techweek, will be one item on the KC agenda in September. Techweek, the nation’s leading technology conference and […]
LaunchKC takes flight in KC’s thriving tech scene
LaunchKC, a business model competition for tech startup firms, will be introduced at noon Friday, Jan. 9, by the Downtown Council (DTC) before a record 1,000 stakeholders at its Annual […]