Earlier this week, KCTV5’s Nathan Vickers visited Think Big to reflect on the influence of Neal Patterson, former CEO of Cerner Corporation, on Kansas City’s technology and entrepreneurship ecosystem. Patterson’s life offers many lessons for young companies. “Building a company takes a lot of time. There are a lot of…
In pursuit of sparking their entrepreneurship ecosystems, cities are getting smarter at empowering local civic entrepreneurs to solve municipal challenges while catalyzing new local industries. Earlier this week, Think Big managing Partner Herb Sih took the stage for a special local edition of Gigabit City Summit to discuss how strong…
For years, people and organizations have been planting seeds of investment in the Kansas City entrepreneurial ecosystem and working to bring new businesses and economic development to the region. Now, we are seeing those seeds of investment bloom all over the city. Kansas City’s strong network of entrepreneurial resources like…
More than half of the world’s population today lives in urban settlements. By 2050 this urban population will grow to over 70% with more than 4.8 billion people living in cities. As communities deal with this massive growth, cities everywhere are challenged by congestion, pollution, crime, aging infrastructure, falling budgets…
Innovation doesn’t mean much if it exists in a vacuum. To spotlight the challenges, Kansas City innovators and area organizations making an impact, the Innovation Exchange returns in 2017 Led by Think Big Partners and Startland News, the Innovation Exchange has attracted more than 200 people to learn about and…
This past Tuesday, October 11, FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai visited Think Big to discuss his Digital Empowerment Agenda. During the event, Commissioner Pai outlined his proposals on how government at all levels can promote high-speed Internet access, or “broadband,” throughout the United States, particularly in low-income and rural areas. He…
During a recent visit to Kansas City, FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai stopped by Think Big to discuss the importance of bridging the digital divide and easing regulation in order to improve access to high-speed internet and spur innovation in lower income and rural areas. Pai touched on a variety of controversial…
Student IoT Innovation Challenge draws over 200 students to demo 35 sensor-based projects at Think Big On March 3rd, during a special Think Big Thursdays event, the downtown innovation center hosted KCSIC’s inaugural student pilot – the SensED IoT Innovation Challenge. Hundreds of students, parents, teachers, Think Big member companies and…
