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Founder Interview: Abraham Gin on Entrepreneurs and Leadership

The Startup Magazine

Here’s another from The Startup Magazine Founder Interview Series. Another example is the City Table Leadership website that is created for the city of Kansas. The post Founder Interview: Abraham Gin on Entrepreneurs and Leadership appeared first on The Startup Magazine. Best of luck for more future successes.

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Kansas City here we come

David Cohen

The Demo Day for the inaugural class of the Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator powered by Techstars is Thursday, June 12 at 5:30pm CST in Kansas City. The event is at the beautiful Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts and unlike most Techstars demo days we are completely opening this one to the community because the venue is so spacious.

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Tech Startup Scene in Kansas City Is Red Hot!

Duct Tape Marketing

Tech Startup Scene in Kansas City Is Red Hot! Long referred to as the “Silicon Prairie,” Kansas City is quietly making its mark as a great place for startups of all flavors. I loved the concept and founders so much I decided to become an adviser. Startups BetaBlox Kansas City Ship and Dip Think Big Partners'

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A Startup Journey With GrubHub Founder Mike Evans

Duct Tape Marketing

A Startup Journey With GrubHub Founder Mike Evans written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. He's the founder of GrubHub and he founded in his spare bedroom and grew it to a multi billion dollar online food delivery. I think it was Nickerson, Kansas. John Jantsch (19:21): So I've spent a lot of time in Kansas.

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Why There’s A Startup Boom In The US Midwest

The Startup Magazine

Pittsburgh has Duololingo, Columbia, MO has Equipment share, Madison has fetch Rewards, and Kansas City has Backlot Cars. In a world of Zoom, the difference between Silicon valley and a Midwest startups disappears, because so much of the engagement between founders and venture capitalists occurs through video conferencing platforms.

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

So, I ended up naming the business after the place where it was born — Kansas City, Kansas. Thanks to Tim Sims, Kansas-Sleep ! #25- I was brainstorming names with my co-founders CTO Jesse Forrest and CMO Matt Reilly. But eventually, one of my friends advised me to use a location-driven name. 25- What we provide.

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What Makes a Successful Startup Community? Is it Possible to Build One Where You Live?

Both Sides of the Table

A Strong Pool of Tech Founders – Stating the obvious. How about in the last 12 months deals announced with Dwolla (Iowa) and Pollenware (Kansas City). Second-Time Entrepreneurs – The other byproduct of “wins” is you have second-time entrepreneurs who want to be founders of their next company. Angry Birds?

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