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Kansas City Startup Village

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July 9, 2015

September 2012

On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 11:12 PM, Ben Barreth wrote:

Hey everyone!

Awesome job to everyone at the startup roundup a week ago!

FYI: I met with Matthew Marcus today. He just joined Adam Arredondo as the CTO of Local Ruckus. Coincidentally, I've put in an offer on a house in Hanover Heights (first to get Google Fiber) just a few doors up from Matthew's house.

He's filling his house with 3 startups that will work out of there full time: FormZapper, Local Ruckus and Leap2. Also I believe EyeVerify is moving into the office space across the south side of 45th street, literally about 100 yards south of Matthew's house.

Why am I telling you all this? I really think this is going to be a smoking hot little startup area in KC and I think it's going to get some national attention focused on our city. What if we worked together to make this happen? To get all the startups in one concentrated area of high startup density and just rocked KC!

Let me know your thoughts.

Ben Barreth

1. Entrepreneurs must lead the

startup community.

2. The leaders must have a long-term

commitment.

3. The startup community must be

inclusive of anyone who wants to

participate in it.

4. The startup community must have

continual activities that engage the

entire entrepreneurial stack.

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The Kansas City Startup Village (KCSV) is an entrepreneur-led community helping

to grow and support Kansas City entrepreneurs and the startup ecosystem.

Our mission: Foster the education of entrepreneurs and increase the number

opportunities for startups to succeed through programming, recruitment and

knowledge sharing.

Our vision: Establish the KCSV as a hub of the Greater Kansas City startup

community and serve as an example and resource for other startup communities.

Collisions

Co-Learning

Connectedness

Harmony, Prosperity, and a Vibrant Community for Everyone

A Plan for the Kansas City Startup Village

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