An Insight From Kansas City Software Development Company Twentyseven Global: Are IT Talent Shortages Preventing Kansas City from Becoming America’s Most Entrepreneurial City?

Kansas City has been generating a lot of buzz on becoming America’s most entrepreneurial city, but talent shortages and innovation challenges may be getting in the way. According to KCNext, the home for Kansas City’s technology industry, more than 2,000 technology jobs remain unfilled. In order to solve this talent shortage, we need to be […]

Pros And Cons Of Launching A Startup In Kansas City

By Steve Roatch, CEO of Twentyseven Global It’s no secret that the Kansas City area is a thriving hub for technology and startups. Google Fiber, low rental prices and a strong support network from groups like the Kansas City Startup Village (KCSV) have attracted entrepreneurs from all over the globe. Before deciding whether Kansas City […]

Kansas City Startups and Tech Companies Show Spirit at Global Entrepreneurship Week

By Steve Roatch, CEO of Twentyseven Global It’s been an exciting week for tech companies and startups! Innovative thinkers and technology thought-leaders took center stage as Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) kicked off in Kansas City. Get in the Ring: The American Startup Clash Things got off to a heated start at the Kauffman Foundation on […]

Twentyseven Global Celebrates at the KCSV Block Party

By Steve Roatch, CEO of Twentyseven Global The Kansas City Startup Village (KCSV) turned one year old on Oct. 5, 2013, and we were there to help them celebrate as a sponsor for the event. Steve Roatch, CEO of Twentyseven Global, said, “We had a fantastic time partying with KCSV and everyone who came, and […]

Collaboration thrives in Kansas City Startup Village

We interviewed Adam Arredondo, co-founder and CEO of Local Ruckus and a current resident in the Kansas City Startup Village (KCSV), and asked him a few questions about KCSV and his experiences there. Q. Twentyseven Global: How would you describe the culture at Kansas City Startup Village?   A. Adam: First off, it’s important to […]

Kansas City Software Development & Mobile App Firm Reviews Associated Press Article, Featuring Kansas City and Google Fiber

Recently, Kansas City has been gaining more and more national attention and credit must be given to Google Fiber’s impact on the startup scene. In the past two months, CNN highlighted Kansas City Startup Village and Google Fiber in this segment of Anderson Cooper, while Kansas City’s entrepreneurial scene was in the spotlight of the Huffington Post.  The Associated Press highlighted […]