Meet the upstarts: risk-takers, visionaries, disruptors, founders, and builders. What makes these people tick and where can they thrive? UpStart was a prototype traveling exhibit about entrepreneurial people, companies, and communities. After showing in Kansas City in November and December, 2019, the exhibit showed in Silicon Valley until March 2020.
UpStart explored stories from KC founders like Sandy Kemper at C2FO and Toby Rush at ZOLOZ, community builders like Adam Arrendondo, Joni Cobb and Darcy Howe, and stadium design and sports tech champions like Populous and ShotTracker. The exhibit also featured Silicon Valley stories, from the legendary Apple to fashion innovator StitchFix and the venture capital cluster.
Review past programs from Kansas City and Silicon Valley.
UpStart companion initiatives included online activities that extended learning beyond the exhibit and provided lessons learned from Kansas City and Silicon Valley on building an entrepreneurial ecosystem. Explore and learn more below.
UpStart was made possible by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and other generous supporters of the Exponential Center at CHM.
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