April 10, 2013 by Fred Bauters
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
April 1, 2013 by Megan Bannister
Kansas City As of this morning, Kansas City developer Tyler Hillsman's baseball tracking app, Race to the Pennant, had been downloaded 10 times. But with the excitement of Major League Baseball Opening Day, and a shout out from notable tech blogger John Gruber, it became the top paid sports app in the App Store by mid-afternoon. An iOS application built using the app creation studio of Kansas City, Mo. startup RareWire, Race … read more
February 26, 2013 by Danny Schreiber
Kansas City Kansas City Public Television's "The Local Show" recently put its cameras on the city's startup community, featuring a neighborhood that's become a popular spot for tech companies. "While tech companies have been popping up all across the metro, there's a noticible cluster developing in the vicinity … read more
February 1, 2013 by Guest Contributor
Kansas City (Guest post by Kirk Hasenzahl.) There are a number of tremendous ideas and new startups in the Silicon Prairie these days. It is an exciting time to be a startup around here. In all my worldly travels as a startup founder (2 years worth), it amazes me that many of the most incredible ideas I hear consistently are missing a key part to the solution: sales. The goal, I believe, is that at some point you do this to generate cash flow. Right? Or am I missing something? Even if you start a non-profit; money creates jobs, growth, and helps the company accomplish whatever ... read more
January 30, 2013 by Annie Sorensen
Kansas City From beer and magazines to religion and tipping, apps in a variety of categories have been built using the App Creation Studio, the product of Kansas City, Mo. startup RareWire. Since its launch last October, co-founder Kirk Hasenzahl said more than 2,200 accounts have been created on the platform, and currently more than 1,000 apps in development. "We are excited, but still have more work to do," Hasenzahl said. "At the end of the day, it is still something new to learn. For those that commit to it, the … read more
November 26, 2012 by Annie Sorensen
Kansas City "What's the best way to celebrate the public launch of the RareWire App Creation Studio? By being featured in Forbes Magazine, Mashable, and of course, by throwing a ridiculous party." So said the invitation to RareWire's celebratory launch party, held Nov. 16 at The Guild in the Crossroads district of Kansas City, Mo. RareWire, a Kansas City software startup co-founded by Kirk Hasenzahl and Matt Angell, launched its App Creation Studio on Oct. 8. The App Creation Studio — a platform the … read more
April 19, 2012 by Annie Sorensen
Kansas City RareWire is nearly ready to introduce its "secret weapon" to a broader audience. The Kansas City, Mo.-based mobile app creation studio and software provider, founded in March 2010 by former Saepio colleagues Matt Angell (below left) and Kirk Hasenzahl (left), saw the potential with the launch of the iPad for a platform that would make it easier for companies and developers to create their own apps. Since then, RareWire has been building mobile apps for local and international clients like the United States Military Academy at West Point … read more
April 3, 2012 by Danny Schreiber
Published Tuesdays and Fridays, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please email editor@siliconprairienews.com. And if you have suggestions … read more
March 20, 2012 by Danny Schreiber
Published Tuesdays and Fridays, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please email editor@siliconprairienews.com. And if you have suggestions on how we could improve these posts or any of our coverage … read more
March 12, 2012 by Michael Stacy
Kansas City What was it about RareWire in general and the community manager position in particular that compelled you to make the jump to RareWire back in October? | Ian Cahill: I had the rare (pun intended) opportunity to not only make a career move into something that I have always been passionate about, community and social media, but I was given a chance to work with my friends on something that was still in its infancy. RareWire has a chance to grow by leaps and bounds and I am happy to be on the ground floor. I am constantly impressed not only by our technology, but the amazing talent that I work with on a daily basis. I am really lucky. | SPN: You've expressed excitement over the impending … read more
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