Kansas City Startup Grind, an entrepreneur fireside chat series started in Mountain View, Calif. in 2010, recently announced the creation of a Kansas City chapter and the details of the group's first event. Described as a "community of founders, entrepreneurs, and business professionals looking to be inspired, educated and connected with the smartest startup minds," the … read more

"Something Ventured," a documentary tracing the creation of the venture capital industry, is scheduled to air on public television stations in Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas starting Sunday. Featuring interviews with notable venture capitalists, the film showcases the stories behind the fundings of tech industry legends, such as Apple, Intel, Cisco and Atari. The film premiered at the South by Southwest Film festival in March 2012, and it has since been released on DVD and Netflix. Here are the dates and times it will air on public television in the region … read more

Kansas City Pipeline, a Kansas City, Kan.-based fellowship for high-growth entrepreneurs in Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska, will hold its marquee annual gathering, the Innovator of the Year event, on Jan. 24 in Kansas City, Mo. The daylong event includes a pitch session featuring the entrepreneurs of Pipeline's 2012 class and a networking reception. It culminates in the Innovator of the Year dinner, where Pipeline will hand out awards — including the award for which the event is named — and unveil … read more

Omaha A mobile app to keep Creighton Bluejays fans informed and a mobile app to help shoppers stay under budget took home the top prizes at a Creighton University app competition on Thursday. The first-time event served as the culmination of a Creighton business school class focused on mobile app development. "It was a very cool exercise," said Nick Kreifels, one of the students who, along with Chris Elliott, built an interactive map … read more

Lincoln Tonight's the night we're meeting up with Hudl and the Lincoln startup community. Join us at Brix & Stone Gastropub from 5-6:30 p.m., right before Nebraska basketball takes on Creighton at 7 p.m. at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Whether or not you're attending the game, this meetup is an opportunity to catch up and share more about what you're working on this season. … read more

Lincoln With its first semester under its belt, HIVE is planning to do more than just sleep in over the upcoming winter break. The student-driven organization at the the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, which we spotlighted in August, is gearing up for a busy spring semester. Beginning in mid-January, HIVE will host about two dozen workshops on tech and startup-related skills such as iOS development, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Illustrator and team building … read more

Des Moines More than 45 hackers showed up at Dwolla's downtown Des Moines office Saturday morning to begin building apps in a programming competition that promised a cow as its top prize. The Old MacDonald Hackathon, an event Silicon Prairie News teamed up with Dwolla to produce, rounded out a weekend of events celebrating the two-year anniversary ... read more

Kansas City Think Big Partners, a Kansas City-based early-stage startup accelerator, is teaming up with Kansas City-based tax services provider H&R Block to put on Hackovate Health, a competition that challenges entrepreneurs to dream up apps to help consumers navigate a health care landscape impacted by the Affordable Care Act. "There are significant financial considerations for millions of consumers under the … read more