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KANSAS CITY DATA CENTER AND INTERNET HUB FEATURES STARTKC, INC.

Monday, September 27th, 2010

By: Darren Bonawitz

This week we are featuring StartKC, Inc., a local organization which exists to encourage the development of the entrepreneurial network and spirit in Kansas City. Mark Brigman and Seth Meinzen, co-founders of StartKC, Inc., reviewed the organization.

Tell us a little about your organization’s background (name, when founded, and by whom)?
StartKC, Inc. was founded by KC based “serial entrepreneurs” Mark Brigman and Seth Meinzen in the Spring of 2009.

Why was it founded and what is the group’s mission or core focus?
StartKC was formed to provide a city-wide, single point of entry for motivated entrepreneurs who are looking to create or aggressively grow a business. StartKC offers a wide range of entrepreneurial resources targeted to assist entrepreneurs from “idea stage” to the growth of a 100 employee firm. Our core focus is to provide the highest quality business creation and growth resources to accelerate the timeline to success. StartKC’s state-of-the-art web platform provides 24×7 access to the area’s best business resources and business leadership minds through hundreds of videos available to all members.

Who should consider becoming a member of your group?
Kansas City based entrepreneurs (or aspiring entrepreneurs) who are looking for “next generation” resources to assist them in making their business vision become a reality. StartKC is an organization that is committed to constructing a Kansas City entrepreneurial ecosystem that coordinates the best business resources available in our region to enable high-powered companies to be born and developed.

What are some of the member benefits?
StartKC hosts the area’s most innovative entrepreneurial events. In addition to our events, our members have 24×7 access via StartKC.com to our: Video Resource Directory, business creation and growth Pathways, business leaders’ video library, collaboration platform and much more.

What do you like best about being involved in the entrepreneurship / technology community in Kansas City?
We love to see and feel the passion that local entrepreneurs have for their business. It is always a joy to see connections made by our members at our events or on our web platform. StartKC is a firm believer that collaboration and partnerships can move mountains. Kansas City is fortunate to have a lively spirit of entrepreneurship. StartKC is proud to help bring those powerful forces together to create revolutionary products and services that people around the world will be able to utilize.

Is there anything else you’d like to add?
StartKC would like to thank our 25 founding organizations and our faithful sponsors who allow us to continue our mission of making Kansas City become the entrepreneurial standard by which other cities are measured.

How should interested people get in touch with you?
Please visit our website at StartKC.com or contact Mark Brigman (CEO) at Mark.Brigman@StartKC.com or Seth Meinzen (COO) at Seth.Meinzen@StartKC.com.

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Kansas City Data Center and Internet Hub features KC Hub

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

By: Darren Bonawitz

This week we featured KC Hub, an organization which aims to shape Kansas City into a center for research and innovation. Aaron Sloup, co-founder of KC Hub, answered some questions about the organization.

Tell us a little about your organization’s background:
Our official name is the KC Hub Foundation, but we go by KC Hub. Ryan Weber and I came up with the concept of creating a Kansas City based Silicon Valley or Research Triangle (like the one in North Carolina) in October 2009. For about six months, the concept was in somewhat of an incubator stage – we did a ton of research and talked to hundreds of people about the idea. We formed a non-profit corporation in July 2010. Other founding members of the Board include Matt Wilson, Matt Sawka and Aaron Siders.

Why was it founded and what is the group’s mission or core focus?:
Our goal is to create an ecosystem for innovation. Originally we hoped to find that there was already a group that was taking shape and pursuing a mission like the one we envisioned. We found that Kansas City is fairly “siloed;” we have some strong vertical ecosystems in specific sectors. Life sciences is a great example. Through the effort of many groups across the region, researchers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and non-profits, the life sciences community works together to come up with the next big idea and then bring that idea to market. KCnext is another good example. At KC Hub, we want to build on some of that momentum and help innovators across all sectors connect. There are definite economies of scale that we, as a city and a region, can take advantage of.

Who should consider becoming a member of your group?
KC Hub has always been about connecting the people with the next big idea and the people that can make that idea happen. We generally refer to those two groups as “innovators.” This is a pretty diverse group, which is why it’s a little hard to target. It includes people from universities and research institutions, angel and venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and startup companies and though leaders from established companies. And those are just some examples; anyone who’s an innovator is welcome.

What are some of the member benefits?
Connecting with other innovators is the main benefit. Finding others with the same mindset, that think big, take big risks and make big ideas happen can have all kinds of benefits from helping launch a business, find a resource or just have a great discussion.

What do you like best about being involved in the research / technology community in Kansas City?
There’s always something new and exciting to learn about. You hear so much about technology companies on the coasts or in other regions of the world, but the reality is, KC’s actually got a lot of interesting things going on in the tech community. It’s fun to discover some of these hidden gems.

Is there anything else you’d like to add?
Yes. We’ve had some great advisors that have been critical to our success. And beyond that, so many people have provided ideas, advice and resources. It’s really been a community effort, so thanks to everyone that has contributed.

How should interested people get in touch with you?
The best way is via our website, kchub.org. Right now, it’s just a placeholder while our innovation networking site is being developed, but we update our social networking groups often – there are links to our Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter from kchub.org, as well as a general email address.

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