Kansas City Numbers, analytics and reports can statically tick away on an entrepreneur's computer with the hope that they will provide insight on a startup's growth and trajectory. But what if the milestones motivating startups were dynamic? Rodrigo Neri, co-founder of Kansas City education app-maker Instin, recounted … read more

Omaha Omaha's Warren Buffett is "leaning in." Motivated by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg's "Lean In" movement and Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer's HR policies, at 11 a.m. today, Buffett will take questions via Twitter on the topic of women and work. He'll answer the questions in a live Fortune video event that aims to promote his latest essay, "Warren Buffett is Bullish on…Women," published this morning on the magazine's website. The billionaire investor … read more

Kansas City True to form, individuals volunteering their time and talent made the first video to highlight the Kansas City Startup Village. Matthew Marcus, co-founder of the Startup Village, thanked the "give first, get later" actions of those involved in creating "the first KCSV video helping outsiders (and insiders) better understand just what is happening in this part … read more

Kansas City Kansas City native and Think Big Partners entrepreneur-in-residence Chris Shaw has secured the support of two local corporate titans, Hallmark Cards and Sprint, as he prepares to embark on a cross-country adventure to produce a documentary—through … read more

Kansas City For those who understand what neutron—not gamma—radiation is, or wish they did, Kansas City engineer and scientist Paul Scott has a Kickstarter project that may pique their interest. The neuPhone is a smartphone neutron radiation detector that Scott hopes to take out of the prototype stage to be readily available for anyone at home, work or in the classroom as an education and discovery tool. … read more

Kansas City The distance between Kansas City and the coasts got a little shorter this week. San Francisco venture capitalists, investors, entrepreneurs and a national tech writer spent 24 hours in Kansas City on Tuesday and Wednesday, absorbing the startup climate and putting Google Fiber through its paces. Silicon Prairie News community builders Regan Carrizales and Jeff Slobotski organized the trip and curated the schedule … read more

Kansas City The first Kansas City, Mo., Mayor's Challenge Cabinet has been stocked with 30 young professionals from a variety of industries in public and private sectors. Mayor Sly James opened applications for his advisory panel Jan. 30 and recognized the appointees—narrowed from 160 applicants—at his State of the City Address on March 19. The Cabinet is "tasked with developing innovative, forward-thinking … read more

Omaha Kansas City, Kan. was the first to get Google Fiber, but who'll be the first to get Google Glass? The latest innovation from the internet giant could hit each corner of the Silicon Prairie later this year through its Glass Explorer program, an invite-only opportunity to purchase the $1,500 device. Last year, Google gave developers an exclusive pre-order opportunity, and earlier this year, some of those developers got to play around with the device—Lincoln, Neb.-based Android developer Israel Knight was one of them. In February, came the general public's first chance at Glass. Individuals who wanted to test out the device were invited to post a message … read more