January 15, 2013 by Annie Sorensen
Kansas City On a mission to help software development teams, Kansas City, Mo. startup Stackify opened 2013 with the public launch of its product. The startup's release comes one year after Matt Watson founded the company to solve a problem he identified in his previous startup, VinSolutions. Stackify aims to … read more
December 5, 2012 by Paige Yowell
Overland Park ABPathfinder recently closed a $400,000 investment round thanks to Omaha-based Dundee Venture Capital, CEO Jeff Blackwood said. The Overland Park, Kan.-based startup, which aids therapists of children with autism in creating therapy plans via specialized software, raised $270,000 from Dundee in November. In May, as part of the same round, it secured $130,000 from Watson Technology Group … read more
October 17, 2012 by Danny Schreiber
Kansas City Nearly a decade ago, Matt Watson was asked by a friend to be the first blogger of Geeks With Blogs, a site that aimed to provide developers a free and open blogging platform. Watson's friend, Jeff Julian, created Geeks With Blogs after being booted from a similar site following a disagreement with another blogger. Today, the site touts more than 3,500 bloggers, an average of 500 posts … read more
October 3, 2012 by Paige Yowell
Overland Park ABPathfinder is on a mission to solve a common problem among therapists and teachers of children with autism: Paper. Jeff Blackwood, founder of … read more
June 27, 2012 by Annie Sorensen
Kansas City A passion for problem-solving has led Matt Watson to launch Stackify, a software startup that aims to make troubleshooting and support easier for software developers. "I love to build things and I love to solve problems." Watson said. "I like to help users solve their problems and make their lives easier. For some reason it is just fun for me." Watson, a long-time Kansas City, Mo. resident, launched Stackify in January to solve the frustrations developers … read more
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