Live from Cerner Innovations Campus, it’s Startup Weekend KC

More than 100 entrepreneurs, designers, developers, marketers and business people have gathered on the southern edge of Kansas City for the fourth Startup Weekend Kansas City. Taking place at the Cerner Innovations Campus, a health care information technology company, this Startup Weekend carries a bit more pressure as it helps kick off …

Startup Weekend Kansas City organizer Adam Coomes, left, sports a Startup Weekend track jacket as he leads the group through the opening pitches. Photo by Danny Schreiber.

More than 100 entrepreneurs, designers, developers, marketers and business people have gathered on the southern edge of Kansas City for the fourth Startup Weekend Kansas City. Taking place at the Cerner Innovations Campus, a health care information technology company, this Startup Weekend carries a bit more pressure as it helps kick off Global Entrepreneurship Week. In fact, it’s one of 19 Startup Weekends taking place this weekend worldwide.

Look to Silicon Prairie News for the next 54 hours – from idea pitches to final pitches – to stay up on Startup Weekend Kansas City or follow the hashtag on Twitter, #SWKC. I also have the pleasure of joining the panel of four judges to ultimately decide the winner, so I’ll have a unique perspective this weekend, which is the fourth Startup Weekend I attended.

The pitches are happening now, so stay tuned for the a post with the ideas.

In the meantime, check out some of the scenes from the start (all photo taken by Danny Schreiber).

Follow Startup Weekend on Twitter, #SWKC

After taking a private road, Cerner security welcomed attendees into the Cerner Innovations Campus with a map to lead them to the event.

Just outside the venue

Startup Weekend Kansas City registration… Hey, that’s Analog the Prairie Dog!

Attendees grab a pizza and drinks before the event kicks off

Facilitator Coomes welcomes the more than 100 attendees

Coomes runs through house keeping items, sponsor thank yous and general Startup Weekend rules 

Cameron Cushman of the Kauffman Foundation speaks about the potential of Google Fiber coming to Kansas City

A view from the back of the room as the night gets underway

Dan Liberman of Google speaks about the possibilities of Google Fiber and the upcoming Kansas City rollout

Like many Startup Weekend, the “pick two obscure words and make a company out of them” game was played

One of the attendee pitching during the two-word company game

Another one of the attendees pitching its teams idea for the two-word company game

Coomes lays down the opening night pitch rules – no one will get more than one-minute to pitch

 Analog the Prairie Dog chilling in the back of the room

This story is part of the AIM Archive

This story is part of the AIM Institute Archive on Silicon Prairie News. AIM gifted SPN to the Nebraska Journalism Trust in January 2023. Learn more about SPN’s origin »

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